There are a few things that set BHC apart from other health clubs. One of those is our higher level of effort and attention to make the Club inviting and enjoyable to our members on a constant basis. With the typical turn-over in membership that occurs with health clubs, we have stated this set of rules to show new and existing members a common set of practices that we encourage for the overall benefit of everyone using the Club facilities.
The general theme in all the rules is to help direct common courtesy and respect of fellow members and thus help ensure everyone’s enjoyment of the Club.
Wipe down machines, equipment, and mats after use. We have cleaning stations all over the facility that include spray bottles of disinfectant / cleaner and single use dark towels. Please spray the solution into the towel and then wipe down everywhere your body or sweat has touched the equipment you have used. When cleaning a mat, you may spray directly on it and then wipe it off with a towel. You may keep a dark towel with you to clean equipment as you use it, to reduce the number of dark towels that need to be laundered.
Please step away from the weight machine, rack, or bench to allow others to use while looking at a phone. The intent of this rule is to stop people from camping out on non-cardio equipment while catching up on emails and/or browsing the web. It is certainly fine to interact with a phone as much as one wants while at the Club as long as it is not done by occupying a workout location that someone else may want to use to exercise.
Take phone conversations to the lobby or outside.. Pretty self explanatory. Just like a restaurant, it is considered rude to have an open phone conversion within earshot of others.. Please take any phone conversations to outside of the Club.
Respect others’ privacy in the locker rooms by not using cell phones there. All phones have cameras. To insure and respect the privacy of others using the locker room, please do not have a phone in use while inside a locker room or sauna.
Drop weights only when necessary. The main gym is one big room shared by all the members using it. When someone drops or slams weights it is bothersome to others in the room. We have many racks and locations for deadlifting and it is understandable that at times, it is necessary and expected to drop the weights on the last rep when a person has done their max and that is OK when and if that happens. We do ask that intentionally making excessive and unnecessary noise while working with weights be avoided.
Use Studio Z for deadlifting when available. Studio Z is in the room close to the stairs going to the locker rooms. In that room, there are 2 deadlifting platforms. If you feel you are going to make some extra noise when deadlifting, please use Studio Z if any stations are available there.
Rerack plates and equipment to appropriate locations. After you have used equipment, please put it back on the rack or weight tree it came from for others to use it.
Use retention collars for all plate loaded machines and barbells. When putting plates on bars, it is important that you secure the weights using retention collars. The retention collars are available near the racks and in bins close to the racks. These “collars” slide on the bar after the weight plates and are tightened with a lever on the collars. The collars insure the plates do not slide off the bar. This is especially important when lifting a weighted bar doing bench-based exercises or putting the weighted bar over one’s head. If the weight plates do slide off a bar (usually by slanting the bar to one side with too much weight) the bar may tip the other way and injure others in close proximity.