Avoiding Liability as a Fitness Professional
by Lemar Moore
Personal Training Quarterly
January 2016
Vol 4, Issue 1
Unfortunately, injuries do occur during exercise, and the legal implications that follow them can be quite significant. Taking small, reasonable precautions at the onset of a new personal trainer-client relationship can stave off significant problems down the road.
Paywall block issue
This article is not configured properly for members or paid content.
isMemberOnly: {{isMemberOnly}} | isPaidContent: {{isPaidContent}}
spc: One or more parts of the product SPC is missing.
Read the full article
View the video
Login to view more
{{discountDesc}} Valid thru {{discountEnds}}
This {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}} is available with a NSCA membership
or can be purchased for {{prices}}
or can be purchased. Price range: {{prices}}
Price includes membership pricing and promotions
This {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}} can be purchased for {{prices}}
Price includes membership pricing and promotions
Purchase this {{ogType == 'video.other' ? 'video':'article'}}. Price range: {{prices}}
Price range includes membership pricing and promotions
This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »
References
1. Butt v. Equinox 63rd St., Inc., 139 A.D.3d 614, 32 N.Y.S.3d 160 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016).
2. Cox v. U.S. Fitness, LLC, 2013 IL App (1st) 122442, ¶ 14, 2 N.E.3d 1211, 1215–16.
3. Feeney v. Manhattan Sports Club, Inc., 227 A.D.2d 293, 294, 642 N.Y.S.2d 674, 675 (1996).
4. Layden v. Plante, 101 A.D.3d 1540, 1541–42, 957 N.Y.S.2d 458, 461 (2012).
5. Lund v. Bally’s Aerobic Plus, Inc., 78 Cal. App. 4th 733, 738, 93 Cal. Rptr. 2d 169, 172 (2000).
6. N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-326.
7. Quintana v. CrossFit Dallas, L.L.C., 347 S.W.3d 445, 452 (Tex. App. 2011).
8. Vaid v. Equinox Greenwich Old Track Rd., Inc., No. FSTCV136019426S, 2014 WL 2504762, at *3 (Conn. Super. Ct. Apr. 30, 2014).
