Risk acknowledgement and health declaration

This English version is provided for convenience only. The French version of this page is the official version and prevails in the event of any discrepancy. Consulter la version française

This document does two things: it tells you, concretely, what the risks of boxing training are, and it records your health declaration before you take part. It gives up nothing. Reading it costs you no right and no remedy; the No waiver section explains that in detail and cites the Civil Code articles that require it.

The risks of boxing

Boxing is a combat sport. Sparring and any contact training mean taking punches, and an injury can happen even when everything is done correctly. The risks below are real, and they are present to a lesser degree in non-contact training too.

Blows to the head and body. Bruising, pain to the ribs, liver and solar plexus, having the wind knocked out of you, momentary loss of balance.
Cuts and bleeding. Brows, lips, nose; some cuts need stitches.
Dental injury. Broken, displaced or knocked-out teeth, injury to the jaw and tongue.
Joint and ligament injury. Sprains, dislocations and tears to the shoulders, elbows, wrists, thumbs, knees and ankles.
Fractures. Hands and wrists — the boxer’s fracture is common — nose, ribs, eye socket.
Concussion. A blow to the head can cause a concussion: headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion, trouble concentrating or sleeping, sensitivity to light and noise. Repeated impacts, including those that cause no immediate symptoms, have cumulative effects; a second concussion suffered before the first has fully healed is more serious. If symptoms appear after a blow to the head, stop training and see a doctor.
Cardiovascular strain. Training is intense and demands a great deal of the heart: palpitations, dizziness, feeling faint, loss of consciousness and, rarely, a serious cardiac event.
Heat and dehydration. Cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke. The risk rises if you train covered up, if you are trying to drop weight quickly, or if you do not drink enough.
Equipment and facilities. Heavy bags, free weights, skipping ropes, the ring ropes and floor, a wet floor.
Other participants. A punch thrown too hard, a badly controlled movement, a collision between two people training side by side.

The list is concrete because a general warning warns of nothing. It is not exhaustive, however: other injuries are possible.

Health declaration

We invite you to consult a doctor before beginning a physical training program or using the services, including if you suffer from cardiac problems, high blood pressure, dizziness, respiratory illness, or bone or joint disorders.

Before taking part, tell your coach what is relevant to training safely:

health conditions, in particular cardiac, respiratory, neurological or joint conditions;
injuries, recent or old, including any concussion;
pregnancy;
medication that may affect training.

This information is kept up to date. If your situation changes — a new injury, a new diagnosis, a new medication — tell your coach. And if you feel unwell during a session, stop and tell them right away.

This information is used only to adapt your training and to act in an emergency. It is treated as sensitive personal information and is shared only with the people who need to know it for your coaching or your safety.

Gym rules

Protective equipment is required for sparring.
No unsupervised sparring.
Training takes place under the supervision of a coach.
Participants disclose relevant health conditions before taking part.
Minors need the authorisation of a parent or guardian.

The details are settled on the floor: the rules posted at the gym and the coach’s instructions govern, and it is the coach who decides what is allowed in their session.

No waiver

Nothing in this document limits our liability, and nothing in it purports to.

Québec law does not permit such a limitation. Article 1474 of the Civil Code of Québec says of any person: “He may not in any way exclude or limit his liability for bodily or moral injury caused to another.” An exclusion clause would have no effect. There is none here, not on this page and not elsewhere on this site. Section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act likewise prohibits “any stipulation whereby a merchant is liberated from the consequences of his own act or the act of his representative” — which covers the coach on the floor.
Acknowledging a risk is not giving up a remedy. Article 1477 provides: “The assumption of risk by the victim, although it may be considered imprudent having regard to the circumstances, does not entail renunciation of his remedy against the author of the injury.” Reading this page therefore changes nothing about your remedies if you are injured.
What this document does. It informs you: article 1476 recognizes that a notice may constitute denunciation of a danger — but only if it names that danger. That is why The risks of boxing names them one by one instead of settling for a general warning.

If a form, an agreement or a sign you come across elsewhere seems to say otherwise, the law prevails: such a clause would have no effect, and we would not invoke it.

A question about this page? Write to us at centresportifludus@gmail.com or call (514) 572-3339. See also our terms and conditions.

Page in effect as of 3 September 2026.