TriFit Barbell, INC
320 West Butler Rd., Mauldin SC 29662
Release of Liability
ASSUMPTION OF RISK, WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY, AND
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT:
DECLARATIONS: This Agreement is entered into between TriFit Barbell, INC (“Gym”) and the undersigned (“Client”). The provision of personal training services by Gym to Client, and Client’s use of any premises, of TriFit Barbell 320 West Butler Rd., Mauldin SC 29662 or equipment are contingent upon this Agreement of ASSUMPTION OF RISK: You agree that if you engage in any physical exercise or activity, including personal training, or enter our premises or use any facility or equipment on our premises for any purpose, you do so at your own risk and assume the risk of any and all injury and/or damage you may suffer, whether while engaging in physical exercise or not. This includes injury or damage sustained while and/or resulting from using any premises or facility, or using any equipment, whether provided to you by Gym or otherwise, including injuries or damages arising out of the negligence of Gym, whether active or passive, or any of Gym’s affiliates, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns. Your assumption of risk includes, but is not limited to, your use of any exercise equipment (mechanical or otherwise), sports fields, courts, or other areas, sidewalks, parking lots, or other general areas. You assume the risk of your participation in any activity, class, program, instruction, or event, including but not limited to weightlifting, walking, jogging, running, aerobic activities, or any other sporting or recreational endeavor. You agree that you are voluntarily participating in the aforementioned activities and assume all risk of injury, illness, damage, or loss to you or your property that might result, including, without limitation, any loss or theft of any personal property, whether arising out of the negligence of Gym or otherwise.
RELEASE: You agree on behalf of yourself (and all your personal representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, agents, and assigns) to release and discharge Gym, TriFit Barbell, INC (and Gym’s affiliates, related entities, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns) from any and all claims or causes of action (known or unknown) arising out of the negligence of Gym, whether active or passive, or any of Gym’s affiliates, employees, agents, representatives, successors, and assigns. This waiver and release of liability includes, without limitation, injuries which may occur as a result of (a) your use of any exercise equipment or facilities which may malfunction or break, (b) improper maintenance of any exercise equipment, premises or facilities, (c) negligent instruction or supervision, including personal training, (d) negligent hiring or retention of employees, and/or (e) slipping or tripping and falling while on any portion of a premises or while traveling to or from personal training, including injuries resulting from Gym’s or anyone else’s negligent inspection or maintenance of the facility or premises.
INDEMNIFICATION: By execution of this agreement, you hereby agree to indemnify
and hold harmless Gym from any loss, liability, damage, or cost Gym may incur due to the
provision of training by Gym to you.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: You expressly agree that the foregoing release, waiver, assumption
of risk and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the law
in the State of South Carolina and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the
balance shall, not withstanding, continue in full legal force and effect. You acknowledge that
Gym offers a service to his/her clients encompassing the entire recreational and/or fitness
spectrum. Gym is not in the business of selling weightlifting equipment, exercise equipment,
or other such products to the public, and the use of such items is incidental to the service
provided by Gym. You acknowledge and agree that Gym does not place such items into the
stream of commerce. This release is not intended as an attempted release of claims of gross
negligence or intentional acts.
You acknowledge that you have carefully read this waiver and release and fully
understand that it is a release of liability, express assumption of risk and indemnity agreement. You are aware and agree that by executing this waiver and release, you are giving up your right to bring a legal action or assert a claim against Gym for Gym’s negligence, or for any defective product used while receiving training from Gym. You have read and voluntarily signed the waiver and release and further agree that no oral representations, statements, or inducement apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.