Kevlar belts replaced on machines at rec center

Steve Kintigh, director of Campus Recreation, said employees from Fitness Service of North Texas replaced the kevlar belts on all Cybex machines Tuesday in the weight room at the University Recreation Center.

Kintigh said the only problem his staff could find with the Freedom Nautilus Trainer machine, that Drew Corbett was injured on Monday, dealt with the calibration of the weights. Kintigh said the machine would be re-calibrated today and that the improper weight balance likely had nothing to do with the injury.

Corbett, a freshman journalism major, received four staples on the top of his forehead after one of the metal arms on the Freedom Nautilus Trainer came loose and fell on his head while he was using it.

Corbett said he is hoping TCU will pay for his visit to the emergency room and his medical expenses. Bob Manners, who is in charge of risk management for Campus Recreation, could not be reached for comment.

Kintigh said people from Fitness Service are returning today to perform more service on machines, but that he did not know what kind of work or on what machines the service is being done.

— Braden Howell