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BodyStats

VO₂ Max Testing

Informed Consent, Assumption of Risk & Waiver of Liability

Please read this entire document carefully before signing. By signing, you give up important legal rights, including the right to sue. Ask a BodyStats staff member if anything is unclear. Do not sign if you do not agree.

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We can’t accept this waiver online for participants under the age of majority (). VO₂ max testing is a maximal-exertion test and we don’t offer it to minors through this form. Please speak with a BodyStats team member — and if you’ve paid, we’ll refund you in full.

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1 What the test involves

VO₂ max testing measures cardiorespiratory fitness during exercise on a treadmill, exercise bike, or air bike. Intensity increases progressively until you reach your maximum effort or can no longer continue — it is a maximal-exertion test designed to push you to or near your limit. You breathe through a mask/mouthpiece connected to a metabolic analyzer while staff may monitor heart rate and effort.

2 Health & readiness declaration

I declare that I have truthfully and completely disclosed my health history on the BodyStats intake form; I am not aware of any medical reason I should not perform strenuous maximal exercise; and I have disclosed any heart condition, chest pain, high/uncontrolled blood pressure, breathing or lung condition, recent illness/injury/surgery, dizziness, pregnancy, or other condition that could be affected by intense exercise. I confirm I am not currently pregnant and am not under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, or other drugs; I understand BodyStats will not perform maximal-exertion testing where pregnancy or intoxication is present or suspected, and staff will refuse or stop the test. To the best of my knowledge I am physically able to undertake this test today, and I understand BodyStats makes the final decision on whether the test proceeds and may decline or stop it at any time. I will tell staff immediately of any change in my condition. I understand BodyStats relies on these disclosures for my safety.

I agree to this declaration. Everything I have disclosed is true and complete, including that I am not pregnant and not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

3 Physician clearance

BodyStats recommends physician clearance before testing for anyone with cardiovascular risk factors, over 40 and not regularly active, or with any condition affected by maximal exercise. Where a participant discloses a cardiovascular condition or symptom, uncontrolled blood pressure, a relevant lung or breathing condition, or is over 40 and not regularly active, BodyStats requires written physician clearance and will defer the test until it is provided.

I have obtained physician clearance. I proceed without clearance and accept responsibility for that decision.

4 Disclosure & acknowledgment of risks

I understand maximal-exertion testing carries inherent risks that cannot be fully eliminated even with proper screening, supervision, and equipment, including: abnormal heart rate or blood pressure; irregular heartbeat; fainting, light-headedness, or dizziness; nausea; muscle strain, sprain, cramps, falls, or other musculoskeletal injury; shortness of breath; and — in rare cases, heart attack, stroke, or other serious cardiac event, and in very rare cases, death. I accept that these risks exist and I am undergoing the test voluntarily with full knowledge of them.

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5 Voluntary participation & right to stop

I participate voluntarily and may stop the test at any time, for any reason; I will tell staff immediately if I feel unwell. BodyStats staff may pause, modify, refuse, or terminate the test at their discretion for safety.

6 Assumption of risk, waiver & release of liability

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY — THIS SECTION AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. In consideration of the applicable BodyStats entity agreeing to permit me to participate in VO₂ max testing, providing access to its premises, equipment, and staff, accepting my booking and any fee paid, and in reliance on the assumptions, waivers, releases, and indemnities I give below (which the applicable BodyStats entity would not provide the test without), I, on behalf of myself and my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, agree:

In plain language: you are agreeing that you cannot sue BodyStats — or the people and companies listed below — for injury, illness, or death from this test, even if it happens because of their carelessness (negligence). This summary is for convenience only; the numbered terms below are what you are agreeing to.

I freely and voluntarily assume all risks of personal injury, illness, death, or property loss arising from or related to my participation, including the risks in Section 4, whether or not foreseeable.
I waive all claims against, release from all liability, and agree not to sue the applicable BodyStats entity, BodyStats, and their parent and affiliated companies that operate or support BodyStats testing, and their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, successors, and assigns, together with the owners and occupiers of the premises (the “Released Parties”) for any injury, illness, death, loss, or damage connected with my participation. The Released Parties who are not parties to this agreement (including the owners and occupiers of the premises) are intended to benefit from this release and may rely on it as if they had signed it.
THIS WAIVER AND RELEASE APPLIES EVEN WHERE THE INJURY, ILLNESS, DEATH, LOSS, OR DAMAGE IS CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY THE NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER DUTY OF CARE, OR BREACH OF THE OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT, OF ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES (INCLUDING THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS), HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BY ACT OR OMISSION AND WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, including any negligent failure to screen, supervise, instruct, maintain equipment, or otherwise protect me from the risks described in this document.
This release is intended to be effective to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the Province of the applicable province. If and only to the extent any applicable law prohibits the exclusion or limitation of a particular liability, that liability (and only that liability) is excepted from this release, and the remainder of this release continues to apply with full force.
INDEMNITY. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from any claim, demand, action, loss, damage, cost, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) brought by any other person — including a family member, dependant, my estate, or anyone claiming through or on behalf of me — arising from my participation, except to the extent it arises from liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Occupiers’ notice. This agreement is also notice under the Occupiers Liability Act of the applicable province that the occupiers of the premises restrict, modify, and exclude their duty of care to me to the fullest extent that Act permits.
This agreement is governed by the laws of the Province of the applicable province, with exclusive jurisdiction in that province’s courts. It binds my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, estate, and assigns; to the fullest extent permitted by law, I intend it to bar any claim arising from my injury or death brought by them or by any dependant, including any claim under the Family Compensation Act (British Columbia) or the Family Law Act (Ontario), as applicable.
If any part of this agreement is found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts continue in full force and effect.

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I understand and agree that I am giving up my right to sue BodyStats — even if my injury, illness, or death is caused by BodyStats’ own negligence. I am signing this freely and I have had the chance to ask questions.

7 Acknowledgment

By signing, I confirm I have read and understood this entire document; I had the opportunity to ask questions and they were answered; I sign freely and voluntarily; I am of legal age (the age of majority+ in the applicable province) and competent to sign; I confirm I am signing with a clear and sober mind and am not impaired by alcohol, drugs, medication, or any condition affecting my judgment; and I understand I am giving up substantial legal rights, including the right to sue. I was given time to read this document and was not rushed or pressured into signing it.

8 General

Entire agreement. This document is the entire agreement between me and the applicable BodyStats entity about the waiver of liability for my participation, and replaces any prior or contemporaneous understanding. No representation, promise, or assurance about safety or otherwise that is not written in this document has been relied on by me.
No reliance. I relied solely on my own judgment in deciding to participate and to sign, and not on any oral statement by any Released Party.
Opportunity for advice. I had the opportunity to ask questions and to obtain independent legal advice before signing, and have either done so or freely chosen not to.
Language. I have read this document in English, understand it, and requested it in this language.
Headings. Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
Electronic signature. I agree my electronic signature, initials, and checkbox confirmations are binding and have the same legal effect as a handwritten signature, and I consent to receiving and retaining this agreement electronically.

Participant signature

I consent to sign electronically and confirm my identity. I agree the signature I draw, my typed initials, and my printed name are my legal signature; that submitting this form is the act of signing; and that my electronic signature is as valid and legally binding as a handwritten (wet-ink) signature. I confirm I am the person named above and the information I have provided is true. I consent to receive my signed copy by email. I have read and understood this entire document and I agree to all of its terms, including the waiver and release in Section 6. I am signing with a clear mind — not impaired by alcohol, drugs, medication, fatigue, or any condition that affects my judgment — and I understand exactly what I am signing. I sign freely and voluntarily.

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Witness signature

I consent to BodyStats collecting and using this information. I understand BodyStats collects my personal information — including the health details and signature on this form — to screen me for the test, deliver and document my VO₂ Max test, and keep this signed waiver as a legal record, retained as required by law and handled under its Privacy Policy. A copy will be emailed to me and to BodyStats.

A complete copy of this signed waiver will be emailed to BodyStats and to your email address, and kept on file as your signed record.

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