A workout class sent this St. John’s woman to hospital. She’s not the only one – CBC

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Apr 08, 2026

With the music blasting, the lights dropped low and her feet locked into the pedals of the exercise bike, Kyra Fancey’s adrenaline started pumping.

It was her first spin class — and her last.

“[The instructor] was just giving us more instructions on making the resistance on the bike harder and to go faster and to move up and down and you’re dancing on the bike,” recalled Fancey, who took the class in December 2023.

She said her muscles started to ache midway thorough, but not in the usual way.

“I felt my like thighs really giving away,” Fancey said. It felt like the muscle in her right leg had “ripped.”

Fancey said she felt pressured to push through because she couldn’t detach her feet from the pedals and she didn’t feel like she could ask for help.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/rhabdo-exercise-induced-illness-9.7155169