March 17, 2021
Pixabay, Facebook/atrina.lau
Putting the pedal to the metal took on a different meaning when a spinning class left one hospitalised and risking kidney failure.
"I almost lost my life after riding a bicycle," Facebook user Atrina Lau said as she took to the platform to share her account and warn others about the dangers of rhabdomyolysis, or muscle breakdown from overexertion which can be life-threatening.
The post, written in Mandarin, has gone viral with over 1,000 shares since March 15.
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Spinning – indoor cycling classes on a stationary bicycle – is all the rage in recent years with its high-tempo music, clubbing-like atmosphere with enthusiastic participants. But one can overexert and push themselves too hard, she said.