Protecting Your Business: The Waiver Flashcards
Why You Need a Waiver
Insurance is a separate issue, and all I am going to say is this:
• Your homeowner’s policy wil not cover what you are doing.
• You’ll be fined heavily if you don’t have the proper licensing (home-business license) and city and state registration (a requirement for all trainers and coaches in many states).
• If you get sued, you will lose everything.
Basic Information
The first section of a good waiver is an information collector. You want to collect name, e-mail address, physical address, date of birth, phone numbers and emergency contact info. The name, physical address and date of birth detail who your client is. The phone numbers and e-mail address are for follow-up purposes. After the intro or first day, you want to be sure to contact him to ask how he’s feeling and how he liked it. There’s more to a follow-up, but this is not the article for it. Also, you should have a newsletter, and you’ll need an e-mail address in order to deliver it. The emergency contact is just that: for emergencies only. It is not to be added to your contact list, and that person is not to be called unless it has to do with the prospect/member. It’s a different situation if a client tells you his emergency contact may be interested
Health Questions
t to scale back the intensity and let him get more rest. Does he drink? If it’s heavy or every couple of days, then you know this person is not healthy and has some destructive tendencies. He may be looking for another outlet to take alcohol’s place, or maybe he just wants to burn it off better. Either way, it’s a selling point. If he smokes and drinks,
Some drugs have side effects when mixed with intense exercise
Some drugs have side effects when mixed with intense exercise (including, of course, CrossFit). For example, meds for high blood pressure may cause dizziness and fainting. Meds for diabetes may cause similar difficulties, and anxiety meds may cause dizziness, fainting and vomiting. How to deal with this? You scale the workout/intro down by decreasing the load, the reps and the expectations. Also be sure to give the client more rest, and keep a watchful eye for sudden paleness, flushing, eye rolling, dizzy spells, signs of nausea and extreme heavy breathing.
pain
Does he have back pain, knee pain or shoulder pain?
ve high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes or a heart condition?
Does he have high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes or a heart condition? You need to know these things. Can you still work with him? Hell yes, but you need to know his limitations, his starting point (now) and his capabilities (you’ll see soon enough).
Does he have any other health conditions not listed? This is just a catch-all. When people have to sign off on all this stuff, they will be less likely to sue. And if they lied or left stuff out, even better for you (legally speaking).
This section of the waiver ends with “reviewer’s notes,” where you can record any answers to specific questions you asked or provide more detail.
Photography and Video Release
Photography and Video Release
Signatures
includes an area for participants under 18 and the signatures of their parents or guardians. Every kid under 18 should have a parent sign off, or the form should be filled out by the parent in the child’s name. If said child is to be stuck in a “child-specific area” (daycare), then you better have specific insurance coverage for that. Otherwise, if said child will be be swinging on your rings, jumping on boxes, tumbling on mats, trying to do handstands, etc., you’d better h
