At Maxx Life, we understand that many parents may need to bring children with them while attending the gym. We aim to remain a welcoming, family-friendly environment while ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all members and children within the facility.
Please ensure you read the information below in full if you intend to bring children to the gym
Important Child Safety Rules
To ensure the safety of all members and children within Maxx Life, the following rules must be followed at all times:
- Children under 15 are not permitted to be on the premises without a parent or guardian also on the premises.
- Children must be aged 15 or over to use the weights area of the gym without an adult present.
- Children aged 12–14 may use the weights area only while training directly alongside a parent or guardian, sharing the same equipment. The parent or guardian remains fully responsible for the child’s safety, behaviour and exercise form at all times.
- All children aged 12 and above must have an active membership to use any of the gym equipment upstairs or downstairs, or while exercising with a parent or guardian.
- Children under 15 are strictly never permitted to use Stairmasters, even under parent supervision.
- Children under 12 are strictly never permitted to use treadmills, even under parent supervision.
- Children under 12 are not permitted to use any equipment upstairs, even under parent supervision.
- Children must remain closely supervised by their parent or guardian at all times within the facility.
- Children must be kept away from moving or active gym equipment, including treadmills, bikes,cables and weight machines.
- Parents and guardians remain fully responsible for the behaviour and safety of any child they bring into the gym.
- Treadmills and moving cardio equipment can be extremely dangerous if misused or left running.
- Parents and guardians must not give gym equipment to young children to help keep them entertained, including plyo boxes, Pilates balls, stability balls or similar items.
- Children under 12 are not permitted to be in the Orange Room without a parent or guardian present
- If a child is disrupting a fitness class or creating a distraction for other members, the parent or guardian may be asked to remove the child from the class area
- Any member bringing a child under 15 into the gym must complete the Maxx Life Family Safety Check and show their Family Safety Badge to staff when requested.
- Staff may intervene immediately if child safety rules are not being followed.
- Failure to follow child safety rules may result in child access privileges being removed.
- Children under 12 are not permitted within in the gym after 7:30pm, as part of our ongoing child safety initiative
What Can Children Under 12 Do?
- Join parents in fitness classes displaying the Kids logo.
- Take part in a PT session alongside a parent or guardian.
- Join a parent or guardian in a light training session within the fitness class area, provided they are performing the same exercise directly alongside the parent.
- Relax in designated seating areas while supervised by a parent or guardian.
Family Safety Check
Any member bringing a child under 15 into Maxx Life must complete our Family Safety Check before doing so.
The Family Safety Check is a short set of questions designed to confirm that parents and guardians understand our child safety rules and the importance of following them at all times.
Once completed successfully, a Family Safety Badge will be added to your ClubRight app. Staff may ask to see this badge at any time if you have brought a child into the facility.
If you do not have a Family Safety Badge, you will be asked to complete the Family Safety Check before bringing a child into the gym again.
Supervision Responsibilities
Children must remain under the close supervision of their parent or guardian at all times while inside Maxx Life.
Children must not be left unattended, allowed to wander freely, or permitted to touch or use gym equipment.
Parents and guardians must ensure that children do not distract, interfere with, or create a safety risk for other members.
Parents and guardians must fully understand that Maxx Life is primarily an adult training environment, and children must behave appropriately and safely while within the facility.
Children should only be brought into Maxx Life where necessary to allow a parent or guardian to attend training, or for the child to exercise themselves under staff instruction, and not for unsupervised play or entertainment purposes.
Staff Intervention
Our staff team may intervene immediately if child safety rules are not being followed.
This may include asking a child to move away from equipment, asking a parent or guardian to supervise more closely, requesting to see a Family Safety Badge, or asking that the child is removed from the gym floor.
Child Access Privileges
Maxx Life reserves the right to refuse or remove child access privileges where safety rules are not followed.
These measures are in place purely to protect the safety and wellbeing of all members and children within the facility.
Our Aim
We want Maxx Life to remain a family-friendly gym where parents can continue to train while their children are safely accommodated.
To make this possible, all members must take child safety seriously and follow the rules at all times.
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