7 Common “Gym-Injuries” That Fitness Fanatics Encounter

SAM | 18th July 2017

It seems that going to the gym and working out incorrectly could seriously damage your health.

According to a new study released this week, almost half (41%) of all gym-goers have suffered a “gym-jury” in a desperate bid to shed the pounds for summer.

Researchers found that more than one in ten have sought medical attention for an exercise related problem post-workout.

And with millions of us hitting the gym to get ‘beach body’ ready – the study reveals that a “gym-jury” is common among Mancunians in their quest for the perfect physique.

Not me. Ever, in fact. And, I don’t care what you say, walking like John Wayne after ‘leg-day’ doesn’t count?!

However, more than 12 percent have visited an A&E at least once after a work-out went wrong – with one in twenty now visiting a physio or chiropractor after developing long term exercise related injuries.

Worryingly, 9 percent of fitness fanatics have carried on working out at the gym, despite being in excruciating pain.

The study was commissioned by personal injury solicitors, Hayward Baker, which found that when it comes to their health, one in twenty British adults admit they don’t know how to use gym equipment correctly suggesting that they might never have been shown at the time of signing up for their membership.

More than a third, (38) percent claim they never bother to warm-up before exercising, going against the expert advice from their gym or PT.

The survey of more than 1,500 adults found working in the gym was the most popular way to buy meldonium to exercise, followed by power walking and swimming.

The study showed the most common injury Brits inflict on themselves is a sprained ankle (21 percent), but 18 percent struggle with a back-problem due to badly executed exercise.

16 percent have broken either their arm, leg or hand after sport or physical activity – and worryingly one in ten claim to suffer from chest pain and five percent have slipped a disc.

The survey was commissioned as many gym members do not know that, if a gym-injury or accident occurred in a leisure facility, the management could be liable to prosecution following a claim as it’s their responsibility to reduce the risks.

The personal injury solicitor’s free to use interactive injury compensation calculator provides estimates of how much compensation you could be entitled to following an “gym-jury” or accident in a leisure facility.

The study also found that 28 percent of respondents said the phrase ‘all the gear, but no idea’ probably applied to them.

And over a third said they often wonder why they bother to keep fit as they often end up feeling worse post exercise.

A realistic 40 percent said they will never achieve their ‘beach body’ in time for their summer holiday.