title: Two cases of exertional rhabdomyolysis precipitated by personal trainers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Numerous cases of exertional rhabdomyolysis have been reported in the literature, and these cases mostly involve individuals who were inexperienced exercisers, uneducated in fitness and health principles, dehydrated or heat stressed, taking drugs, or military recruits in basic training.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review two cases of exertional rhabdomyolysis in healthy, experienced exercisers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cases reviewed are for a 22-yr-old female college student and a 37-yr-old male physician who presented with rhabdomyolysis secondary to exercise in a local health club that was part of a national chain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In these two cases individuals, both well educated and experienced in fitness, were encouraged by fitness instructors in a local health club to overexertion during their exercise routine leading to rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: Priscilla M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Clarkson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014891:Weight Lifting