Online course · 1 CEC

Strong Hearts: Resistance Training to Combat Heart Disease Risk

Presented by ACSM in partnership with Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA).

About this course

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This course will review evidence regarding the utility of resistance training for improving cardiometabolic disease risk. Traditional and novel risk factors will be addressed. A variety of populations will be included for discussion, and gaps in knowledge identified. Tips for promoting and prescribing resistance training will be presented.

What you will learn

  • Understand population level rates for meeting resistance training guidelines nationally and among subgroups
  • Define associations of resistance training (alone and in combination with aerobic training) with traditional cardiometabolic disease risk factors
  • Define associations of resistance training (alone and in combination with aerobic training) with novel cardiometabolic disease risk factors
  • Identify strategies for promoting, prescribing, and progressing resistance training

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