Gym injury compensated

A man has received £9,375 compensation after he was injured in an accident at a gym. He had been given a programme of exercises to do while supervised by his personal trainer. Unfortunately, as he was performing one particular exercise, his foot came off the safety mat causing the mat to flip up and strike him on the back of the left heel. As a result he suffered a ruptured achilles tendon requiring surgery. The gym initially denied that it was at fault, but the claim was settled without having to go to trial.