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Peeing during a workout seems to have become a badge of honour among some female weight-lifters and CrossFit athletes, who see it as a sign they are working at maximum intensity. A few are so proud they even post about it on Instagram.

Auckland urologist Anna Lawrence winces when she thinks about how these women must be straining their pelvic floor muscles and risking longer-term

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