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May 3, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Extreme workouts have become all the rage but they're also raising concerns.

One U.S. military base has banned these programs over injury concerns. It's not just military personnel. Even the average person is jumping on the extreme bandwagon with some unexpected injuries.

The names say it all: Insanity, Extreme, Get Ripped in 30. The workouts aren't for the faint at heart. Today's consumer wants the maximum amount of exertion in the shortest amount of time

"I stuck with the program for almost 90 days as they advertised, and I lost almost 25 pounds in 90 days," said Scott Walton, 35.

Walton's workout of choice was P90X. Now he's graduated to P90X2. He is riding the extreme workout craze with success.

With so many home video's to choose from, many consumers are gaining muscle, losing weight, and some are also getting unexpected results.

"I thought no pain, no gain so I pushed," said patient Kathleen Quillin. "I really pushed and pushed too much and I hurt myself."

"A lot of times when they jump into it they jump too fast too much too soon, and that's when some possible injuries can occur," said Jason Hafner.

Hafner is a physical therapist at ATI Phyisical Therapy. It's where Kathleen Quillin eventually came after breaking her foot doing an extreme workout video. He says he sees a lot of patients coming in with similar stories.

It happened to ABC7's Ryan Chiaverini, a former college football athlete who still loves to play hockey as an adult. Ryan would seem the perfect candidate for any extreme workout but it even became too much for him. After seeing several doctors for a pain in his leg that left him barely able to walk, a third doctor gave him the surprise diagnoses.

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