Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Being more active is very safe for most people. However, some people should check with their doctor before they start becoming much more physically active. This form will tell you if you should check with your doctor before becoming active.
Yes No/ 1. Has your doctor ever said that you have a heart condition and that you should only do physical
activity recommended by a doctor?
2. Do you feel pain in your chest when you do physical activity?
3. In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
4. Do you lose your balance because of dizziness, or do you ever lose consciousness?
5. Do you have a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by a change in your activity?
6. Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs for your blood pressure or heart condition?
7. Do you know of any other reason why you should not do physical activity?
If you answered YES to one or more questions
Talk with your doctor by phone or in person BEFORE you start becoming much more physically active or BEFORE you have a fitness appraisal. Tell your doctor about the PAR-Q and to which questions you answered YES.
You may be able to do any activity you want – as long as you start slowly and build up gradually. Or, you may
need to restrict your activities to those that are safe for you. Talk with your doctor about the kinds of
activities you wish to participate in and follow his/her advice.
If you answered NO to all of the questions
You can be reasonably sure that you can start becoming much more physically active – begin slowly and build up gradually. This is the safest and easiest way to go.
Take part in a fitness appraisal – this is an excellent way to determine your basic fitness so that you can plan the best way for you to live actively. It is also highly recommended that you have your blood pressure evaluated. If your reading is over 144/94, talk with your doctor before you start becoming much more physically active.
PLEASE NOTE:
If your health changes so that you then answer YES to any of the above questions, tell your health professional.
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I, , client of Tread Athletics, hereby state and represent as follows:
1. I have no known medical problems that would preclude me from participation in any of Tread Athletics, LLC’s programs, and the information I have provided to Tread Athletics, LLC regarding my medical condition and physical condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
2. My participation in any of Tread Athletics’ programs is voluntary, and I have the right to withdraw from any of the programs at any time. If I withdraw from the programs, however, I am still responsible for any monetary obligations that I may have incurred in the course of my participation.
3. Neither Tread Athletics, nor any of its agents or representatives, has guaranteed me success in any of the programs.
4. I hereby agree to forever waive any and all claims that I have against Tread Athletics or its agents or employees as a result of my participation in any of Tread Athletics’ programs. This release shall be binding on my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.
5. I hereby consent to and permit Tread Athletics to use the data obtained as a result of my participation in Tread Athletics’ programs in reports or publications, but my identity will not be revealed in any such reports unless I have given my specific consent to do so.
6. In the event of physical injury resulting from my participation in any of Tread Athletics’ programs, no medical or monetary compensation will be provided to me by Tread Athletics, LLC. I will assume and pay, either personally or through my own medical insurance coverage, for all medical bills or expenses incurred as a result of my participation in Tread Athletics’ programs.
7. Risk and discomforts: When participating in athletic development programs, as with any sport/athletic activity, there exists possibility of straining muscles and spraining ligaments. Tread Athletics will try to minimize these risks. It is not uncommon to experience some delayed onset muscle soreness when starting a strength and conditioning program.
I have read this release and the information provided to me by Tread Athletics, and I understand that I am signing a complete release from any claim resulting from my participation in any of Tread Athletics’ programs.
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Informed Risk
Throwing a baseball is one of the most potentially injurious acts in all of sports. Just as increased velocity massively increases an athlete’s chances of prolonging his career and achieving a chance to play at the next level, it is also a risk factor for arm injury. As the muscles of the body strengthen and the arm is taught to move quicker, more stress is passed through the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the forearm, elbow and shoulder. With proper training, assessment, throwing management and communication, these risks can be minimized, but due to the nature of throwing, and particularly, high velocity throwing, they cannot be fully eliminated.
No velocity-training program on the market, including ours, and no major league team in the United States or any country has cracked the code for how to fully eliminate arm injuries. Take, for example, that 25% of active MLB pitchers have had Tommy John reconstructive surgery, and each year over 10,000 days are lost by MLB pitchers due to arm injuries.
What we can control are risk factors, which helps to minimize the possibility of injury while maximizing velocity gains. Dr. Glenn Fleisig touched on some of these subtleties,
“Velocity is a factor. All things being equal, throwing 95 miles per hour is more stressful than throwing 90. But throwing 95 miles per hour with good mechanics is less stressful than throwing 90 miles per hour with bad mechanics. Throwing 95 miles per hour with proper rest is less dangerous than throwing 90 miles per hour without rest.”
Besides rest and mechanics, total training workload, throwing workload and taking the time to build up to such workloads are all factors to consider.
On our end: we will do everything in our power to control the controllable risk factors that have been shown to be associated with risk of injury, while simultaneously giving you a training stimulus that will elicit performance benefits.
On your end: understand that as pitchers, and especially as pitchers seeking high velocities, there is always an inherent injury risk. We feel that failing to mention this up front, or pretending that injuries never happen, as some companies do, would be doing you a disservice. The good news is that by communicating openly with us about how your arm is feeling, we can make modifications to your training program as needed to help minimize this risk.
I understand that throwing carries with it a risk of injury, including minor and major tendon and ligament strains and sprains.
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Monthly Payment Plan Contract
(Complete only if you selected to pay in monthly installments)
Section 1: Program starting/stopping:
We have had athletes try to stretch 6 month commitments into over a year by starting, stopping, not responding to emails from us for several months and then expecting to jump right back in at their convenience. We are all for helping you, but this is not how commitment works and this is not how our programming works.
If you are going in-season, check with your team’s coaches beforehand to see if you’ll be allowed to follow our program. If not, we do offer shorter time commitments at adjusted monthly rates. Pick a time frame you can fully commit to. We are under no obligation to pause your training if you go silent and stop responding to our emails and holding up your end of the training.
We are understanding of exceptional circumstances, but this is to reinforce the fact that once you commit, you have committed to doing the programming continuously. In the legitimate cases where we do allow an athlete to pause and later resume his training, the athlete will still be billed monthly within the agreed upon timeframe, and the programming will be picked back up on the agreed upon date.
Section 2: Cancellation fee:
When you commit to doing a 6-month or 12-month program, this is a firm commitment to follow through for that amount of time. Monthly payments are equivalent to buying a car and paying in “installments.” When you purchase the service, you have committed to paying for the duration of the agreed upon service. We cannot guarantee we will refund you for any reason should you change your mind about the service once it has started.
In legitimate circumstances, we have paused or canceled the programming. In the case of cancellation, there will be an early cancellation penalty equal to an additional month of training under the package selected (i.e. if you bought 6 months, and 3 months in you decide to cancel for a legitimate reason, you will still be billed for month 4).
This is not to nickel and dime you; it is to discourage people from signing up on a whim and then cancelling one month in because they change their mind – or worse, because they never intended to follow it in the first place. We want committed athletes, not flaky ones, and are willing to take on less athletes to increase the commitment level of the ones we get.
I hereby agree to pay in full for the Tread Athletics coaching program I have purchased. I understand my card will be auto-billed monthly for the duration of the program.
Should any charge of my card fail due to insufficient funds, I agree to update my payment information and acknowledge that my services may be temporarily suspended until this is taken care of.
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