Club Standards

Everyone at Mint Health and Fitness must play by the Rules. The Rules aren’t just any old rules – they’re part of your official Mint Application Contract and have been lovingly prepared by our legal guys.
So please take a moment to get familiar with what they have to say.

Who should play by the Rules?

The Mint Team, Mint members (known as “Members” in your Contract and throughout these Rules) and their Guests (together known as “you”).

Why?

So we can keep ourselves nice and maintain our Club standards.
So everyone, especially you, can have a good time at Mint.

Playing fair

Unlike some rules, like only having alcohol once a week, our Rules can’t be broken.

If you don’t comply, we may ask you to leave the Club, deny you Club access, or (if it’s really serious) terminate your Membership.

We will of course be fair when applying our Rules (which we’ll do at our discretion). While we’re not here to rain on your parade, we will consistently apply our Rules so that everyone can work out in a safe and comfortable environment.

The odd change

We may change these Rules occasionally. When this happens, we’ll let you know in advance by popping a notice on Club display boards and by updating our website (mintfit.co.nz). Please be sure to keep an eye out for any changes.

The business end of things
From the start

1. Be kind to yourself. Talk to your doctor before starting a new fitness program or using our Club facilities.
2. All Members and Guests must fill in a Health Check Questionnaire before using Club facilities.

Membership

1. Every time you enter Mint please present your Membership Card at Reception.
2. No-one else may use your Card.
3. If your Card is lost or stolen, you’ll need to organise a new one and pay the replacement fee (set out on the current Club price list for your club).
4. If your Membership fees aren’t up to date, or your Membership is frozen, suspended or terminated, Club access will be denied.
5. On termination of Membership please return your Membership Card (and, if you have one, your locker Key).
6. If we terminate your Membership, you will no longer be eligible for Membership at Mint health and fitness.

If you bring a friend

1. At our discretion, Adult Members may bring adult Guests to our Clubs by paying the Guest fee set out in the current Club price list.
2. Guests must play by these Club Rules.
3. You must accompany Guests at all times, be responsible for their behaviour and make sure that they play by these Rules. Please don’t leave our Clubs prior to your Guest’s departure.
4. You may not access Mint as a Guest if your Membership is frozen.

General club use

1. We’ll post opening and closing times on Club display boards and our website
2. Don’t bring alcohol or illegal drugs into our Clubs.
3. If you bring in food or drink from outside the Club, please don’t consume it inside our Clubs.
4. You may bring guide dogs into our Clubs.
5. Don’t use the Club facilities while under the influence of alcohol, or drugs.
6. Don’t smoke inside our Clubs.
7. Please leave the Club punctually at closing time.
8. Unless we give the OK, please don’t take photographs or sell any product or service to our Members or Guests.
9. You’ll need to pay for any loss or damage caused by you, your Junior Members or Guests while in the Club.
10. We may provide trial access to our Clubs for potential Minties and other folks.

Equipment and on the training floor

1. Use equipment for its intended purpose. Follow the instructions provided. And ask for help if you need it.
2. No food or bags on the training floor.
3. Only drinks in plastic bottles containing water or sports drinks are OK to bring onto the training floor.
4. Please think of other people by replacing weights and equipment after use.
5. A towel must be used on all equipment and while you’re strutting your stuff on the training floor. (And please wipe down equipment after use – no one wants the pleasure of your sweat, no matter how sweet it is.)

Classes

1. Some Group Exercise Classes may need to be pre-booked or may have maximum head-counts. Timetables and instructors may change without notice too. We will post the details on Club display boards.
2. If you’re more than 5 minutes late for a Group Exercise Class you may not be able to join in. (So please arrive a few minutes early.)
3. If an Instructor feels that a class is overcrowded, he or she may limit the number of attendees.
4. Please follow all instructions given by our smiley Class Instructors.

What (not) to wear

1. Suitable exercise gear must be worn at all times in our Clubs. For example, t-shirts/tops (no bare chests thanks fellas) and closed footwear must be worn (unless you’re in the change room).
2. If you’re unsure of what to wear, ask our Mint team.

Lockers, change rooms and your belongings

1. Lockers are available to store your gear while using the Club (if they’re not all full). We can’t guarantee that the use of a locker will stop theft or damage to your stuff from occurring.
2. Lockers may only be used for the usual suspects - like gym kits, toiletries and the clothes you have on when you arrive at our Clubs. Don’t keep anything else in your locker. If we have reasonable grounds for suspecting that a locker is being used for something else, we reserve the right to open it and remove any offending items.
3. Lockers are available for use only while you’re on a Club’s premises. Any gear left in lockers overnight will be removed. (If it’s not collected in 7 days, we’ll donate it to charity).
4. Only one person can be in a shower cubicle at any one time (with the exception of parents or guardians, who may accompany their own children aged up to 6 years).
5. All children up to 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or adult carer when using the change rooms. Children under the age of 6 may enter change rooms of the opposite sex. Children over the age of 6 may only enter change rooms of the same sex.

Parking

1. Parking is only for Members and Guests while using Club facilities.
2. If any vehicle appears to be parked without our OK, we’ll make an announcement to Members. If we don’t get a response, any unclaimed vehicles may be clamped, and a fee charged for their release. The clamping fee will be donated to a charity selected by Mint health and fitness.
3. We will not be liable for any loss, theft and/or damage to vehicles on Club premises or in any Mint parking area, except where such loss, theft or damage has arisen from our breach of contract.

Personal training

1. Only Mint health and fitness Professionals can provide services in our clubs. Please don’t bring your own trainer into our Club. We would hate to embarrass anyone

Safety

1. Don’t mess around with fire doors or fire exits.
2. Please follow any health and safety notices displayed in our Clubs.
3. In an emergency or when an announcement is made, have your ears turned on and follow the Club staff’s instructions at all times.

Last but not least

1. Restricted hours of access apply for 14 – 15 year olds and they must have an Ignition session before they can train.
2. Mint may occasionally take photographs/images of the Club and its facilities (including Members). We’ll try our best to get your OK beforehand (so you can glam up) but this may not always be possible. We reserve the right to use these photographs/images for commercial purposes without payment.
3. Club price lists will change from time to time.
4. We reserve absolute discretion when approving Club Membership applications.
5. Always respect other Club Members, Guests and our staff.
6. Please use the club in a way that doesn’t disturb, detract or impair anyone’s experience.
7. We don’t like anyone being the odd one out so we’re finishing on an even number.