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From Excuses to Enthusiasm: Boosting Senior Fitness Participation and Retention
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
$30
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Effective Training with Older Populations In Health Club and Gym Settings
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
$30
Member $18
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Anti-Obesity Medications: Are Diet & Lifestyle Still Relevant?
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
$30
Member $18
WebinarON DEMAND
Parkinson's: Better Every Day™
This installment of the ExSci Careers Explored series features health and fitness professional Ben Rossi.
$30
Member $18
Journal CESELF-PACED / ONLINE
Approaching Active Lifestyle in the Context of Childhood Cancer Survivorship
The childhood cancer survivor population is growing due to advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities. Issues survivors face, such as accelerated physiological aging, reduced muscle quality, and cardiovascular health complications make a physically active lifestyle imperative to…
$30
Member $18
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Reactive Hyperemia: Revisiting a Key Vascular Feature of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Cardiorespiratory fitness depends on more than the heart and lungs—it also relies on the ability of the vascular system to deliver oxygen efficiently to working muscles. This course explores the emerging role of reactive hyperemia as a comprehensive measure of vascular function that captures…
$30
Member $18
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Cognitive Neuro-Electrical Activity During Preparation for Exercise Under Hyperthermia
Exercise in hot environments challenges more than physical performance—it also affects the brain’s ability to process information, make decisions, and regulate movement. This course explores the latest research on how hyperthermia alters cognitive and neuroelectrical activity, with a focus on…
$30
Member $18
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Breaking Boundaries Between Resistance and Aerobic Training in Cancer Survivors
Exercise prescription for cancer surviviors has been guided by a binary framework that separates resistance training (RT) and aerobic training (AT). However, emerging evidence increasingly challenges this separation. In oncology settings, there are many that challenges highlight the need for a…
$30
Member $18
Journal CESELF-PACED / ONLINE
Seeking the Mechanism for Reversal of Enhanced Insulin Sensitivity after Acute Exercise
Discover the latest science behind exercise, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity in this cutting-edge course. Learn how a single bout of exercise can dramatically enhance the body's ability to regulate blood glucose and improve insulin action, delivering immediate benefits for metabolic health.…
$30
Member $18
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Acute Exercise and Cognitive Improvement: A Neuromodulatory Perspective
Discover the science behind how exercise can sharpen the mind and enhance performance. This course examines the powerful connection between physical activity and cognitive function, revealing how even a single bout of exercise can improve focus, reaction time, decision-making, and mental…
$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
What Do You See When You See Me? Health Identity and Bias in Research and Clinical Practice
What is health identity? Explore the use of health identity (HI) as a critical, yet underutilized framework for understanding how individuals see themselves in relation to health (“Who am I?”) and how they believe others perceive their health-related behaviors. Review the latest research and…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Wearable Technology in Sports Medicine: Clinical Insights and Real-World Applications
Wearable technologies, like smartwatches, activity monitors, and inertial measurement units are increasingly used in sports medicine to monitor athlete health, performance, and injury prevention and recovery. These tools offer objective data that can enhance clinical decision-making, but also…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Using Statistical Modeling to Predict Quadriceps Strength Recovery Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery
Athletes who undergo Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) continue to show deficits in quadriceps strength after returning to sport and two years post-op (Peterson 2014). Recent research has aimed to understand what individual factors contribute to return of quadriceps strength post…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
The Intersection of Technology, Culture, and Care: Operationalizing ACSM's Health Equity Framework in Exercise Interventions
Despite the well-documented benefits of regular physical activity, African American men with diabetes remain underrepresented in exercise programs, contributing to persistent health disparities. This tutorial course presents a case study that applied the 2017 ACSM Achieving Health Equity…
$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
The Influence of Maternal Exercise on Infant Musculoskeletal Health and Motor Skill Development: A Translational Approach
Increasing attention is focused on understanding the influence of maternal exercise on child health outcomes; however, there is a gap regarding the influence of maternal exercise on child muscle and bone health, as well as motor skills development. Knowing and understanding these relationships…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Stimulating Performance: Brain Modulation and Cognition in Female Ultramarathon Runners
Ultra-endurance sports place extreme demands not only on the body but also on the brain. Understanding how cognitive function responds under prolonged stress, and whether targeted brain stimulation can support mental performance, opens new frontiers in sports science. High-definition…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Sex Sells, But Science Matters: Debunking Fitness Myths for Women
Social media and pseudoscience have a widespread influence on women’s health and exercise behaviors. Using a "Headline vs. Study" format, we will dissect popular fitness myths targeted at women and contrast them with current scientific evidence. This interactive, fast-paced session will help…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
New Perspectives on Muscle Protein Breakdown during Disuse Atrophy
Muscle disuse, common in bed rest, casting, or spaceflight, leads to significant muscle atrophy. While changes in muscle protein synthesis during disuse are well-documented, the role of muscle protein breakdown (MPB) in disuse atrophy remains less clear. Recent stable isotope tracer studies have…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
New Exercise Guidelines for Older Cancer Survivors: Development, Dissemination, and Implementation into the Digital World
Uncover innovative strategies to deliver exercise interventions to older cancer survivors, focusing on the development and implementation of new consensus-based exercise guidelines. With the growing population of older survivors, there is an urgent need to tailor recommendations that address…
$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Move, Measure, Analyze: Teaching Fitness Through Real-Time Analytics
Explore this innovative interdisciplinary course that combines physical activity with data science, designed and taught at North Carolina State University. The course engages students in collecting real-time health and fitness data—such as heart rate, sleep, stress levels, and biometric…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Methodological Advances Driven by the MoTrPAC Design
The Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC) was designed to map the molecular responses to exercise among over 1800 sedentary adults, children, and adolescents who were randomized to endurance training, resistance training, or non-exercise control. Several features of the…
$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Leveraging Technology to Promote Physical Activity and Health Behavior Changes in Older Adults
Explore the critical role of technology in expanding access to physical activity programs and promoting health behavior changes among older adults. As digital health tools advance, they offer new opportunities to overcome traditional barriers to care—particularly for individuals with chronic…
$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
It's Time to Move: Mobilizing Science and Systems for National Physical Activity Policy Change
The It’s Time to Move initiative is driving national systems change to embed physical activity into federal policy, healthcare, education, and public health. Through a strategic partnership between the American College of Sports Medicine and the Physical Activity Alliance this initiative…
$15
Member $9
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
Grub, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll; Strategies for Optimal Bone Health
Osteoporosis is a global public health concern and yet exercise remains a poorly adopted prescription to target bone strength. Not all exercise is equal; bone responds to signals of high impact, shorter duration, such as jumping and hopping, the benefits of which are blunted post adolesence.…
$30
Member $18