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What if the secret to lasting client change isn’t motivation at all? Despite its name, Motivational Interviewing (MI) isn’t about giving pep talks—it’s about guiding meaningful conversations that uncover barriers, reduce fear, and foster self-directed change. This session takes a deeper dive…
Obesity care is evolving rapidly; are exercise professionals ready? This session explores the modern science of obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease characterized by metabolic and adipose tissue dysfunction, challenging long-held assumptions about willpower and weight control. Participants…
The 2026 Health & Fitness Summit offers a unique blend of offerings to equip exercise professionals with the skills needed to advance their careers, improve client outcomes, and expand their impact across fitness, healthcare, and community settings. Emphasizing the integration of evidence-based…
The ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist® (ACSM-CEP) is recognized as eligible to sit for the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) examination through the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE). As a CDCES, the ACSM-CEP can provide both…
ACSM’s Worldwide Fitness Trends report provides an annual snapshot of emerging and sustained trends that inform professional practice, programming, and workforce development in the health and fitness industry. Based on a global survey of exercise professionals, the 2026 report highlights current…
Next to food and clothing, achieving personal and professional success is rated at the very top of the hierarchical order of human needs. Although field-specific or “hard skills” are important to ensure competency, it is the complementary “soft skills” that are typically not taught in the…
All exercise professionals are educators, whether that is in the classroom or working to educate clients and communities. Declines in engagement and attention spans of learners highlight the need for shaking up instructional practices. Active learning is a pedagogical skill that promotes…
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Certification establishes a solid foundation -- but it is the skills, experience, and specialized expertise beyond certification that help candidates rise above the rest in the applicant pool. Communication, special populations, technology, leadership, diversity awareness, and lifelong learning…
Mobile exercise apps can be powerful tools for promoting behavior change in sedentary or insufficiently active individuals, but only when they incorporate well-established techniques from behavioral science and are built with users' needs in mind. Apps that include multiple behavior change…
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).
This course will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about the six ACSM journals, including updates from the past year, how to get involved and presentations by the authors of the journal Paper of the Year winners for 2024. The course will include presentations by each of the…
Dr. Priscilla Clarkson was well known for her excellent muscle damage research. Dr. Nosaka spent two years in her laboratory as a visiting scholar and published papers with her. He will explain about characteristics of eccentric exercises, including muscle damage and the repeated bout effect…
A confluence of medical, legal and social issues has led to the proposal and passage of sports-related youth concussion laws in all 50 states, the District of Columbia in the United States and abroad. Background history of this remarkable movement will be presented, including the role of ACSM in…
This course will briefly summarize the current status of the science and practice of sports nutrition and speculate on areas that will define its future. Topics for discussion include the value of wearables and technology; personalized sports nutrition via genetic testing; the role of the food…
