With the changes in health care there must be a new professional added to the medical management team to assist with large numbers of chronic disease clients. In July of 1994, the first Medical Exercise Specialist workshop was held in Washington, DC to train fitness professionals to “Bridge the Gap” as part of the medical management team and assist with the large numbers of chronic disease sufferers. This video will discuss this new professional as well as the scope of practice and role of the Medical Exercise Specialist. This is the fourth in our series “Medical Exercise Training…. The New Modality”. Below please subscribe to our blog to receive the final segment.

Changes in health care, insurance reimbursement and the recognition by both medical professionals and the general public have increased the need for the integration of exercise into medical management plans. In this the third segment of the video series “Medical Exercise Training….The New Modality” we outline the “new fitness approach” that must be utilized to deal with the health care crisis. A key to this new fitness approach is the use of Functional Outcome Measures" - FOMs. 

This is the second in our series “Medical Exercise Training…..The New Modality”. In this video we review the “wasted billions” that could easily be avoided if medical exercise training was integrated into management of chronic medical conditions such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, hypertension, low back pain, obesity and total joint replacments. Click the “play” button to watch the video. To white paper titled "Medical Exercise Training....The New Modality" please click here. 

Medical Exercise Specialists are finding opportunities in a wide range of settings from health clubs, to physical therapy clinics, to hospital based fitness centers. As opportunities grow there must be some outline of a path to professional growth and success for medical exercise professionals. This is our attempt at establishing a “Medical Exercise Specialist Career Success Path”. Education without a defined course can be useless. The steps we outline in this video are similar to what we see in other professions such as law, medicine and engineering. The six points along with MES Career Path are:

1. Foundation
2. Application
3. Management
4. Specialization
5. Growth
6. Leadership

Avoiding or missing the steps along this path can be done but there may be possible negative outcomes down the road. This is the first of a series of posts and videos outlining the “Medical Exercise Specialist Career Success Path”. Join us tomorrow for part 1 – Medical Exercise Specialist...

Medical Exercise Training (MET) is the New Modality to manage medical conditions. Exercise is the missing modality in many medical management plans. This five-part video series will review the importance of this emerging modality and how it may be used to manage our chronic disease crisis. Click the “play” button below to watch.