Friday, August 6, 2010

Children in the gym

One of the things we try to do here at Black Hills Crossfit is to accommodate everyone. We do this to the best of our abilities. We have tried to provide a place for your children while you workout. I know of several people who would not be able to workout if they couldn’t bring their children. We are working on putting up a fence around the carpeted area, and we are also going to try and provide a TV and some movies for the kids to watch while the parents workout.

We are going to have to change a few things and enforce a few rules when you bring your children to the gym.

1. Children are to stay in the carpeted area at all times. (unless they need to use bathroom)
2. Children are no longer allowed to use any of the equipment this includes;
- no climbing the rope
- no climbing on the box jumps
- no swinging on the rings

I know of several kids who enjoy climbing the rope and are very good at it. But it would only take one little slip and the consequences could be tragic. Please be mindful that other people are trying to workout also. There is a huge liability factor for us to have kids running around while people are swinging kettle bells and doing Olympic lifts where they might drop the weight. This includes the warm-up time. Clients are getting warmed up and are concentrating on getting ready for the WOD. It is very distracting to have kids running around right beside you when you’re trying to get ready to pull a heavy deadlift. We are doing this to keep your kids safe. If you have any questions or concerns please let any of the trainers know.

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