Why is it healthy to strain your heart through exercise, but unhealthy to strain it through stress, caffeine, nicotine etc? What is the difference between these kinds of cardiac strain?

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Why is it healthy to strain your heart through exercise, but unhealthy to strain it through stress, caffeine, nicotine etc? What is the difference between these kinds of cardiac strain?

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Pretty much what everyone else said, I do have one addition:

It also has a lot to do with the chemicals that are released during both stress and exercise. Exercise gives endorphins while stress give cortisone which isn’t good for your body including your heart.

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