Welcome to the quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up. My name is Brock Armstrong,

and I'm the Get Fit Guy. And today we're going to find out what Rabdo myolysis is. We're also

going to talk about how doing too much too soon can put you on the sidelines, but probably

won't put you in dialysis. Now, according to the US National Library of Medicine,

Rabdomyelysis is the breakdown of muscle tissue that leads to the release of muscle fiber contents

into the blood.

When muscle fiber is damaged, a protein called myoglobin is released into the bloodstream. It is then filtered out of the

body by the kidneys. Rabdomylysis may be caused by injury or any other condition that damages

skeletal muscle. Recently, there was an article published by the New York Times News Service

titled, As workouts intensify,ify, a Harmful Side Effect

Grows More Common. The article tells a story of a woman named Christina D'Ambrosio, who went to her

first spin class on a stationary bike. You know, the kind where you pedal like mad to top 40 hits as a spandex-clad instructor whoops and hollers at you. You know, the kind where you pedal like mad to top 40 hits as a spandex-clad instructor

whoops and hollers at you?

You know, for motivation?

Well, apparently D'Ambrosio, who was a regular exerciser, quote-unquote, whatever that

means, found the class more challenging than she had anticipated. By the end of the class,

her legs were sore and wobbly. Now join the club, sister. As the day went on, her legs hurt

more and more. Her urine changed to a cola shade of brown, and she was also nauseated. So she went to the hospital where a doctor told her

that she had rabdo myolysis, or rabdo for short. Now, the article went on to explain that

rabdo is a rare but life-threatening condition, often caused by extreme exercise. The article says that it occurs when overworked muscles begin to

die and leak their contents into the bloodstream, straining the kidneys and causing severe pain.

Which is true, especially in Christina D'Ambrosio's case. She had clearly overdone it and was paying the price.

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