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hello! Well, i am fairly new to this, I'm trying to educate myself and I have a question. I was told that one of the requirements was "supervised exercise" what exactly is that, if anyone is familiar with this. Id appreciate it.

Have you checked the requirements with your insurance provider? Not all carriers have the same requirements. Best to find out exactly what you need to do so you don't run into a roadblock later in the process.

I asked my insurance and they told me that I needed the 6 month diet supervised by a dietition or nutritionist and supervised exercise. Then the referral by my primary doctor to the surgeon. I'm just worried about the whole "supervised exercise" thing, and wondering if anyone else has heard of that or had to do it.

I would ask for clarification, but my guess would be records that you worked with a personal trainer, perhaps?

I'm thinking it is. I'm calling in today for clarification

Sounds like a question for your insurance.

I never heard of supervised exercise as an ins requirement. I heard of supervised diet. Usually it was Dr supervised monthly weight loss checks that's documented & sent to the ins to see if you're losing, gaining, etc. Maybe the exercise is the same thing? You should check with your insurance for clarification.

I agree with the other responses-- you need to check with your insurance company. My best guess is that you'd need somebody like a personal trainer or group-fitness class instructor to sign off on something, but that's only a guess. Reach out to your insurance company and get an explanation in writing so you'll have exactly what they need.

My insurance had words to the effect of "medically supervised exercise and reduced calorie diet program" which for me was to check in with my PCP periodically (implicitly but not specifically monthly) where I turned in my diet logs (most use My Fitness Pal or equivalent) and exercise log, which came out of our YMCA which had a computer that tracked your different machine use and you could enter anything else you did - fitness classes, swimming, walking, etc. It could just as easily been a handwritten log, but the computer printout looked more official. I suspect that basic log submitted to whomever is supervising you would do the trick. But, yes, as others indicated, check with your insurance company as to what they expect, or alternately, the insurance coordinator in your surgeon's office can interpret the insurance company's policy bulletin for you - that's part of their job.

Thanks for the replies! I will definitely call again tomorrow so they can clarify. I finally submitted the patient questionnaire i received at the seminar, which we were tolda was to get the "ball rolling".