Two teenagers were hospitalized for launching the challenge of a thousand squats

Exercising without supervision can be a risk. Especially if, from nowhere, someone decides to try to do something extreme, like thousand squats, something that has become a viral challenge.

Two teenagers from China tried to take up the challenge together. Xiao Tang, a student at Chongqing University, said he was not used to doing any exercise. But not wanting to lose, he managed to reach this number with a friend, connected by a video call. The two ended up in the hospital.

"It's very embarrbading to say, we were talking to my friend.Nobody wanted to lose, which led us to complete the thousands of squats," Xiao said. Chinese press. This challenge has become quite viral lately and many sports influencers realize it.

The problem is not the muscle pain that this extreme exercise can generate, but other complications related to it. The girls were very cramped after three hours of squats. But they thought it was normal. This was not the case.

"Something was not right the next morning, not only did my leg hurt but I could not bend it." I went to the bathroom and my urine was brown"Xiao explained.

Fortunately, he went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a serious condition caused by a skeletal muscle injury. Dead muscle fibers, through extreme physical exertion, have been released into the blood. This caused kidney failure, his body could not eliminate the waste.. This is why the urine has turned brown.

After receiving treatment, the girls are fine. In intensive care, they were connected to an intravenous drip to maintain urine production and prevent kidney failure.

Dr. Bruce Cohen explained to Science live It is rare to achieve this result by doing too much exercise. "Squats are not dangerous in themselves, but girls have exceeded their physical limits. My advice: always listen to your body"he said.