Client intake form for personal trainers

The form for a new client's first session, ready to print: details, goals, habits, training and health on two A4 pages.

  • Personal details and emergency contact
  • Goals, habits and lifestyle
  • Physical activity and availability to train
  • Health: conditions, medication, injuries and pain
  • A link to the official PAR-Q+ and space for signatures

No email, no sign-up.

What each part is for

Personal details and contact

Who the client is, and who to call if something goes wrong during a session. Keep the emergency contact with the form.

Goals

What the client wants to achieve, by when and why. It is the base of the plan and the starting point for measuring progress.

Habits and lifestyle

Work, sleep, stress, diet, alcohol and smoking affect recovery and what is realistic to ask for each week.

Physical activity and availability

What the client has done before, the exercises they enjoy and dislike, and the days and times they are free. They help you set the right level and number of sessions a week.

Health

Diagnosed conditions, medication, injuries, surgery, current pain and pregnancy or postpartum. They show what to adapt and when to ask a doctor before starting.

Physical activity readiness

The client completes the official PAR-Q+ separately and you note on the form when it was done.

Official PAR-Q+ at eparmedx.com

Consent and signature

The client confirms the answers are true and signs. You sign too and keep the form.

Frequently asked questions

What is a client intake form?

It is the questionnaire for the first session. It gathers the client's details, goals, habits, training experience and health, so you can plan safe training that fits them.

Does the form include the PAR-Q+?

It gives the address of the official PAR-Q+, eparmedx.com, where you can download it, and a line to note when the client completed it. The client fills in the PAR-Q+ separately.

Can I send the intake form to online clients?

You can send them the PDF to print. In MyFitnessClient you request the intake form in the app: the client fills it in on their phone and the answers go to their profile.

Is the form really free?

Yes. You download the PDF with no email and no sign-up, and print as many copies as you need.