These 10 words Fitness Centre does not tell you

1. the "Oh, it's hard to hold on until April.

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Every year in January, the fitness centre will increase the number of new members, this is the busiest clubs of the month.

Because many people cling to the ambition of achieving new year wishes. At this time that a treadmill before queues, fitness coaches pretty busy, lounge towel shortages.

Such a situation will not last long, University of Washington researchers found that most people on new year's program of practice insisted however 90 days.

The Fitness Club before saying, so, they often have a 20%-30% abandoned about who you can count on.

The case, why not avoid the crowded January or first three months? in the choice of the gym, you should confirm your scheduled time people not, equipment use with no time limit, and so on.

2. "

Here are many bacteria ... "

80% of infectious diseases through direct and indirect contact with the two way communication.

Especially at the gym this sweat dripping, physical contact with frequent local, just provides a hotbed of infectious, cold from beriberi. For example, fitness medicine ball, we found the Super bacteria MRSA, this is a kind of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus must. Therefore, it is recommended that the end of each key, it is best to wash your hands carefully. There is a fitness centre will provide clean apparatus of the spray can. This is a kind of fitness means of protection, but also to protect themselves. For example, bring your own towels, their underwear to be placed in a clean place, not bare any public place to sit.

3. "

Emergency situation we could handle. ”

In the United States, it is said that nearly one-third of the home and outside of the hospital suffered a heart attack, which occurred in fitness clubs or sports facilities.

However there are many fitness center but on such emergencies without adequate preparation. Here's an example: in July 2004, in California's 24-hour fitnessclub, 43-year-old Nick • Pang Brad suddenly collapsed on the treadmill, Club tries to cardiac resuscitation (CPR), but when the ambulance personnel came when it was too late.

Although effective cardiac resuscitation to win a small amount of time, but the heart suddenly stops beating but cannot make it back.

This is why there is an automatic external defibrillator (AED). No professional CPR or AED 1 minute, in each of the past, retrogradation chances decrease 10%. In New York, more than 500 fitness ' Club is equipped with the required know how CPR, AED and specially trained staff, and in the 2005 survey was deficient in two-thirds of the Club. Therefore, when you join a fitness club, it is important to understand better where first-aid facilities.

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Fitness coaches don't know they are doing. ”

When you are looking forward to when the fitness coach will take its expertise to help you? all hope they will not only have the Colgate-smile, strong muscles, but also teach you how to maintain a posture or two strokes? but the truth is sometimes not so.

A fitness industry consultants told us that many coaches did not undergo professional training, you only need to pay some money, on short-term courses on a piece of the certificate.

Here is a case study: Jonathan • Jack Gibson, 35 years old, is a Marketing Manager, suffering from lumbar disc herniation, find a personal coach hopes to design an appropriate set of his fitness programme.

But participated in the coaches recommend boxing training, he felt pain. The doctor asked Jonathan stopped, coach and recommended him to the practicing Pilates, but he teaches movement has increased Jonathan's condition, had to go to the hospital for treatment. Jonathan said: "that guy was claiming to have the certificate, there are the walls of the medal. I then spent a year without pain. ”

Looking for a trainer, you should find has the domestic authority authentication, in the United States, and that is a U

nited States sport school of Medicine (the American College of Sports Medicine) or national fitness Association (the National Strength Conditioning Association). Also, the best educated sports medical or first aid training.

5. "

We will not let you easily stopped about. ”

Membership cancellation disputes is a fitness centre, one of the largest concentration of complaints.

Chris and his wife to move to Carlo Canaletto, Northern, but their original in Texas "Gold Club" reserved membership card, before they go to see the Club Manager, you want to cancel the reservation. They were told not to refund cheques will be sent to Japan. But after a few months, what no echo. His complaints to the relevant Department, or you did not receive a satisfactory answer. Later, the club said on receipt of proof of Chris relocation has been sent after the refund, but Chris said club managers had not asked him to such a file.

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Make sure you have carefully read our contracts. ”

Details of contracts is a problem.

A quick overview, marketing personnel to hurry you omit details. The best strategy is to read a clear contractual every word, do not believe that marketing staff repeatedly, you fully understand the former do not care about anyone's urging. Even, you can take home the contract, the night slowly reading. 7. "our fitness equipment now quite dangerous. ”

Now constrained fitness center standards and also not many, fitness center and sometimes not as secure as you think.

Take the equipment maintenance, although manufacturers in fitness equipment will be accompanied by instructions, but the gym but not necessarily 100% compliance, and fitness equipment of improper use or lack of maintenance, this can cause health injuries. In 2001, a law students in California gym do squat lift, because of the machinery itself a small design flaws, and no one reminder, suddenly a pile weight weights up down, crushed by the students of the spine.

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od health club, you As you can see their equipment maintenance and cleaning log. They will follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully safeguard instruments, each with 5 to 7 years to replace an instrument, and that all the instruments remain ductile, moving smoothly.

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Everything can be discussed. ”

In a special holiday or summer period, the fitness centre is often some attractive membership or renewal of concessions, such as free gifts, etc.

If you are already a member, you may wish to simply write down these offers when you want to renew, try one of the Club for a second. Some clubs in activity poster tear out a few months later also can give Member renewal discount. If you're new to the Club, are often long-term member than short-term concessions, such as a flexible training project, doing the "month of membership" than the "annual membership" each month to spend 5 to $ 10. In that case, you may wish to and two friends together to sign a long period of time, separately, this concession.

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If your wallet is lost, this is not our responsibility. ”

In 2003, the United States Federal Bureau of investigation, a report said was a culprit in the East coast of the health club's locker stole many credit cards.

Since then, the FBI has announced a similar report, but does not indicate your belongings in the fitness center is secure. You never know who secretly in the locker was near.

Here's an example: the • Osborne intends to fitness club spent the 2004 new year's Eve, the lapse of time, when the Chicago real estate agent sweat dripping back to his locker before, only to find that the lock is open, mobile phone, keys, wallets are gone.

Only his jacket also — probably because of the new year, the culprits still a little pity. This said at the fitness centre staff was not surprised because petty theft in these places quite normal. From then on the result of the lessons learned, go to the fitness centre is always minimumbring valuables. And, it is recommended to be locked in the locker, it's best to use the padlock, rather than the number of locks.

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Sue us? you won't win. ”

Many clubs in safeguarding their interests is very cunning, they slipped in membership contracts to escape off many responsibilities, from equipment failures to coach accident of misleading.

Michael Stokes in Kent City Fitness Center was hurt, there's a basketball court floor damage, resulting in his knee and shoulder tendon rupture.

But Michael's membership contract against him, despite the judges know that he at first on one of the traps knowing, but could not help him.

United States courts, contract a paper in hand, it is hard to give the plaintiff brought down the gym.

The Court is to consider that the plaintiff was negligent and ignorance, the threshold is very high, such as Washington. Perhaps only in New York or Virginia, a small portion of a plaintiff the Court will be a little help.

(Practice editing: Tran Hung Wong)