The Medical Exercise Practice of 2040 Starts Today
Disclaimer: This is a fictional, forward-looking article based on my personal vision of what Medical Exercise Training could become by 2040. It is not a statement of current policy, reimbursement, regulation, or future guarantees.
I want you to imagine a Medical Exercise Training practice in the year 2040.
You walk into a professional facility that does not feel like a traditional gym. One area is dedicated to assessment, another to progressive strength, mobility, stability, endurance, and functional training, and another supports hybrid or remotely monitored exercise programs. The clients are not there simply to βwork out.β Many have completed physical therapy or other medical care and are now working with Medical Exercise Professionals to improve function, independence, and long-term capacity.
This is the practice of Jodie Hicks, MES.
But Jodie did not start with a large facility, a large staff, or an extensive referral network. In 2025, she operated from a small rented studio an...