How to book your contrast therapy experience

Safety Warning

Cold Water Therapy, Breath-Work & Fitness activities with Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) hereby warns you that these activities can be dangerous. Whilst you are using our recreational services, you are at risk of suffering physical harm or personal injury including broken bones, soft tissue injury, permanent disability or death. These injuries may occur from many causes including:

• Cold water shock
• Stepping on sharp objects in the sand or around the cold water facilities
• Being struck by falling branches from nearby trees
• Colliding with equipment or another person
• Incorrect use of equipment
• Engaging in strenuous exercise or fitness training
• Pushing past your perceived limitations and getting too cold, lowering your core temperature
• Pushing past your perceived limitations and getting too hot from sauna use

Know your limitations, both physical and mental, and act accordingly. If you have any concerns contact us.

Do not participate in any cold water or contrast therapy events if you have health conditions that may be adversely impacted, which will have already been acknowledged in the checklist above.

If you choose to continue or share in any way any of the knowledge or activities you learnt or perceive to have learnt from Contrast Coach (Alan Salter), you do so at your own risk and claim full responsibility. You agree not to hold Contrast Coach (Alan Salter), Divers Cove or any of its facilitators or representatives responsible for injuries or damages you may incur as a result.

We are not doctors. None of this is medical advice, nor is it intended to diagnose, cure or treat any medical conditions. Any suggestions or information we offer is purely educational, and should not be regarded as medical expertise. For qualified medical advice please consult a medical professional.

Acknowledgements

By participating in Cold Water Therapy, Breath-Work & Contrast Therapy activities with Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) you acknowledge and understand that:

• Athletic activities, including the fitness training provided by Contrast Coach, have inherent dangers and risk including but not limited to the potential for serious personal injury (including both physical and mental injury) or death.
• Injury may result not only from your actions but from the action, omission or negligence of others.
• The injuries and potential causes of injury described in these terms are not exhaustive and there are other known, unknown or unanticipated risks that may result in injury, illness or death.
• Although Contrast Coach takes steps to reduce the risk and increase the safety of all activities, risk cannot be eliminated.
• You are personally responsible for your preparation prior to activities, your concentration and attention during them, as well as your post-activity rest and recovery.
• You are participating voluntarily, at your own risk and responsibility.
• You may need to stop participating at any time, and you may be directed to stop by Contrast Coach or Divers Cove staff if you display any noticeable signs of distress.
• You are responsible for safeguarding your personal belongings and valuables during activities with Contrast Coach.
• In entering into this agreement, you are not relying on any oral or written representation or statement made by or on behalf of Contrast Coach with respect to the safety of the activities other than what is set forth in this agreement.

Liability for Property

a) You should not bring any personal property of value, and you are responsible for the care of your property. To the extent permitted by law, Contrast Coach is not responsible for any loss or damage to your personal property.

b) If you cause damage to any equipment you agree that you are liable to Contrast Coach for its cost of repair or replacement.

Release and Indemnity

a) Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) is entitled to ask you to agree to exclude, restrict or modify its liability for death or personal injury suffered by you on our premises, or from the use of our facilities or equipment.

b) If you accept this agreement, you agree to release Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) from liability if you are killed or injured, with the result that compensation may not be payable in relation to your death or personal injury.

c) Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) may refuse to provide you with the services if you do not agree to modify your rights by accepting this agreement. Even if you accept this agreement, you may still have further legal rights against Contrast Coach (Alan Salter).

Agreement

In consideration of Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) allowing you to participate in Cold Water Therapy, Contrast Therapy, Breath-Work and Fitness activities, you hereby warrant, confirm and agree as follows:

• You release Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) from any and all liability for any personal injury or death you may suffer as a result of your participation, due to any cause whatsoever including negligence, breach of contract or breach of any other statutory or other duty of care, and including any failure to protect you from the risk, danger and hazards of the activities.
• To the extent permitted by law, you indemnify and release Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) from any liability it has or may have in the future for any loss or damage beyond what is reasonably foreseeable as a result of engaging in the activities, including any liability for loss of property or property damage.
• You release and indemnify Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) from any and all liability or costs incurred in relation to medical costs, emergency transportation and litigation resulting from your personal injury or death, and arising from your participation in sessions.
• You are not aware of any physical, mental or medical condition that would prevent you from undertaking the type and intensity of activity to be provided by Contrast Coach (Alan Salter).
• You will honestly represent your level of fitness, health, nutrition, use of medication, medical history and current physical, mental or medical condition to Contrast Coach (Alan Salter).
• You will follow all instructions from Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) during activities, including instructions to cease participation.
• You will inform Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) or Divers Cove staff immediately if you feel any pain, discomfort, fatigue, nausea or any other symptoms during or immediately after your session.
• Where necessary, you consent to receive first aid and medical treatment by Contrast Coach (Alan Salter) or staff at Divers Cove in the event of an accident, injury or illness during the activities.

Severability

To the extent that anything contained in this acknowledgement and waiver is unenforceable, it shall be considered void and severed from these terms, and does not otherwise affect the enforceability of the remaining terms.