Injuries among gym-goers are common. In 2021, there were an estimated 409,224 injuries from exercise equipment. Such injuries included:
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Bone fractures
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Strains and sprains
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Cuts
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Bruises and contusions
Fitness centers are full of heavy weights, robust machines, and people moving at fast speeds. Sometimes, people are injured by exercise equipment because they are not familiar with how to use it. Other times, people are familiar with how to use the equipment but the machine is faulty.
If you have been injured at the gym, you may have a premises liability claim. However, this will depend on how well your attorney can prove the other party’s negligence.
How Do I Prove the Gym Was Negligent?
Negligence means that the party failed to take a reasonable amount of care to avoid an injury. If you want to claim damages from a gym where you were injured, you need to prove that the facility was negligent. For example, you would need to show that you were injured because of a defect in the machine. Furthermore, you would also need to show that the gym knew about the defect or should have known about it from a routine inspection.