A 23-year-old fitness fanatic is battling a deadly illness which was caused by excess gym training. Kiana Alvarez found herself struggling to breathe and suffering with "super-intense" pain after a hard workout.
At first Kiana thought she had strained herself, but soon discovered she couldn't stand up straight and wasn't able to take a breath.
She recognised her own symptoms as rhabdomyolysis after reading about her bodybuilding and CrossFitting idol, Dana Linn Bailey, who shared her experience of the condition over a year before.
Rhabdomyolysis is a rare and potentially life-threatening syndrome which breaks down muscles and destroys the kidneys, the Daily Star reports.
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