Free PAR-Q+ exercise readiness screening template: yes/no questions that flag exercise contraindications and health risks before you train safely.
Quick answer
Free and ready to use, the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening lets trainers and coaches screen for pre-exercise health risks in minutes. Send the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening as a link or QR code before the first session, with no per-template limit on screens collected.
Disclaimer: this page is for self-reflection and process reference only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, financial, legal or safety advice. Consult a qualified professional when needed.
Methodology: the items are a structural adaptation of the PAR-Q style pre-activity screen used widely in exercise settings — not the official PAR-Q+ and not a medical clearance.
A yes to any item on this screen is not a stop sign — it is a signal to ask one more question, or to refer out before training starts. The PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening puts that signal in writing, per client, with a timestamp you can point back to.
Six yes/no items cover heart conditions, chest pain during activity, fainting or balance loss, joint and bone issues, current medication and anything else the client wants to flag. The open field at the end is where the useful detail usually appears.
Seven facts about the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening, in the order you will need them.
| Template | PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening |
|---|---|
| Category | Fitness & Nutrition |
| Format | Yes/no screening form with one open comment field |
| Time to complete | About 5 minutes for the client |
| What you get | A dated record per client — heart, chest-pain, fainting, joint, medication items each marked yes or no, plus their own description of any other concern |
| Best for | Personal trainers · Gym and studio onboarding · Group class and camp intake |
| Cost | Free to copy, customize and reuse on FormLM |
Live preview of the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening as respondents see it — same fields, desktop and mobile.
Everything the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening ships with, before you customize it.
Heart condition, chest pain, fainting and balance, joint or bone issues, medication, and anything else they wish to raise.
Space to describe a condition in their own words rather than picking from categories you chose for them.
Completed as intake, so a flag reaches you before the first session rather than during it.
Each screening is stored with a timestamp against the client who answered it.
Four steps from a copy of the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening to work you can hand over.
Copy the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening with its fields, cover page and thank-you page into your FormLM workspace — free.
Rename, reorder or drop fields until the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening matches how you already work with trainers and coaches.
Send the link or QR code for the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening; each response lands in one timestamped list.
Work through the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening responses — Do you have a heart condition? (yes/no) is usually the first thing to act on — or export the list.
Three moments where a written readiness screen protects the client and you.
Send it with the intake form so health flags surface before programming.
Re-screen rather than assuming last year's answers still hold.
Screen a whole cohort at once when you cannot interview everyone individually.
Who runs the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening, and what each of them does with the responses.
Know which client needs a doctor's sign-off before you write the plan, and keep that conversation on record.
A uniform screen for every joining member, whichever coach or class they end up with.
Screen a cohort quickly when there is no time for one-to-one intake interviews.
What makes the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening a usable deliverable rather than a blank form.
The fields respondents meet in the PAR-Q+ Exercise Readiness Screening — every one can be renamed, reordered or dropped.
