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Gym skim: People joining gyms have been advised to properly read the terms and conditions

Gym skim:People joining gyms have been advised to properly read the terms and conditions. In the first five months of the year, the National Consumer Agency received in excess of 200 complaints about gyms, "a significant number" of which were as a result of people not reading or fully understanding the conditions of their membership agreements. The Agency has warned people to check the cancellation clauses in particular before signing.

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