Exercise Advice (Personal Trainer)

skint-at-19

euronorris wrote: »

Skint-at-19...I know you are trying to help (and it's lovely of you to want to), but I think it is quite careless to offer such help over an internet forum.

In this situation, you are unable to understand underlying health conditions of the people you are trying to help. Therefore, as a result, you could advice them to do a form of exercise that would make their existing health condition worse.

Please be careful. x

Well surely people would have the common sense to say if they had a health problem
Elsie, who i have gave advise to, told me she was old and had a "dodgy ticker" her words not mine
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euronorris

skint-at-19 wrote: »

Well surely people would have the common sense to say if they had a health problem I'm afraid not. Some will and some won't. Do not rely on the common sense of others. You will be sorely disappointed!
Elsie, who i have gave advise to, told me she was old and had a "dodgy ticker" her words not mine Dodgy ticker could refer to a lot of different conditions though. From someone who has mild angina, to someone who's had 3 heart attacks already and been told to limit their exercise to something very gentle.
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I'm just trying to help you out here. Back problems is another issue. Someone could say they suffer from back pain and this may be caused by poor posture, or it could be more serious and be negatively affected by exercise.

You need to be very, very careful. If someone took your advice on here, and their health was effected in a negative way because you were unaware of their health issues, then you could be held accountable.

I think this is a very, very bad idea.

If you want to help, I would stick to general advice only (not specific to anyone), and add a disclaimer to the end of your posts/signature.

DGJsaver

euronorris wrote: »

Skint-at-19...I know you are trying to help (and it's lovely of you to want to), but I think it is quite careless to offer such help over an internet forum.

In this situation, you are unable to understand underlying health conditions of the people you are trying to help. Therefore, as a result, you could advice them to do a form of exercise that would make their existing health condition worse.

Please be careful. x

Thing is , gentle excersice is recommended for everybody at some level or other....cant see that skint at 19`s advice is any different from any health and fitness website you could visit on the net

skint-at-19

Ooh i'm scared now, hehe, don't want to be sued or anything!
Should i get this thread removed?
EN - I understand you're trying to help, i wasn't being skitty

euronorris

DGJsaver wrote: »

Thing is , gentle excersice is recommended for everybody at some level or other....cant see that skint at 19`s advice is any different from any health and fitness website you could visit on the net

I understand that, but this is usually after consultation with a doctor or PT in person.

Websites have disclaimers and legal bods to help protect them.