A 27-year-old man and 17-year-old boy suffered injuries in a brawl that broke out in a British gym last week.
Several gymgoers began fighting, and some used exercise equipment to club others. A video posted on Twitter garnered more than 1.2 million views and shows one man attempting to beat another with a bar from a lat pull-down machine. The unarmed man escaped by leaping over a counter.
so man are fighting in the gym now ? wow pic.twitter.com/IIa7O1BWUz
— Élls (@ellenew3) November 13, 2019
Another video from the incident shows a man using a bar to beat another man lying on the ground and covering his head.
The incident took place at the Ab Salute Gym in Brentwood on Nov. 7. The gym’s ownership released a statement about the fight on Wednesday.
“This was an isolated incident which has never happened in any of our 5 establishments in the 10 years we have been open,” the statement said. “We do not condone violence in any of our gyms and take this very seriously. The police are aware and appropriate action is being taken. The individuals concerned have been banned from our gyms for life.”
“We are deeply sorry to anyone who witnessed this incident or has been affected by it,” the statement continued. “We are aware that videos are going around on social media and would be very thankful if these videos could be removed.”
