Policies
1. Sessions last about one hour. Please be ready to begin at your scheduled time.
2. Time slots are available on a “first-come, first-served” basis by appointment. Clients who train on a monthly basis will usually have priority since they can schedule regular standing times (for example, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5:30 p.m.).
3. About cancellations:
a.If we cancel, you will receive a free workout for each session canceled.
b.You will not receive credit for any workout unless it was canceled with at least 24 hours’ advance notification. Cancellations must be given by calling 0420 347 550 to be deemed effective.
c.You will not receive credit for more than one (1) canceled workout per month unless we cancel, in which case you will receive credit for each canceled workout.
d.If you receive credit for a missed workout, you must use the credit within 60 days of the missed workout, or it will be waived.
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4. Payment is due in advance of the first session. Sometimes holidays necessitate schedule modifications. For example, the gym may close early on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve. If you are unavailable to modify your schedule to fit in a workout under these circumstances, no credit will be due.
5. You will be required to sign and return the following forms to me before taking a fitness evaluation or beginning any program:
a.Waiver, Release, and Assumption of Risk Form
b.Waiver and Assumption of Risk (Home Workouts), if applicable
c.Health History Questionnaire
d.Goal Inventory
6. If you have any of the following physical conditions, you will be required to have a Medical Clearance and Physician’s Consent Form:
a. Hypertension (>145/95 mm Hg)
b. Hyperlipidemia (cholesterol >220 mg/dl or a total cholesterol-to-HDL ratio of >5.0)
c. Diabetes
d. Family history of heart disease prior to age 60
e. Smoking
f. Abnormal resting EKG
g. Any other condition that I in my sole discretion may deem to present an unreasonable risk to your health, were you to participate in a fitness evaluation or program.
7. Clients will be required to keep a food diary for 2 weeks at the beginning of the program. After 2 weeks, the diary will be analyzed for nutritional content, and I will make suggestions to help you improve your diet.
8. Clients are required to observe any and all rules of the gym or facility where workouts take place.
9. Shirts and shoes are required at all times during sessions. I suggest that you also bring a towel, since these are not supplied at the gym.
10. Clients have the right to terminate a particular exercise or workout at any time. You are in control of your workouts! If an exercise is uncomfortable or painful, or if you want to stop for any reason, you may do so. If a particular exercise is painful for you to do or you have an injury or other limitation that makes it difficult for you to do, I can probably substitute another exercise to work that particular muscle group.
11. Clients are encouraged to drink plenty of water during the workout. You do not need my permission to get a drink or go to the bathroom.
12. You will get from your workouts what you put in. I will show you how to work your muscles correctly and encourage you to go to your safe limit, but whether you reach your goal is ultimately up to you. You are the only one who can make sure you work out consistently (missing workouts is a guarantee to get nowhere!), eat properly, rest enough, and live a healthful lifestyle.
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