Praos Fitness Health Disclaimer, Assumption of Risk and Release

Last updated: October 10, 2026 (version 3)

Please read this carefully. It affects your legal rights. By applying, joining the 14-Day Challenge, or using the Praos Program, you agree to it. Paid clients confirm it with a checkbox during onboarding.

1. Not medical advice

Praos Fitness (Samuel Moore) is a fitness coach, not a doctor, registered dietitian or physical therapist. Everything we provide, including workouts, calorie and macro targets, the food guide, emails and app features, is general education. It is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

2. Talk to your doctor first

Check with a doctor before starting any exercise or nutrition program, especially if you have a heart, blood pressure, blood sugar or joint condition, take medication, have a history of eating disorders, or haven't exercised in a while.

3. The PAR-Q screening

Before training, every client answers a 7-question health screening (a plain-language version of the original PAR-Q). If you answer "yes" to any question, training stays locked until your doctor clears you for strength training and the coach confirms it. The PAR-Q is a screening tool, not a medical exam. It can't catch every risk, so passing it doesn't mean you're risk-free. You agree to answer it honestly and to tell the coach about any change in your health.

4. Stop if something's wrong

Stop exercising right away and get medical help if you feel chest pain or pressure, severe shortness of breath, dizziness or faintness, an irregular heartbeat, or sharp or unusual pain. Tell the coach before your next workout.

5. Emergencies

Praos Fitness does not monitor you in real time and is not an emergency service. Messages, check-ins and form videos may not be seen for a day or more. In an emergency, call 911 (or your local emergency number).

6. Nutrition guidance

Calorie and macro targets are estimates from formulas and your weigh-ins. Build phase targets include a calorie surplus to gain weight. Lean out sets fat at 50g, protein at about your body weight, and carbs to fill the rest. They may not suit everyone. Adjust them, or skip them, on your doctor's advice.
Personal practices, not prescriptions. The food guide includes things Samuel does himself, including monthly 24 to 48 hour water fasts and drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk. These are shared as personal experience only. Fasting can be dangerous for people with diabetes, low blood pressure, a history of disordered eating, or certain medications. Raw milk can carry harmful bacteria, and it's riskier for anyone who is pregnant, older, or has a weakened immune system. Don't try either without talking to your doctor.
Faith-based eating notes in the guide are personal convictions, not requirements of the program.
Tell us about food allergies or medical diets. Food data in the app comes partly from Open Food Facts and may be wrong.

7. Assumption of risk

Strength training, cardio, fasting and changing your diet all carry risks. These include muscle strains, joint and back injuries, injuries from dropped or faulty equipment, dizziness, dehydration, and in rare cases heart attack or death. You train without supervision, at a gym or home gym that we don't control. You understand these risks and choose to take them on.

8. Release of liability

To the fullest extent North Carolina law allows, you release Samuel Moore and Praos Fitness from claims for injury, illness or loss that come from your participation, including claims based on ordinary negligence. You also agree not to sue over those claims.

This release does not cover gross negligence, willful or reckless misconduct, or anything else the law doesn't allow to be waived. North Carolina courts read releases strictly and won't enforce them for gross negligence or against public policy.

9. Your promises

You confirm that you're 18 or older, that your health answers are true, that you'll update the coach about health changes, and that you've read and understood this document.