Keeping Group Exercise Safe

A checklist of safety precautions and guidelines should be used to help keep your members safe during group exercise classes.

Dr. Kenneth Cooper popularized the word "aerobics" in the 1960s to suggest participation in sustained, moderate-intensity physical activity to improve health and physical fitness. Cooper also mentioned the potential problems with such training, including injuries from falls, overuse, strains, shin splints, and collisions with other people or objects. Today we call it "group exercise," but the risk of injury remains the same.The following checklist is designed to keep potential problems just that -- potential -- rather than injuries. Less injury translates into fewer potential lawsuits and healthier members.

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