To think a fitness trainer/teacher doesn't need to know personal lifestyle/medical history info?

[TrucksAndDinosaurs]

Signed up for Pilates/barre conditioning class.
Woman running it is fitness coach/ personal trainer setting up on her own after gym job and mat leave.
Prior to attending class she wants me to attend a 30 min assessment in which we go through details of form she's asked me to complete, take body metrics, check posture, injury history etc.

I've no issue with disclosing injuries or any relevant conditions that would need to be factored in by a sensible instructor such as hyper mobility, surgery, old or recent injuries, anaemia, etc.

I can also see that she's looking to sign up clients for personal coaching in which case it's quite appropriate for client to ask advice on nutrition or to set goals for future fitness.

But ffs I'm aghast at the idea that I will happily fill in 9 pages of highly personal info and hand it over when all I want to do us attend a Pilates class.

Questions like : list your 3 greatest sources of stress
Besides hunger what other reasons might you eat (bored/tired/depression/joy/nervous/social)
Do you eat processed foods?
Were you overweight as a child?
Do you skip meals?
Was/is anyone in your family overweight?
Do you do your own grocery shopping?

Then pages more about how will you feel when you've achieved your goals, what behaviours or activities could stop you blah blah,

I just want to go to a convenient social class to work on my core strength: the end. I don't want advice on good or to discuss stresses in my life or the size of my family members.

I emailed back and said ^
But should I just back out now and find another class?
Or do you think it's a good idea for fitness teacher to be ultra-informed like this?

It does sound as if she wants to be a life coach!

Surely most people would query the need for such intrusive questions?

9 pages of q's? That is totally OTT. I would definitely want the teacher to know the essentials relevant to personal health, for example BP (high or low), joint and back problems, osteoarthritis, and other medical conditions.

Anything else isnt relevant, and you have the right not to respond, trunks. They probably take the view that if the person chooses to respond, then they have your data - but always look out for the opt-out clause, where you can proactively tick the box for privacy (no, you cant pass my data to your "trusted partners" so bugger off!!), or the opt-in clause, which proactively gives them the right to use your data. Normally it is the former, as they rely on people forgetting to tick the box

They should be explicit about their intentions regarding whether your data will end up in a compute record, so its good to think about what is the minimum I would want to be committed to a computer record - leave all the non-relevant q's blank.

Being cynical.... When does an instructor ever use that information in their class, checking to see if "that lady over there has had a knee problem" for example? The info is only there to cover themselves in an emergency, and for insurance purposes, the majority of instructors don't have the foggiest!