People enjoy going to their local leisure centre to go swimming with their family or to go to the gym to keep fit. At leisure centres there’s not only swimming pools and fitness suites these days there’s dance studios, tennis and squash courts, outside tracks for athletics, astro turf surfaces for football and hockey. So as you can see an accident may happen on or in any of these facilities provided by the leisure centre.
More and more people are joining health clubs, leisure centres and sport clubs each year and therefore there is a steady increase in accidents and injuries at these locations by the negligence of other people. All health clubs, leisure centres and sport clubs have a duty to its clients and take care of them.
When you join a gym of any kind, there should always be someone to show you around on your first visit, showing you how to use each of the machines and ask you about any injuries you may have so they can advise you on what equipment may help you recover but also what equipment may cause you pain and to avoid.
The most common injuries sustained in health club, sport clubs or leisure centres are caused by:
Injuring yourself due to faulty or dangerous equipment Injuries sustained due to no training or induction on gym equipment Slipping and tripping over flooring that is damaged or any defective flooring including tennis courts and astro turf Slipping and falling over on wet floor areas in the changing rooms or around the swimming pool and jacuzzi
Injuries that may be caused are:
Broken or Chipped Bones Head Injuries Back and Neck Injuries Ligament Pulls and Sprains Cuts and Bruises
Whatever the injury, if the accident within the health club or sport club wasn’t your fault you have a legal and civil right to claim compensation for your injuries and suffering caused.
You shouldn’t suffer in silence; you may have had to pay medical bills and medicine fees but you may have also been unable to work and therefore there’s the loss of earnings to consider also. A compensation claim will take all this into consideration as well as the suffering you have been caused mentally and physically.