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06-15-2012, 05:36 PM #1
Question for you trainers here.....
Just back from 24 hour. Was noticing a client one of the trainers had. I'd guess he was 80, with moderately severe ostioperosis (at one point, his head was lower than the top of his back while standing up). I didn't ask any questions, just watched out the side of my eye.
I'm hoping that before he got this older gentleman going on his routine, there was a medical exam and some kind of OK from his doctor?
I can only imagine that at some point this old guy grabbbing his chest from a heart attack.
So the question is, at what point do you request a medical checkup and OK from the client's doctor?
Or do you?
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Dont all gyms conduct a medical prior to membership, a small fitness check, bp ect.
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06-16-2012, 07:38 AM #3
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06-16-2012, 07:49 AM #4
I hope that guy knows CPR.
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06-16-2012, 07:57 AM #5
when i trained, we had a health assessment form we filled out. We checked blood pressure pulse and so on. If they had certain types of issues or alot of little ones. They had to get a release from their doctor before they trained
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Originally Posted by gixxerboy1
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06-16-2012, 09:32 AM #7
Same here, no health checks/exams at my current gym. The one I went to a few years ago took bp, weight etc. and then tried to refer me to a personal trainer.
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06-17-2012, 04:12 PM #8
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06-17-2012, 04:24 PM #9Originally Posted by auswest
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06-18-2012, 08:43 AM #10
I would probably mention the disclaimer of having been checked by a doctor to every single one of your clients. Maybe something like that can keep the liability if something happens off of your shoulders. And so you don't screw them up. Its better to bring it up with every patient than case by case basis too as some problems can be hidden, and you don't have to worry about discriminating.
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Originally Posted by DeadlyDLast edited by auswest; 06-18-2012 at 08:58 AM.
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06-18-2012, 10:47 AM #12
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06-18-2012, 10:53 AM #13
Many trainers I know will run a few tsts (BP, resting hr, etc) and have the client fill out a form about health history.
However, no gym I have ever been a part of requires this in order to sign up for a membership
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06-18-2012, 07:00 PM #14Originally Posted by auswest
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