Free questionnaire template

Client intake questionnaire (PAR-Q style).

Prepare a clear health screening for new clients. Add optional questions about lifestyle, goals, and training experience, then print the document or save it as a PDF.

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Prepare an intake form for new clients.

Add your details and choose the optional sections. The questionnaire preview updates immediately.

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Adds questions about sleep, stress, work, and smoking.

Adds space for the coaching goal and previous training experience.

What is PAR-Q?

PAR-Q (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) is a short health questionnaire that has been used in fitness for decades. It asks a new client several questions about their heart, blood pressure, joints, and other risks. This helps identify when a medical consultation is appropriate before training begins. A completed questionnaire also gives the trainer a record of reasonable care: if anything is reviewed later, you have written evidence that you asked about the client's health. Our generator follows the classic PAR-Q screening areas in our own words and adds optional lifestyle and goal sections.

Common questions about client intake forms

Should every client complete an intake questionnaire?

It is worth doing. Even a client who appears healthy may have a limitation that would otherwise surface only when something starts to hurt. The questionnaire takes five minutes and creates the first record in the client's file.

What should I do when a client answers YES to a question?

It does not automatically end the coaching relationship. Discuss the details with the client, adapt the training, and for more serious answers involving the heart, blood pressure, or loss of consciousness, ask for a medical consultation before increasing the training load.

How is your template different from the official PAR-Q+?

PAR-Q+ is a protected questionnaire with fixed wording. Our template covers the same screening areas in our own language and adds sections that trainers need in practice: the client's lifestyle and goals.

Does a client intake questionnaire relate to GDPR?

Yes. Health answers are a special category of personal data, so you need the client's explicit consent to process them. That is exactly what our GDPR consent generator is for; together, the two documents form a complete client intake pack.

The questionnaire starts a conversation. It does not replace a doctor.

Review the answers with the client before their first intensive session. Questions or health risks should be assessed by a doctor or another qualified professional.

Complete the other half of your paperwork with GDPR consentComplete your intake documents with a cancellation policy
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Prepare it early

Send or print the questionnaire before the initial consultation so the client has time to consider their answers.

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Review it together

Ask for context around every YES answer. If you are unsure whether training is safe, request a professional assessment.

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Keep it current

The client should tell the trainer when their health changes. An old questionnaire does not replace a current conversation.

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