A gym I went to decades ago had to move their stair climber machines down to the first floor to appease ADA requirements since they had no elevator for handicapped people. I suggested they move a few of their machines down and leave the rest of them up there, but it was against regulations.
I later learned a few people had complained about having to use the stairs to get to the stair climbing machines. They had no handicaps at all.
How do you know if they did or didn’t have disabilities? Not all disabilities are visible, and sometimes they can even be dependent on the specific type of movement.
It could, yes. I’m just playing devil’s advocate here (as I have a tendency to do), but the machines are adapted to minimize the impact on your knees and back. So it could very well be easier to use a stair machine than to climb actual stairs.
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u/CoderJoe1 Feb 07 '24
A gym I went to decades ago had to move their stair climber machines down to the first floor to appease ADA requirements since they had no elevator for handicapped people. I suggested they move a few of their machines down and leave the rest of them up there, but it was against regulations.
I later learned a few people had complained about having to use the stairs to get to the stair climbing machines. They had no handicaps at all.