Safety: For Athletes and Trainers

Question 1

There are two take-home points here:

Answer 1

Apparently being fit enough for athletics is better than being healthy (free from disease).

Bad things can happen to good people even if safeguards are in place.

Question 2

Who Can Exercise or Play in Our Program?

Answer 2

Screening should also identify any individual who requires any adaptation in his or her participation.

Question 3

Rule 1: Safety First

Answer 3

As such, the seven-question Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology can more than suffice to identify appropriately risk-free participants (those who answer “No” to all questions on the PAR-Q).

Question 4

Rule 2: You Do Not Want to Go to Jail

Answer 4

But a screening is just the starting point for protecting your professional interests and providing for client safety and health. There are several other pen-and-paper documents that I believe should be part of the sign-up procedure for any gym.

Question 5

Rule 3: There Are No Guarantees

Answer 5

ven if every cleanliness, equipment-safety, exercise-technique and supervisory standard is met, someone will get hurt. The statistics tell us that. It is a certainty. We just can’t say who or when.

Question 6

screening

Answer 6

ation, as well as those people with significant medical conditions that should exclude them from participation in exercise under your supervision. Screening should also identify any individual who requires any adaptation in his or her participation.