Not such a bright spark! Fitness challenge goes VERY wrong when woman jumps up and slams her head against a ceiling lamp

  • Alexandra Knowles posted a video on Instagram showing her attempting a burpee
  • However, it seems she may not have checked the height of a ceiling lamp before trying out the move
  • Knowles wrote on Instagram 'Yep. Check your clearance'

By Zoe Szathmary For Dailymail.com

Published: 10:27 EST, 7 October 2016 | Updated: 11:03 EST, 7 October 2016

A woman's fitness challenge went awry when she jumped into the air and slammed her head on a ceiling lamp.

Alexandra Knowles posted a video on Instagram showing her attempting a burpee. 

However, it seems she may not have checked the height of a ceiling lamp before trying out the move. 

Alexandra Knowles posted a video on Instagram in 2014 showing her attempting a burpee in July of that year
Her fitness fail ended up with funny results

Alexandra Knowles posted a video on Instagram in 2014 showing her attempting a burpee in July of that year

However, it seems she may not have checked the height of a ceiling lamp before trying out the move
While jumping in the air, Knowles hit her head on the lamp and ended up on the ground

However, it seems she may not have checked the height of a ceiling lamp before trying out the move. She is pictured hitting her head 

While jumping in the air, Knowles hit her head on the lamp and ended up on the ground.

With her hand on her head, she could be heard saying: 'F**k! Ow.'

Alongside the video posted in July 2014, Knowles wrote on Instagram: 'Yep. Check your clearance. I'll retry later once my head stops bleeding.'

In the comments section, she wrote: 'I'm honestly the biggest klutz on the planet. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner...'

Knowles goes back down after hitting her head
With her hand on her head, she could be heard saying: 'F**k! Ow'

Knowles wrote on Instagram: 'Yep. Check your clearance. I'll retry later once my head stops bleeding'

Knowles said she had 'a slight goose egg, but my body is used to my m.o.'.

She wrote in the comments section: 'I'm a complete walking hazard. That's why I stick to one-activity sports.

'I can run. I can bike. I can swim. NOTHING with choreography or talking or...haha.'

Her Instagram page indicates that she is based in Canada.

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