Fitness Instructor Insurance and Health Club Insurance is in high demand due to frequent gym injuries.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the following injury statistics occurred in 2009:

*  1500 emergency room visits resulting from equipment related
     mishaps in gyms

*  50,000 emergency room visits from home exercise equipment
    incidents including treadmill falls, exercise ball falls, elastic stretch
    band hits to face, and dropping free weights on feet.

*  Treadmills are the number one cause of equipment related injuries
     with 575 occurrences of falling off, tripping over, and tripping on.

*  Weight machines and free weights caused 224 injuries.

*  Common gym equipment related injuries include broken ankles,
    fractured arms, fractured legs, and fingertip amputations.

Fitness instructors cite the following reason for gym/exercise related injuries:
*  Inattention due to Ipods, cell phones, and reading.
*  Using equipment for the first time without proper instruction
*  Working out too hard, too soon after a period of inactivity.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35127528/ns/health-fitness/