9 Personal Trainer Forms You Need For Your Business

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As a personal trainer, you need to have certain forms and waivers in place in order to protect yourself and your business.

 

Here, we’ll go over 9 personal trainer forms that you should have on hand. These include:

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1. Welcome Letter

The first form you should have as a personal trainer is a welcome letter. This is a simple letter that introduces you and your business to a new client. It should include your contact information, your excitement for having this new client on board, the client’s next steps, and any other important details about working with you.

The welcome letter doesn’t necessarily have to be long or formal – it can be as simple as a one-page document that gives the client all the information they need to get started with you.

Some things, however, you should be sure to include in it are:

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2. Liability Waiver

The second form personal trainers need is a liability waiver. This is a document that releases you from any legal responsibility in the event that a client is injured while working with you.

 

Without a liability waiver, you could be sued for negligence if a client is injured while working out with you – even if the injury was due to their own poor form or lack of warm-up.

 

A liability waiver should include:

3. Nutrition Questionnaire

Another form some personal trainers need is a nutrition questionnaire. This is a document that helps you to understand a client’s dietary needs and restrictions.

It’s important to know about these as well as their overall eating habits in order to best design a nutrition plan that will help them reach their fitness goals.

A nutrition questionnaire should include:

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4. Lifestyle Questionnaire

A Lifestyle Questionnaire helps you understand your clients’ daily activities, stress levels, and habits so you, as their trainer, can understand all the influences on their health.

A Lifestyle Questionnaire should get information about your client’s:

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5. Fitness Goals

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Personal trainers also need a fitness goals form from their clients. This is a document that outlines the client’s specific goals for working with you, as their personal trainer.

 

Fitness goals can be short-term or long-term, and should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). 

A fitness goals form should include:

6. PAR-Q

Personal trainers also need a health history form from their clients. A PAR-Q document details the client’s past and present health conditions to see if medical clearance is required before exercising.

It’s important to know about a client’s health history in order to design a safe and effective workout plan.

A PAR-Q form will include:

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7. Medical Clearance

If a client checks “Yes” to anything in the PAR-Q, you will likely need medical clearance before you can start working with them. This is a document that is signed by a doctor, stating that the client is cleared to exercise.

This form is typically required for clients with certain medical conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, and will often come straight from the doctor’s office.

A medical clearance form should include:

8. Payment Agreement

You will also need a payment agreement form for your clients. This is a document that outlines the terms of payment for personal training services.

The payment agreement should include:

9. Assessment Form

As a personal trainer, it’s helpful to have a form you use to assess your clients and maintain records of the data you receive.

This is helpful both in your assessment with a brand new client, as well as ongoing assessments with all clients. We like to use a shared Google Sheet for something like this so the client can have visibility on all the progress they’ve made too.

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Takeaway

Personal trainers need a variety of forms to run their businesses, including welcome letters, liability waivers, nutrition questionnaires, fitness goals forms, PAR-Q, medical clearance forms, payment agreements, and assessment forms. 

 

Each form serves a different purpose and helps personal trainers to serve their clients better.

 

As a personal trainer, you must ensure you have all the forms you need to run your business smoothly. And if you’re just thinking about becoming a personal trainer, familiarize yourself with the different types of forms personal trainers use so you know what to expect.



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