In this video, Dr. Mike reviews the major points that might keep your Medical Exercise Training (MET) practice from growing. He shares five common mistakes seen over 31 years of teaching Medical Exercise Specialists. He explains why it’s important to determine the types of exercise services you will offer and who your clients will be. Trying to help everyone initially might seem good, but it eventually leads to confusion and slows down your business growth. It’s better to pick clear specialties and know exactly who your clients are.

Next, set your prices based on facts and research, not on feelings or what your competitors charge. You must know your real costs and understand the local market to set fair and profitable prices. Dr Mike also notes the need for using practice management systems, which are tools that help with tasks such as scheduling appointments, billing, documenting your work, and communicating with clients. These systems make your business run more smoothly.

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Medical Exercise Training (MET) is rapidly becoming a sought-after service among healthcare providers and clients with medical conditions. However, effectively integrating medical referrals and successfully navigating insurance reimbursement can pose significant challenges if your practice isn't structured properly. In our recent webinar, we reviewed the essential components required to consistently deliver medical exercise services, ensure compliance, and streamline insurance claim submissions.

During this Cracking the Code webinar, we covered critical aspects every medical exercise professional must master:

✅ Scope of Practice & Ethical Compliance – Essential guidelines to remain within legal boundaries while building credibility.

✅ Structured Client Intake System – Standardizing client onboarding, including crucial documentation to protect your practice.

✅ Standardized Assessments & Documentation – Conducting precise assessments that establish medical necessity and functional baselines....

Successfully positioning a Medical Exercise Training (MET) practice for insurance reimbursement requires the implementation of structured systems and adherence to professional standards. Without these foundational elements, MET professionals may struggle to demonstrate medical necessity, maintain compliance, and establish credibility with insurance providers and referral sources. The 12 core elements outlined here serve as the fundamental building blocks for creating a reimbursement-ready practice, ensuring smooth operations, effective documentation, and strong professional relationships.

Scope of Practice & Ethical Compliance

A fundamental aspect of a successful MET practice is a clear understanding of scope of practice and ethical compliance. MET professionals must operate strictly within their defined roles, which means assessing functional deficits and implementing structured exercise programs but never diagnosing or treating medical conditions. Any deviation from these guideli...

As I talk to medical exercise professionals across North America, it’s clear that the demand for medical exercise training is surging. With that growth comes an essential responsibility for medical exercise professionals to uphold rigorous standards in client assessment and management. Over the past 31 years, I’ve observed how a structured intake process significantly impacts the outcomes and client relationships in medical exercise practices. It all begins even before a client arrives—initial contacts via email, phone, or text must be systematically handled to determine the client’s needs, suitability for medical exercise training, and their medical diagnosis.

When a client attends their first session, it's crucial to perform a thorough verbal medical history interview, far exceeding the insights of a simple PAR-Q form. This detailed conversation helps uncover potential complications and clarifies the client's treatment pathway. Equally vital is the consistent checking of vital signs...

Elevate Your Medical Exercise Skills: The Key to Confidence, Credibility, and Business Growth

As a Medical Exercise Professional (MedExPro), your success depends on your ability to assess, manage, and guide clients with medical conditions safely and effectively. But how well do you really know your skills? Are you fully prepared to work confidently with medical professionals and deliver top-tier outcomes for your clients?

To build a thriving medical exercise practice, you must continuously refine and strengthen your skillset. That’s why we’ve created the MedXPRO Skills Checklist—a tool designed to help you self-assess your proficiency in key areas of medical exercise training.

Why Should You Complete the MedXPRO Skills Checklist?

This checklist is more than just a simple assessment—it’s a roadmap to mastery and professional confidence. It allows you to:

✅ Identify Strengths and Weaknesses – Understand where you excel and what areas need improvement.
✅ Increase Confidence – Knowing...

Medical Exercise Training (MET) is changing fast. As more people need help managing chronic conditions and recovering from injuries, the role of Medical Exercise Professionals (MedExPROs) is more important than ever. But success in this field isn’t just about having great exercise knowledge—it’s about building credibility, running a strong business, and staying connected to the healthcare system.

To stay ahead, MedExPROs must focus on five key areas that will shape the future of MET. Mastering these areas will help you grow your practice, get more referrals, and create a long-lasting career in medical exercise training.

1. Use Standardized Guidelines and Track Client Progress

For MET to be taken seriously in healthcare, it must follow clear standards and track client results. Doctors, insurance companies, and other professionals rely on measurable data to decide if a service is effective. If MET lacks proper documentation, it won’t be recognized as an essential part of recovery and ...

Many Medical Exercise Specialists (MES) mistakenly believe that merely discussing a client's progress with physicians, chiropractors, or physical therapists constitutes a referral relationship. However, a genuine referral relationship involves medical providers actively directing patients to an MES through formal, written referrals, thereby solidifying the MES's role in the healthcare continuum.

Educate Medical Professionals

Many healthcare providers are unfamiliar with referring patients for structured exercise programs like Medical Exercise Training (MET). For instance, an orthopedic surgeon with over a decade of experience once admitted to an MES that he was unsure how to refer a patient to a structured exercise program. This underscores the need for MES professionals to educate physicians, chiropractors, and therapists about their services and the referral process.

Develop Custom Referral Pads

Creating quarter-sheet-sized referral pads can facilitate formal referrals. These pad...

In the world of fitness certifications, it’s easy to think that adding more letters after your name means more credibility. However, in MET101 Tip 38, Dr. Mike reveals that medical professionals care far less about the certifications you hold and more about your competence and ability to produce positive outcomes for their patients and effective communication.

Key Insights:

• Safety and Effectiveness: Medical professionals want to know that their patients will receive safe and effective exercise programs.
• Communication: Clear, effective communication between the exercise professional and the healthcare team is a top priority.
• Scope of Practice: Medical exercise professionals must stay within their defined role and not overstep into providing medical services.
• Insurance Coverage: Physicians want to know whether insurance covers the offered exercise programs.
• Positive Outcomes: The ultimate goal is to produce measurable improvements in a patient's health and function through exerci
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Are you ready to take your medical exercise practice to the next level? Insurance reimbursement is more than just a buzzword—it’s a gateway to building credibility with medical professionals, attracting client referrals and growing your revenue. That’s why the Cracking the Code: MET Insurance Reimbursement workshop is a must-attend event for Medical Exercise Professionals.

Happening on February 8th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET, this workshop is packed with essential insights and actionable strategies to get you started on the path to securing insurance reimbursement for your MET services. Let’s take a closer look at the workshop agenda and topics you’ll explore.

1. Welcome and Introduction (5 Minutes)

We’ll kick off the workshop with a warm welcome and a quick overview of what to expect. This short segment will set the stage for an engaging and information-packed session.

2. The Foundation of Insurance Reimbursement (30 Minutes)

Understanding the basics of insurance reimbursemen...

As a Medical Exercise Professional (MedExPRO), you've likely considered how accepting insurance reimbursement could grow your practice, help more clients, and elevate your services. However, navigating the world of insurance reimbursement can feel daunting without the right knowledge and systems in place. This post provides a beginner-friendly overview of the key concepts behind insurance reimbursement for Medical Exercise Training (MET) services.

What is Insurance Reimbursement?

Insurance reimbursement is the process through which healthcare or medically related service providers receive payment from an insurance carrier for services rendered to insured clients. For MedExPROs, this means delivering exercise programs designed to help clients manage medical conditions, improve function, and maintain independence—all while receiving compensation through insurance claims.

Why Should MedExPROs Consider Insurance Reimbursement?

Insurance reimbursement opens the door to a wider client ba...