31-Year-Old Instructor Dies During Workout at Fortaleza Gym

Overview

• Renan Guedes Brito da Silva, a 31-year-old hydro-gym instructor, collapsed during a cardio session at Maxforma’s Borges de Melo unit on Wednesday morning.
• Emergency crews responded and he died at the scene, with the Military Police isolating the area and the mobile emergency service Samu attending.
• Maxforma confirmed the death in a public note, expressed condolences, and closed the Borges de Melo branch for the day while directing members to other locations.
• Officials have released no cause of death or autopsy findings, and the gym said it would not share more details out of respect for the family.
• G1 notes at least five other workout deaths in Fortaleza and nearby cities since July 2025, and local reports often describe these events as a sudden blackout known as “mal súbito.”