1. Parties and Minor Participant Information This Parental Consent, Express Assumption of Risk, and Waiver and Release of Liability (this “Waiver”) is entered into by the undersigned natural guardian (the “Guardian”), on behalf of the minor identified below (the “Minor”), in favor of Sculpted Hot Pilates, the fictitious name (d/b/a) under which Sculpted LLC., a Florida limited liability company, operates (“Sculpted Hot Pilates” or the “Studio”), and its owners, members, managers, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, instructors, and independent contractors (collectively with the Studio, the “Released Parties”). 2. Nature of the Activity; Heated Environment The Studio offers heated mat Pilates and related group fitness classes and programs (the “Activity”). Classes are conducted in a studio room heated by infrared heating panels to elevated temperatures, typically ranging from approximately 90 °F to 95 °F, with added humidity, for class durations of approximately 45 to 60 minutes. The Activity involves sustained, physically demanding exercise in this heated environment, including mat work, resistance training, use of props and equipment (including bands, weights, sliders, and similar apparatus), repetitive motion, balance work, and instructor-led movement, at times accompanied by loud music and low lighting. The Guardian specifically acknowledges that exercising in a heated environment places materially greater stress on the body than exercise at room temperature, and that minors and adolescents may regulate body temperature less efficiently than adults, may be more susceptible to dehydration and heat-related illness, and may be less likely to recognize or report early symptoms of heat stress. 3. Inherent Risks of the Activity The Guardian understands and acknowledges that the Activity involves inherent risks — dangers and conditions, known and unknown, that are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of heated group fitness and Pilates and that cannot be eliminated even if the Studio acts with due care in a reasonably prudent manner. These inherent risks include, without limitation: • Heat-related illness and conditions, including dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting (syncope), nausea, and elevated heart rate and blood pressure responses; • Slips, trips, and falls, including on surfaces made slick by perspiration or humidity; • Muscle strains, sprains, tears, and cramps; injuries to the back, neck, spine, shoulders, knees, and other joints; broken bones; and overuse and repetitive-motion injuries; • Overexertion and the aggravation of pre-existing medical or physical conditions, whether or not previously diagnosed; • Contact or collision with equipment, props, walls, mirrors, heating panels, other participants, or instructors, and injuries arising from equipment use, resistance bands, weights, or apparatus; • The risk that the Minor or another participant in the Activity may act in a negligent or intentional manner and contribute to injury to or the death of the Minor; • The failure of the Studio to warn the Guardian or the Minor of an inherent risk; and • In rare cases, cardiac events, serious bodily injury, permanent disability, paralysis, or death. 4. Representation of Guardian Authority The Guardian represents and warrants that he or she is a natural guardian of the Minor within the meaning of Section 744.301, Florida Statutes (a parent whose parental rights have not been terminated, or a court-appointed guardian authorized to act on the Minor’s behalf), and that he or she has full legal authority to execute this Waiver on the Minor’s behalf. 5. Voluntary Participation; Health Acknowledgment; Hydration and Withdrawal The Guardian confirms that the Minor’s participation in the Activity is entirely voluntary. The Guardian is strongly encouraged to consult the Minor’s physician before the Minor begins any exercise program, and particularly before exercise in a heated environment. The Guardian represents that, to the Guardian’s knowledge, the Minor has no medical condition, injury, or impairment that would make participation in the Activity unsafe, or the Guardian has obtained medical clearance for the Minor’s participation. The Guardian agrees to inform the Studio of any condition relevant to the Minor’s safe participation. The Guardian acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the Minor should hydrate before, during, and after class and should bring water to every class; (b) the Minor may rest, modify any movement, or leave the heated room at any time, and is encouraged to do so at the first sign of dizziness, nausea, cramping, or other discomfort; (c) the Minor must follow all instructor guidance, safety rules, and Studio policies; and (d) the Studio may, in its discretion, decline participation, remove the Minor from the heated room, or end the Minor’s session at any time for safety reasons. NOTICE TO THE MINOR CHILD’S NATURAL GUARDIAN READ THIS FORM COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY. YOU ARE AGREEING TO LET YOUR MINOR CHILD ENGAGE IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY. YOU ARE AGREEING THAT, EVEN IF SCULPTED HOT PILATES USES REASONABLE CARE IN PROVIDING THIS ACTIVITY, THERE IS A CHANCE YOUR CHILD MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY BECAUSE THERE ARE CERTAIN DANGERS INHERENT IN THE ACTIVITY WHICH CANNOT BE AVOIDED OR ELIMINATED. BY SIGNING THIS FORM YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR CHILD’S RIGHT AND YOUR RIGHT TO RECOVER FROM SCULPTED HOT PILATES IN A LAWSUIT FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO YOUR CHILD OR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT RESULTS FROM THE RISKS THAT ARE A NATURAL PART OF THE ACTIVITY. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO SIGN THIS FORM, AND SCULPTED HOT PILATES HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO LET YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATE IF YOU DO NOT SIGN THIS FORM. 6. Express Assumption of Risk; Waiver and Release of Claims Arising from Inherent Risks Having read the notice above and Section 3 of this Waiver, and in consideration of the Studio permitting the Minor to participate in the Activity, the Guardian, on behalf of the Minor and on the Guardian’s own behalf, knowingly and voluntarily: (a) consents to the Minor’s participation in the Activity; (b) expressly assumes, on the Minor’s behalf, all inherent risks of the Activity, whether known or unknown, including those described in Sections 2 and 3; and (c) to the fullest extent authorized by Section 744.301(3), Florida Statutes, waives and releases, in advance, any and all claims and causes of action against the Released Parties which would accrue to the Minor, or to the Guardian by or through the Minor, for personal injury (including death) and property damage resulting from an inherent risk of the Activity. As used in this Waiver, “inherent risk” has the meaning given in Section 744.301(3)(a), Florida Statutes: those dangers or conditions, known or unknown, which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of the Activity and which are not eliminated even if the activity provider acts with due care in a reasonably prudent manner, including the failure by the activity provider to warn of an inherent risk and the risk that the Minor or another participant (not including the activity provider or its owners, affiliates, employees, or agents) may act in a negligent or intentional manner and contribute to the injury or death of the Minor. This Waiver is intended to waive no more than is permitted by Section 744.301(3), Florida Statutes, and shall be construed accordingly. 7. Emergency Services In the event of a medical emergency or suspected heat-related illness, the Guardian authorizes the Studio to contact emergency medical services (911) and to take reasonable first-response measures (including moving the Minor to a cooler area and providing water) pending the arrival of emergency personnel or the Guardian. The Guardian is responsible for all costs of emergency and medical services provided to the Minor. 8. Term; Scope; Revocation This Waiver applies to every class, session, event, and visit in which the Minor participates at the Studio, and remains in full force and effect until the earlier of (a) the date the Minor reaches 18 years of age, or (b) the Studio’s receipt of the Guardian’s written revocation, which is effective prospectively only. A new waiver must be executed if the Minor’s guardianship circumstances change. 9. Governing Law; Venue; Severability; Entire Agreement This Waiver is governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any action arising from or relating to this Waiver or the Minor’s participation in the Activity shall lie exclusively in the state courts located in Collier County, Florida, or the federal courts with jurisdiction over that county. If any provision of this Waiver is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary or severed, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. This Waiver contains the entire agreement between the Guardian and the Studio regarding its subject matter and may be modified only in a writing signed by both parties. Nothing in this Waiver waives any right that cannot lawfully be waived, including any non-waivable rights of a member under Florida’s Health Studio Act, Sections 501.012–501.019, Florida Statutes, where applicable. Acknowledgment and Signature BY SIGNING BELOW, THE GUARDIAN ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE: (1) HAS READ THIS ENTIRE WAIVER, INCLUDING THE NOTICE TO THE MINOR CHILD’S NATURAL GUARDIAN ABOVE; (2) UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO ITS TERMS; (3) IS A NATURAL GUARDIAN OF THE MINOR WITH AUTHORITY TO SIGN; AND (4) HAS RECEIVED OR BEEN OFFERED A COPY OF THIS SIGNED WAIVER. Date: September 24, 2026
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