Participation in exercise activities always induce health related risks. Your health is your own responsibility. All employees of High Five Health Promotion are passionate for their profession and are dedicated to make any effort to enable you to make optimal use of the offered facilities. With this in mind, we would like to agree what to expect from each other.

Our commitment to you:

1. We will respect your personal decisions, and allow you to make your own decisions about what exercise you can carry out.
2. We will make every reasonable effort to make sure we provide a safe sport environment.
3. We will take care that our staff are qualified and meet the requirements of the profession.
4. If you tell us that you have a disability which puts you at a substantial disadvantage in accessing our equipment and facilities, we will consider what adjustments, if any, are reasonable for us to make.

Your commitment to us:

1. You should not exercise beyond your own abilities. If you know or are concerned that you have a medical condition which might interfere with you exercising safely, you should get advice from a relevant medical professional and follow that advice, before you use our equipment and facilities.
2. You should make yourself aware of any rules and instructions, including warning notices.
3. You should not carry out any activities which you have been told are not suitable for you.
4. You should let our employees in the sport center know immediately if you feel ill when using our equipment or facilities. During the manned opening hours there is always an employee present in the sport center that has a valid first-aid certificate.

Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Regular physical activity is fun and healthy, and increasingly more people are starting to become more active every day. 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. If you are planning to become much more physically active than you are now, start by answering the seven questions below. If you are between the ages of 15 and 69, the PAR-Q (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) will tell you if you should check with your doctor before you start. If you are over 60 years of age, and you are not used to being very active, check with your doctor. Common sense is your best guide when you answer these questions. Please read the questions carefully and answer each one honestly

Start PAR-Q test

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. Did you experience pain on the chest while at rest in the las month?
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 (for example, back, knee or hip) that could be made worse by a change in your physical activity?
6. Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) 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 on or more questions with YES, talk to 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 which questions you answered YES.

When you honestly and truthfully answered all questions with a NO, 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. You can 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. We will start with a health check to assess your general fitness. Hereby you can also plan which activities would fit your needs and wishes. This check-up does not replace routine medical examinations. We advise you to test you blood pressure on a regular base. If a blood pressure above 140/90 is measured, consult a doctorbefore making the next step in  becoming more active. According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), 140/90 mmHg remains the threshold for high blood pressure requiring treatment.

Delay becoming much more active if:

• you're not feeling well because of a temporary illness such as a cold or a fever – wait until you feel better.
• you're or may be pregnant – talk to your doctor before you start becoming more active.