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16 Year, 173 Cm In Height. Will Doing Push Ups, Dumbbell Exercise, Going To Gym Increase My Height?

Hello doctors , if you time I'd like to ask you something. My dad is 180cm my mom is 158 and I'm 173cm. I'm 16 years old , i go once per week to the gym. I only exercise running pull ups situps and Dumble exercises for 15kg maximum. Home workouts : pushups pull ups and sit ups. Will that stunt my height? And please answer
Fri, 16 Aug 2013
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Pathologist and Microbiologist,  's  Response
Hello,

These are light exercises and you only do it once in a week.
This will not affect your height.
Heavy weight lifting exercise are the ones which may hamper the height of an individual if involved very frequently like professional weight lifters.
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Dentist, Orthodontics,  Dr. Mrunal Meshram's  Response
HELLO
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR CONCERN IN HCM FORUM
HEIGHT GENERALLY DEPENDS UPON HEREDITARY FACTORS.
AS YOU ARE AT 16 ,I WOULD ADVISE TO GET HAND-WRIST RADIO GRAPH DONE.
IT WILL CLEAR , WEATHER THE GROWTH IS COMPLETED OR NOT.
VISIT ENDOCRINOLOGISTS FOR INGESTION OF GROWTH HARMON.
EXERCISE WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU HEALTHY.
DO NOT LEAVE THAT.
FOR ANY FURTHER DOUBT, WRITE US BACK
REGARDS
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16 Year, 173 Cm In Height. Will Doing Push Ups, Dumbbell Exercise, Going To Gym Increase My Height?

Hello, These are light exercises and you only do it once in a week. This will not affect your height. Heavy weight lifting exercise are the ones which may hamper the height of an individual if involved very frequently like professional weight lifters.