scbaNE2179
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So other than a diving, one of my biggest lifetime passions is fitness. I train about 6 days a week, mostly with HIIT cardio and some weight lifting in between. I am a member of 2 gyms, my primary work gym and my weekend gym, which is Planet Fitness. For the past 2 years I've been jumping rope a lot, using a mainly a super lightweight speed rope. Because of the room required to swing the rope, I try and work out in a corner of both gyms as far as away from people as possible.
Jumping rope at my primary gym-no problem. Jumping rope at Planet Fitness? Well today I discovered that apparently I am not allowed to skip rope anymore at this gym. For the same 2 years I've been jumping speed rope at PF and nobody has bothered me. Well, that all changed today-after my first interval, a PF staff member approached me and informed me that corporate has recently changed their policy and jump ropes are now banned across all PF locations. I asked for a reason why jumping rope is an issue at a gym because it is one of the most intense forms of cardio. The staff member told me that it is a liability issue because with the speed of the rope, someone can easily walk into the path of a swing and get injured from the rope. Of course I didn't completely agree with this reasoning as any gym has equipment that can injure anyone without the proper training and experience. So I politely gathered my things and continued onto my workout doing other things.
Not the end of the world as I can just jump rope at my primary gym but I think the liability issue with skipping rope is completely bogus. How is this any different from someone dropping a dumbell onto someone's foot in the free weight area?
Jumping rope at my primary gym-no problem. Jumping rope at Planet Fitness? Well today I discovered that apparently I am not allowed to skip rope anymore at this gym. For the same 2 years I've been jumping speed rope at PF and nobody has bothered me. Well, that all changed today-after my first interval, a PF staff member approached me and informed me that corporate has recently changed their policy and jump ropes are now banned across all PF locations. I asked for a reason why jumping rope is an issue at a gym because it is one of the most intense forms of cardio. The staff member told me that it is a liability issue because with the speed of the rope, someone can easily walk into the path of a swing and get injured from the rope. Of course I didn't completely agree with this reasoning as any gym has equipment that can injure anyone without the proper training and experience. So I politely gathered my things and continued onto my workout doing other things.
Not the end of the world as I can just jump rope at my primary gym but I think the liability issue with skipping rope is completely bogus. How is this any different from someone dropping a dumbell onto someone's foot in the free weight area?