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By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you work out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intensely?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health officials say these hard sweats, driven at times by social media pressure are spiking rhabdomyolysis cases in young women between the ages of 19 and 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) happens when muscle tissue is severely damaged and breaks down, leaking enzymes and other substances into the blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s painful and can cause urine to turn the colour of black tea and can damage the kidneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experts say that a pressure to flex on social media appears to be fuelling workouts that land people in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say that there’s a culture that encourages extreme activities\u2014multiple daily spin classes, for example\u2014and to post on social media how many repeats that you’ve done and how high you’ve got your heart rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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