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Body Composition and Exercise Physiology Across the Life Span

Body composition has been a focus within the field of exercise physiology and energy metabolism for some time. The challenges of understanding how body composition influences health and performance have led to a variety of strategies, some misinformed. Furthermore, the conflation of body…

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2026 ACSM Annual Meeting Online Exclusive Tutorial Lecture

What you will learn

  • Discuss the role of different body tissues in energy metabolism
  • Explain how body composition is incorporated in exercise science research
  • Discuss differences in how we understand the role of body composition across the lifespan
  • Understand how body habitus relates to performance and health
  • Differentiate how body composition needs to be understood differently within the frame of exercise physiology as individuals mature from youth through adulthood.

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