Gymnasiums

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

The referral is something a good gym does, they can't take the risk of letting those with lengthy medical histories lift weights etc and potentially collapse. It's a legal nightmare..

Yes, anyone can collapse or run into difficulty, but they have to cover themselves..

 

[Accy cyclist]

Yellow Submarine - Pinky and Perky

The referral is something a good gym does, they can't take the risk of letting those with lengthy medical histories lift weights etc and potentially collapse. It's a legal nightmare..

Yes, anyone can collapse or run into difficulty, but they have to cover themselves..

Which doesn't really explain why someone who hasn't been in hospital and is under 55 is considered to be unlikely to potentially collapse.

 

[vickster]

Why don't you contact the policy makers at the council leisure department and ask them? You presumably have ample time while you wait for your assessment and aren’t able to go

 

[Accy cyclist]

Why don't you contact the policy makers at the council leisure department and ask them? You presumably have ample time while you wait for your assessment and aren’t able to go

I really can't be bothered. If i have to beg to spend money then i simply won't do! I know the private gym up the road will take my money instead of putting obstacles in the way,so i'll give it to tomorrow and if they don't phone me back as promised i'll join the private one...then go into the council one and give them a piece of my mind!
Maybe i could get a doctor's note costing me around £20 to prove that i'm fit enough for their leisure centre. I know what the doctor would say to that.

 

[AndyRM]

If the private gym doesn't give you an assessment/induction then it's badly run.

 

[screenman]

If the private gym doesn't give you an assessment/induction then it's badly run.

Well said, but I doubt Accy want to know that.

 

[Accy cyclist]

If the private gym doesn't give you an assessment/induction then it's badly run.

Yes but i bet they'd do it there and then,or ask you to call back and do it. Unlike the council one that i approached on Monday,when they didn't mention this assessment,only the induction course and the taking of bank details for my payments. What i'm saying is they didn't explain things fully when i went there on Monday.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Well said, but I doubt Accy want to know that.

I'm not happy about the age discrimination they operate. From what i've seen when looking in the gym i didn't see anyone who seemed fitter than me(Granted appearances can be deceptive),but 'hey he's over 55 so he must be knackered'!

 

[AndyRM]

I'm not happy about the age discrimination they operate. From what i've seen when looking in the gym i didn't see anyone who seemed fitter than me(Granted appearances can be deceptive),but 'hey he's over 55 so he must be knackered'!

You're not being discriminated against. I've had a physical health assessment at every gym I've been a member of, from the age of 15, so probably 8 or 9 in that time, I'm now 32.

As well as fulfilling a likely insurance obligation, it's a useful benchmark. If you're looking to improve a specific aspect of your health then why wouldn't you want to know where you're starting from?

 

[Accy cyclist]

You're not being discriminated against.

I am because as i've said before,the only age group who has to be assessed are 55's and overs.

Plus those doing this assessing most likely won't be medically qualified, so how can they be allowed to decide if someone's fit enough or not?

 

[rich p]

Accy, reading between the lines of your historic threads, you're a complete physical wreck. I'm shocked and surprised that they let you anywhere near their gym.

 

[vickster]

I am because as i've said before,the only age group who has to be assessed are 55's and overs.

Plus those doing this assessing most likely won't be medically qualified, so how can they be allowed to decide if someone's fit enough or not?

Get your doctor to assess you then

 

[Accy cyclist]

Accy, reading between the lines of your historic threads, you're a complete physical wreck. I'm shocked and surprised that they let you anywhere near their gym.

I'm supposing that's said in humour. The nurse doing my pre-op assessment said i had 'perfect blood pressure' and noticed my resting heart rate of 55 which puts me in the 'high level of fitness' group.

"A healthy resting heart rate for adults is 60 to 80 bpm. Adults with a high level of fitness may have a resting heart rate below 60 and some elite endurance athletes(such as marathon runners or professional cyclists) have a resting heart rate below40.31 Jul 2018"

But hey council run gym',don't let this stop your mindset of 'He's over 54 years old,so he could keel over at any second'!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

Get your doctor to assess you then

Oh aye,20 quid for him/her to say 'step on the scales',then put a stethoscope to my heart,then take my blood pressure.

Then say 'You're ok,so pay my receptionist the 20 pounds and shut the door on your way out please'.
Then when i show them the doctor's note at the gym they say 'No we can't accept that,it has to be done by one of our qualified team'. Who happens to be a leisure centre assistant,not a doctor.

 

[AndyRM]

I am because as i've said before,the only age group who has to be assessed are 55's and overs.

Plus those doing this assessing most likely won't be medically qualified, so how can they be allowed to decide if someone's fit enough or not?

If you feel that the gym's policy is discriminatory then take it up with them as @vickster suggested. I suspect they will (quite rightly) point out that it's an entirely reasonable and actually quite sensible policy.