and I have done a rough translation.
It is in the the Medical and Health section of the website and the article is called "How do you choose a gym?"
The article reads:
"Dumbbells must be clean and in good condition so as not to expose you to injury (European).
Registration at the gym is a helpful step, it gives you motivation and personal commitment when you pay in advance! The club also offers multiple machines for you to use and exercise many muscles in your body. But before signing up, you must make sure of several things:
- Location, select a gym that is close to where you live, you do not want to be in traffic for an hour before you reach it, because it may give you an excuse to avoid going in the future.
- Cleanliness, and the best place to check is the bathrooms, the last thing you want is an infection or disease. You should also check the machines and weights, do they look clean, or slippery because of layers of salt and sweat?
- Do they maintain their equipment? Look for broken equipment and watch the dumbbells, because they might slip during an exercise and fall on your head. If you feel the club and its parts are not regularly serviced, do not go.
- Environment, is there a friendly coach? Do the people feel comfortable or are you a stranger?
- Overcrowding, visit the gym at its peak time, which is usually between five and nine. If the club is packed it will disrupt you and delay your exercise and make you feel like a nuisance. If you are planning to train in the morning, visit the club at this time.
- Payment, some gyms give discounted rates for year long or half a year long memberships, but the best advise is to not register for that long unless you sure. You may discover a month later that there are some bad things about the gym. Join for only a month at first and tell the coach you will try it out and then decide. It is better to pay a higher rate for just one month than to be stuck in a trap for a year.
- Pay attention to the treadmills, are they new and clean? Many care about weights but aerobic machines may crash, the treadmill is usually used for a half an hour, and if there are a small number of treadmills in the gym, it means you will be delayed or forced to skip exercises in your program."
Let me know if there should be any changes in the translation.
