Health Disclaimer & Fitness Waiver
Next Level Fitness GQ A trading name of K2024445295 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Registration No. 2024/445295/07)
This document must be read and signed (physically or electronically) by every client before participating in any personal training session, group exercise class, or online coaching programme offered by Next Level Fitness GQ. Where the client is under the age of 18, this document must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
1. Nature of Activities
Next Level Fitness GQ provides personal training, group exercise classes, and online coaching. These activities may involve heavy lifting, high-intensity training, and the use of weight training and other exercise equipment. These activities carry an inherent risk of physical injury, regardless of the fitness level or experience of the participant.
2. Health Declaration
By signing this waiver, I confirm that:
I have disclosed my full medical history, including any current or past injuries, medical conditions, medications, or physical limitations, to Next Level Fitness GQ and my assigned trainer.
I do not have any medical contraindications that would prevent me from safely participating in personal training, group exercise, or online coaching, or I have obtained medical clearance from a qualified medical practitioner confirming that I am fit to participate.
I understand that it is my responsibility to inform my trainer immediately of any change in my health status, including new injuries, conditions, pain, or discomfort experienced before, during, or after any session.
I understand that Next Level Fitness GQ and its trainers are relying on the accuracy of the information I provide in assessing my ability to safely participate.
3. Assumption of Risk
I understand and acknowledge that:
Participation in personal training, group exercise, and online coaching carries inherent risks, including but not limited to muscle strain, joint injury, cardiovascular events, and other physical injury, which may result from my own actions, the actions of others, equipment used, or the negligence of others, including Next Level Fitness GQ, its trainers, and staff.
I voluntarily choose to participate in these activities with full knowledge of the risks involved and voluntarily assume all such risks.
For online coaching specifically, I acknowledge that no trainer is physically present to supervise my form or environment, and that I am responsible for training in a safe space and stopping any exercise that causes pain or discomfort.
4. Indemnity
In consideration of being permitted to participate in personal training, group exercise, and/or online coaching offered by Next Level Fitness GQ, I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, and legal representatives, hereby indemnify and hold harmless K2024445295 (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, trading as Next Level Fitness GQ, its directors, employees, trainers, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including legal costs) arising from or related to my participation in any session, class, or programme, including any injury, illness, disability, or death, save to the extent such claims arise from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of Next Level Fitness GQ, its directors, employees, trainers, or agents, which cannot lawfully be excluded.
5. Minors
Where the participant is under the age of 18:
A parent or legal guardian must complete and sign this waiver on the minor's behalf.
The parent or legal guardian confirms they have full legal authority to consent to the minor's participation and to the terms of this waiver, and personally accepts the assumption of risk and indemnity obligations set out above on the minor's behalf.
6. Guests
Any guest attending a session or class at the invitation of a client, and at the discretion of the trainer conducting that session, must complete and sign this waiver (or a guest-specific indemnity form) before participating.
7. Acknowledgement
I confirm that I have read and understood this Health Disclaimer & Fitness Waiver in full, that I have had the opportunity to ask questions about its content, and that I sign it voluntarily and with full understanding of its legal effect.