Medical Exercise Training 101 eBook
The "MET101 eBook" is a detailed manual containing 101 tips for fitness professionals evolving into Medical Exercise Training (MET), crafted by Michael K. Jones, PhD, PT. This guide aims to integrate healthcare and fitness, providing a foundation for creating successful MET practices. It distinguishes MET from other fitness disciplines by concentrating on exercise programs for individuals recovering from medical treatments. The eBook encompasses a wide range of topics, from MET's fundamentals to the requisite skills for initiating a MET practice, making it vital for those looking to enhance patient care and build connections with the medical community.
1. Understanding MET and Its Scope:
• The focus on function in MET
• Types of MET clients
• Differences between MET services and physical therapy
• Explaining MET to clients
• Offering MET services in healthcare professional offices
• The comprehensive nature of MET beyond strengthening
• Requirements for accessing a client's medical reports
2. Building Your MET Practice:
• Starting points for building an MET practice
• Program offerings in MET practice
• Specialization areas in MET
• Offering services in clients' homes
• Setting up MET in a physical therapist's office
• Hiring for MET programs
• Billing for MET services
3. Essential Skills and Professional Development:
• Skills needed before opening an MET practice.
• Essential MET skills
• Habits of successful MET professionals
• The importance of checking blood pressure
4. MET Criteria and Client Management:
• Understanding and applying MET criteria.
• Management of MET clients over time
• Discharging MET clients
• Packaging MET services for clients and medical professionals
5. Approaching Medical Professionals and Community Engagement:
• Services required by healthcare professionals.
• Promoting practice in the community to attract clients & referrals.
• Strategies for attracting MET clients.
• Transitioning from club trainer to MET practice builder.
6. Income Streams and Business Strategy:
• Identifying easy streams of income
• Exploring Medical Exercise Training Systems for practice enhancement
These categories outline the comprehensive approach of MET 101 towards building a successful and profitable MET practice, understanding, and applying MET criteria, skills necessary for opening an MET practice, managing MET clients, and strategies for engaging with medical professionals and the community.
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