How to write a personal training contract?

To write a personal training contract, cover seven parts: the training services and location, session length and scheduling, fees and package terms, a cancellation and no-show policy, client health disclosures, a liability waiver, and termination terms.

The waiver and the health disclosure are the parts unique to fitness. The client confirms fitness to exercise, discloses relevant conditions, and assumes the ordinary risks of training; the PAR-Q form is the standard companion. Waivers do not excuse negligence anywhere, but a signed one plus insurance is the professional baseline.

On the business side, the 24-hour cancellation rule and session-expiry terms protect your income; write both. Ten sessions, valid 90 days, cancellations under 24 hours are charged, three sentences that prevent 90% of trainer-client disputes.

This personal training contract template includes all seven parts as plain fields.