Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these terms

By accessing or using this website, submitting a coaching application, contacting John Athletics about services, or purchasing or receiving coaching services, you agree to these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the website or services.

2. About the services

John Athletics provides fitness and physique coaching services that may include online coaching, in-person coaching, hybrid coaching, training programming, exercise instruction, nutrition guidance, recovery guidance, accountability, progress monitoring, check-ins, feedback, and program adjustments. The exact scope of services for a particular client may be described separately in an application response, offer, invoice, onboarding document, or coaching agreement.

3. Eligibility and accurate information

You must be legally capable of entering into an agreement in your jurisdiction to purchase services on your own behalf. Coaching for a minor may require the involvement and authorization of a parent or legal guardian. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when applying for or receiving coaching and to update information when a relevant circumstance changes.

4. Coaching applications and acceptance

Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into coaching and does not create a coaching relationship by itself. John Athletics may accept, decline, waitlist, or recommend a different coaching option based on availability, fit, scope, safety considerations, or other legitimate business reasons. A coaching relationship begins only when the applicable terms, payment arrangements, and onboarding requirements have been completed.

5. No medical services or medical advice

John Athletics provides fitness coaching and is not acting as a physician, registered dietitian, physical therapist, psychologist, or other licensed healthcare provider unless expressly stated otherwise in writing. Website content, training guidance, nutrition guidance, check-ins, and coaching communications are not medical diagnosis, treatment, emergency care, or a substitute for advice from a qualified healthcare professional.

You should consult an appropriate healthcare professional before beginning or materially changing an exercise, nutrition, supplementation, or weight-management program when appropriate for your circumstances, particularly if you have an injury, medical condition, history of disordered eating, pregnancy, medication use, concerning symptoms, or any reason to believe exercise or dietary changes may create a health risk.

6. Emergencies and concerning symptoms

John Athletics does not provide emergency services. If you experience chest pain, fainting, severe shortness of breath, signs of a serious injury, a medical emergency, or another urgent health concern, stop the activity and seek appropriate emergency or medical care. Do not rely on website messages, email, social media, or coaching check-ins for emergency assistance.

7. Assumption of risk

Exercise, resistance training, cardiovascular training, dietary changes, supplementation, and related fitness activities involve inherent risks, including soreness, fatigue, strains, sprains, falls, equipment-related injury, aggravation of an existing condition, or other injury. You are responsible for using reasonable judgment, following safe technique, selecting appropriate equipment and training environments, and communicating relevant limitations. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you voluntarily assume the ordinary and inherent risks associated with participation in fitness activities.

8. Client responsibilities

Effective coaching depends on accurate information and consistent communication. You are responsible for:

• providing truthful and reasonably complete information about your goals, training history, current routine, limitations, and relevant health considerations;
• communicating injuries, pain, symptoms, major schedule changes, medication changes, or other circumstances that could affect coaching;
• following instructions reasonably and asking questions when something is unclear;
• using appropriate judgment and stopping an exercise or activity when it appears unsafe;
• completing check-ins and providing progress information as agreed;
• maintaining access to any equipment, gym, food, technology, or other resources required for the chosen coaching option; and
• seeking qualified medical care when a matter is outside the scope of fitness coaching.

9. Nutrition and supplementation guidance

Nutrition guidance may include calorie targets, macronutrient targets, meal structure, food-selection guidance, habit recommendations, or other general coaching strategies. Unless expressly stated otherwise, John Athletics does not prescribe medical nutrition therapy or treat disease. Any supplement discussion is for general fitness coaching purposes and is not a guarantee of safety, purity, legality, effectiveness, or suitability for you. You remain responsible for verifying ingredients, tolerances, allergies, medication interactions, sporting-organization rules, and other individual considerations.

10. No guarantee of results

Fitness outcomes vary substantially between individuals. Progress can be affected by adherence, genetics, training age, recovery, sleep, stress, schedule, injuries, nutrition, medications, medical conditions, and factors outside the control of John Athletics. No specific weight change, body-fat percentage, muscle gain, strength level, competition result, appearance, performance outcome, or timeline is guaranteed.

11. In-person coaching

For in-person sessions, you agree to follow reasonable facility rules and safety instructions. Session location, scheduling, lateness, cancellations, access requirements, and facility-related terms may be communicated separately. John Athletics is not responsible for the independent acts, equipment, policies, or conditions of a third-party gym or facility except to the extent responsibility cannot legally be excluded.

12. Online and hybrid coaching

Online and hybrid coaching may depend on email, messaging, video, forms, shared documents, websites, or other technology. You are responsible for maintaining reasonable access to the required technology and internet connection. Temporary outages, platform changes, transmission delays, or third-party service failures may occur and do not necessarily constitute a failure to provide coaching.

13. Communication and response times

Coaching includes the level of communication described in the applicable service or coaching agreement. Unless a written agreement states otherwise, communications are not monitored continuously and immediate responses are not guaranteed. John Athletics may set reasonable boundaries around communication channels, hours, check-in deadlines, and response windows.

14. Fees, billing, and payment

Fees, billing frequency, due dates, payment methods, recurring-payment terms, and service duration will be disclosed before or at the time of purchase. You agree to pay all charges you authorize and to provide accurate billing information. Third-party payment processors may apply their own terms and privacy practices. John Athletics may suspend or withhold future coaching services for overdue balances to the extent permitted by applicable law and any separate written agreement.

15. Cancellations and refunds

Cancellation, rescheduling, pause, and refund rules may vary by service and may be stated in a coaching agreement, invoice, checkout flow, or other written communication. Those specific terms control for the applicable purchase, subject to applicable law. The general website Refund Policy also applies where relevant. Nothing in these Terms limits any non-waivable refund, cancellation, or consumer right provided by applicable law.

16. Testimonials, photos, and client content

John Athletics will not publicly use a client testimonial, profile photo, transformation image, progress photo, or similar personally identifiable client content without permission. If you grant permission, the scope of that permission may be described in a separate release, consent, coaching agreement, message, or other written authorization. Publicly posted materials may be copied, indexed, or redistributed by third parties outside the control of John Athletics.

17. Intellectual property

The John Athletics name, logos, website design, written materials, training programs, templates, graphics, videos, check-in systems, educational materials, and other original content are owned by or licensed to John Athletics unless otherwise stated. Subject to payment and compliance with applicable terms, clients receive a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use coaching materials for their own personal fitness purposes. You may not reproduce, resell, publish, distribute, sublicense, upload for public access, or commercially exploit those materials without written permission.

18. Acceptable website use

You may not use the website or services to:

• violate applicable law or the rights of another person;
• attempt unauthorized access to accounts, administrative systems, servers, databases, or private information;
• introduce malware, interfere with security, overload the site, scrape restricted areas, or disrupt normal operation;
• impersonate another person or submit materially false information;
• copy or exploit protected content beyond permitted personal use; or
• use the services in a manner that is abusive, threatening, harassing, fraudulent, or unsafe.

19. Third-party services and links

The website or coaching workflow may use or link to third-party services such as email, social media, payment processors, hosting providers, gyms, or communication platforms. John Athletics does not control those third parties and is not responsible for their independent terms, privacy practices, content, security, availability, or conduct.

20. Suspension or termination

John Athletics may suspend or terminate access to coaching or website features when reasonably necessary because of nonpayment, abusive conduct, safety concerns, repeated failure to comply with agreed coaching requirements, misuse of services, unlawful activity, or another material breach of applicable terms. Any payment or refund consequences of termination will be determined by the applicable coaching agreement, refund policy, and law.

21. Website availability and changes

John Athletics may update, modify, suspend, or discontinue website features, content, service descriptions, or coaching offerings from time to time. We do not guarantee that the website will always be available, uninterrupted, error-free, or compatible with every device or browser.

22. Disclaimers

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and general website content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. John Athletics does not make warranties that website content will be error-free, uninterrupted, or suitable for every individual circumstance. Nothing in this section excludes warranties or rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.

23. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, John Athletics will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from use of the website or services, including loss of data, loss of profits, business interruption, or similar losses, except where such limitation is prohibited by law. Any additional limitation of liability applicable to paid coaching may be stated in a separate coaching agreement.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited, including liability where applicable law requires otherwise.

24. Indemnification

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for losses, claims, liabilities, or expenses arising from your unlawful misuse of the website, infringement of another person’s rights, material breach of these Terms, or fraudulent or intentionally harmful conduct. This section does not require you to indemnify John Athletics for conduct for which indemnification cannot lawfully be required.

25. Privacy

Personal information is handled as described in the Privacy Policy. By using the website or submitting information, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review that policy.

26. Electronic communications

By contacting John Athletics electronically or using online services, you consent to receive service-related communications electronically, including email or messages reasonably necessary to respond to inquiries, administer an application, provide coaching, send invoices or notices, and maintain the coaching relationship. Marketing communications, if any, will be handled in accordance with applicable law.

27. Changes to these terms

John Athletics may update these Terms as the website, services, business practices, or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top identifies the current version. Changes apply prospectively from the date posted unless applicable law or a separate agreement requires otherwise. Material changes affecting an active paid coaching relationship may also be communicated separately where appropriate.

28. Severability and waiver

If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect to the extent permitted by law. A failure by John Athletics to enforce a provision on one occasion does not waive the right to enforce it later.

29. Entire agreement for website use

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies expressly incorporated by reference, form the agreement governing general website use. For paid coaching, a separate written coaching agreement, invoice, release, consent, or onboarding document may add to or replace certain terms for that specific relationship.

30. Contact

Questions about these Terms can be sent to officialjohnathletics@gmail.com.