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Will Exercise Increase Height?

Hello Doctor,

I am a 24 year old girl, of about 56 kg. Doctor, my height is only 150 cms and I desperately want to grow tall. I have even enrolled myself in a gym with regular cardio exercises., and also doing stretching and hanging daily. Will this increase my height. Plzzzzz Help me Sir.
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Cardio excercises , stretching and hanging will improve the physical condition of your body and make you healthier. Unfortunately there are no exercises proven to increase height after the pubertal growth spurt. Regular exercise will make you look taller by improving your figure to a slim one. Do not worry too much about your height as your height is not too low. Just take care of your health by adopting a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet. If you are still very worried about it, there are drastic surgeries which an orthopedician can peform to increase height to a maximum of around 2 inches. But it is a very risky procedure which can even be life threatening.Take care.
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Will Exercise Increase Height?

Cardio excercises , stretching and hanging will improve the physical condition of your body and make you healthier. Unfortunately there are no exercises proven to increase height after the pubertal growth spurt. Regular exercise will make you look taller by improving your figure to a slim one. Do not worry too much about your height as your height is not too low. Just take care of your health by adopting a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet. If you are still very worried about it, there are drastic surgeries which an orthopedician can peform to increase height to a maximum of around 2 inches. But it is a very risky procedure which can even be life threatening.Take care.