A mother raised safety concerns after two Jetts Fitness gyms in Waikato allegedly instructed minors to lie about their ages for 24-hour access memberships. She claims her son, who had just turned 15, was told to lie about his age at one gym, where the all-access pass requires members to be 16. The manager at one of the gyms has admitted wrongdoing and said she was “trying to fix” her mistake.
A mother has raised “major safety concerns” after claiming two Jetts Fitness gyms in Waikato instructed minors to lie about their ages to get 24-hour access memberships. And a manager at one of the gyms has admitted wrongdoing, telling the Herald she was “taking accountability” and “trying to fix” her mistake. The mother, who did not want to be named, said her concerns began when she went to Jetts Te Awamutu last year to sign up her son, who had just turned 15.
“Despite firm health and safety policies, the manager at Jetts Te Awamutu instructed us to lie about my son’s age on the sign-up form, because he was too young to get an all-access pass,” she claimed..
