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Is the fitness industry cultivating positive habits or promoting harmful obsessions with health? Joyful Movement (Intuitive Movement) are evidence-based frameworks that teach people to be active in ways that feel empowering and are from a place of self-care. It means teaching people to celebrate…
In today’s “new normal,” individuals’ resilience and positivity are tested daily. Be Well NOW! is a personal wellness program aimed to increase happiness, improve social and emotional wellbeing and enhance resilience. Be Well NOW! utilizes daily habit-tracking, weekly SMART goal setting,…
In 2017, in an effort to address fitness and readiness issues, the U.S. Army developed the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System. The System provides education, coaching, mentoring, and outreach to improve, restore, and maintain resilience and performance of the total Army. The H2F System…
People with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are motivated to improve their fitness. A 2020 Special Olympics survey found that among PWID who belonged to a gym, most attended regularly, with 74% attending at least twice per week. However, PWID continue to face many barriers to fitness…
Fitness professionals have been traditionally taught to “instruct” their clients - what to do, how much and how to do it. Unfortunately, this instructional model does not always address behavioral barriers – lack of motivation and confidence need to be overcome before a client successfully…
This presentation will highlight anatomical and physiological considerations for exercise professionals to be aware of when working with transgender clients. Additionally, safe and respectful recommendations for adapting fitness assessments and exercise prescriptions will be provided to…
Sustainable workplace wellness strategies promote and influence healthy behavior change. Five success criteria are identified to drive optimal engagement - including the uninterested and unmotivated. Best communication strategies including the drip-effect and the anticipated results are also shared.
Over 80% of the population does not exercise according to ACSM guidelines—what to do? Apparently, some people resist the idea of exercise, while others find little benefit when they do exercise. In this session we’ll explore the idea of exercise resistance and discuss the reasons why people say…
Working with clients impacted by obesity is not only a challenging task, but also a demanding lifetime mission for fitness professionals around the globe. In this interactive workshop, a bridge between scientific knowledge and skill application will be presented with a focus on hands-on coaching…
This course will discuss the latest research regarding barriers to fitness for individuals with special needs and describe a community-based program designed to address those barriers.
As a result of rising health care costs, the quest for worker productivity, and stiff competition for employee talent, an increasing number of companies offer employee health promotion programs. Yet many organizations have struggled with engaging their workforce in programs designed to improve…
The purpose of the workshop is to document the problems and misconceptions from the static stretching research literature and illustrate why and how static stretching should still be incorporated into a proper warm-up procedure.
Psychiatric illnesses are pervasive, recurrent, and debilitating and are a leading cause of global disease and disability burden. This course explores the physiological mechanisms by which mood and anxiety disorders increase chronic disease risk, with a major focus on the influence of exercise…
This presentation features a historic overview of classical physical education from ancient Greece through the 1960s JFK era. Attendees will learn valuable lessons on how learning "through the physical" created mental stability, good citizenship, "physical literacy" and how physically active and…
Recent evidence from the circadian field suggests that when we do something may be just as important as what we do. This course will focus on the impact that timing one’s behaviors has on physiological outcomes, as well as the effects of sleep, diet, and exercise timing on glucose and lipid…
10 CME Credits
PLEASE NOTE: This is the presentation only version free to ACSM National Members . The full course (1.0 CEC) can be accessed by members and non-members here: Physical Activity and Pediatric Obesity | American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
