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@Hovis_Brown
i think the problem is that it's quite dangerous. the body will contain more blood that usual and so will also be thicker, which can be quite difficult for the blood to circulate through the body. there are stories where cyclists would wander the halls of their hotel at night to keep the blood pumping as their resting heart rate while asleep (which is quite low anyway) would be insufficient to circulate the blood.