Several high profile fitness-related suits around the nation have been brought by individuals against public, corporate-sponsored and Hotel gyms.  A highly publicized legal suit was recently settled involving a local 50 year old woman and Galactic Gym.  The judgment found Galactic Gym liable for injuries sustained by the woman because she was not properly instructed in how to use a piece of fitness equipment.  These suits increase the focus on proper instruction and training.  HealthMark believes this will be favorable for its unique focus on safety and personalized instruction. 

A small but vocal minority in the Physical Education Action Group is pushing for legislation to be passed which would require all personal trainers to have received a Masters in Physical Education in order to perform fitness training.  This would go beyond the requirement for certification that HealthMark currently requires for each of its personal trainers.  Although the passage of this legislation has been deemed unlikely by experts, if passed the legislation would cause the cost structure at HealthMark to rise because trainers with Masters degrees would be more expensive to employ.