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The informed consent form is used before you sign up your personal training client and provide them with a training programme.
Setting up a personal training business means you need to cover all the bases. The personal training consultation allows a personal trainer to assess a potential client’s needs, goals, current health and fitness levels, and perhaps a more detailed Health MOT.
The PARQ form is a prerequisite for a client’s participation in physical exercise, whether group training sessions or personal training. As a personal trainer, you will also prescribe an exercise program based on your knowledge and expertise.
Good practice dictates that you should obtain consent from your personal training clients to train them according to your expertise and set expectations for and limitations on their training sessions.
This is not a backup from negligence, as, of course, in any such cases, you will always be liable. However, it is professional and responsible to use this form with your clients. Together with the PARQ, it will help you reduce liability in any legal case.
I have provided a copy of an example informed consent form below, together with the downloadable version. You can customise it accordingly for your own business needs.
Informed Consent Wording
The purpose of an exercise programme is to help you achieve health and fitness goals
The programme will be based upon your present activity/exercise level and the goals that you wish to achieve. You will experience some feelings of exertion during each activity session and will become hot and uncomfortable at times. If your plan includes certain types of cardio-vascular exercise. Your breathing and heart rate will increase as a result of these activities as would be expected from physical exercise of this type. As your fitness improves, you will participate in more vigorous levels of activity if this is part of your goal, but these will be within your capabilities.
All activities will be explained and demonstrated but please feel free to ask questions about anything you wish.
Any exercise programme carries with it an element of risk. The sessions will be designed to minimise the risks whilst providing an effective exercise/activity intensity. Please inform the instructor if, for any reason (such as illness or injury which might be aggravated by exercise, or eating certain foods), you should not participate in an activity.
If at any time, you feel undue pain or excessive discomfort, stop the activity and inform your trainer of your symptoms, You are free to withdraw from any activity at any time you wish.
I agree to take part in the programme described to me by the instructor. The nature, purpose, risks and benefits have been explained to me and I understand what is required of me and that I may withdraw at any time.
Informed Consent Forms to Download
Informed Consent (PDF Version)
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Informed Consent Form Template for Personal Trainers and Fitness instructor in PDF…Informed Consent Template (Google Docs Version)
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Informed Consent Form Template for Personal Trainers and Fitness instructor in Google…Make a copy to edit and add your business name
When to use this form?
An Informed consent form should be used once your client has agreed to engage you in personal training services. Normally, the client will complete this form at the consultation, if that is when the client has decided to hire your services. Otherwise, it should be completed before any formal training with your client.
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