Gym Liability 101: Waivers, Insur...
Gym Liability 101: Waivers, Insurance & Safety with Dr. JES
The Gym Owner's Podcast | Listen. Learn. Grow your gym. by Gym Insight
S3 · E6
Jul 14, 2026
55:54
Episode notes

The waiver protecting your gym may not work the way you think it does

Dr. JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek, founder of the Fitness Law Academy and author of Law for Fitness Managers and Exercise Professionals, joins Anthony and Natalia to explain waivers, negligence, liability insurance, trainer agreements, equipment maintenance, emergency-action plans, group fitness safety, incident documentation, and the legal responsibilities every gym owner should understand.

In this special episode of The Gym Owner’s Podcast, Anthony Pasquale and Natalia Schulte sit down with Dr. JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek — better known as Dr. JES — founder and president of the Fitness Law Academy and author of Law for Fitness Managers and Exercise Professionals.

With nearly 50 years in the fitness profession, Dr. JES has dedicated much of her career to h ... 

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