Table 3.
Frequency and proportion of fitness-related ED presentations according to common fitness activities and injury causes
| Fitness activity | n | Proportion of specified activities and equipment (n = 1,856) |
| General free weights - exercise unspecified | 783 | 42.2% |
| Exercise group class | 295 | 15.9% |
| Treadmill | 167 | 9.0% |
| Boxing-related (non-class) | 114 | 6.1% |
| Dumbbell | 111 | 6.0% |
| Squats, lunges or deadlifts | 56 | 3.0% |
| Bench press | 46 | 2.5% |
| Exercise bike | 45 | 2.4% |
| Swiss ball | 29 | 1.6% |
| Barbell | 28 | 1.5% |
| Specific cause | n | Proportion of specified causes (n = 2,873) |
| Overexertion/strenuous/unnatural movement | 1,039 | 36.2% |
| Crushed by falling/dropped weights | 468 | 16.3% |
| Trip/fall throughout facility (including group exercise) | 360 | 12.5% |
| Awkward landing or twist during exercise | 344 | 12.0% |
| Hit/contact with equipment/wall | 275 | 9.6% |
| Trip/fall using motorised/cardiovascular equipment | 148 | 5.2% |
| Trip/fall using static fitness equipment | 68 | 2.4% |
| Caught in equipment | 32 | 1.1% |
| Equipment malfunction/break | 26 | 0.9% |
| Hit/contact with other person or self | 26 | 0.9% |
Note: Cases that did not state the specific fitness activity or equipment were excluded from this table (n = 1,017, 35.4% of cases).