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26 of 588 courses · National members receive member rates. Prices from the ACSM PathLMS catalog.

Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Recovery and Retention: How Comprehensive Programming Keeps Clients In-House

What if recovery wasn’t a bonus offering, but the essential framework for long-term client results? As recovery tools and technologies continue to flood the marketplace, exercise professionals must be able to think outside the box on how they can incorporate holistic recovery into their fitness…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Fitness Refresh - Seize the Opportunity

Presented by ACSM in partnership with Medical Fitness Association (MFA).

$30
Member $18
Journal CESELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Strategies from LGBTQ+ Gyms to Promote Inclusion in Fitness Spaces

This course discusses strategies to promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in fitness spaces may include staff diversity, gender-neutral facilities (e.g., bathroom, locker rooms), LGBTQ+-specific fitness classes, and zero-tolerance policies for discrimination. Successful implementation can promote health…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Core Values: A Compass for Career Fulfillment and Business Success

This Business Edge column will explore two time-tested frameworks for identifying, defining, and aligning core values with actions on both an individual and organizational level. Given the large body of evidence on the personal and business benefits of core values, this is a foundational topic…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Revitalize Pool Programming and Elevate Instructor Expertise

In today’s fitness landscape, digital platforms and boutique studios are on the rise, and brick-and-mortar gyms and community centers must find ways to stand out. As a manager, you have likely considered how to make your facility the go-to destination for fitness enthusiasts—investing in…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

From Passion to Profit: Harnessing the Financial Potential of Your Fitness Business

Explore the key principles of profitability in the fitness industry, uncovering actionable insights and real-world examples that will empower you to maximize revenue streams and drive sustainable growth. From innovative marketing techniques to effective financial management, this session equips…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

From Main Stage to Manager

Ready to take your career to the next level? This session, designed with beginners in mind, offers a crash course for group exercise instructors, personal trainers, and students aspiring to move into management. In clear, easy-to-understand terms, we’ll break down the essential skills, from…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

Don't Say Prevention: Meeting Healthcare Networks and Payers Where They Are

This session will explore the disconnect between the known benefits of exercise for disease prevention and the priorities of healthcare networks and payers. Attendees will learn how to make a compelling business case for exercise interventions, design effective programs, and navigate complex…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

Conducting Online Fitness Assessments in Exercise Oncology

This paper presents practical considerations for conducting online fitness assessments in exercise oncology research settings. Screening and assessing participants online are integral components of safe and effective exercise program delivery. Future research is needed to establish the validity…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECClub/Studio Management

Top Five Legal Liability Risks Facing Fitness Managers

Although fitness managers face many legal liability risks, this course will focus on five that appear to be the most common. Negligence cases involving these legal liability risks and the “take away” lessons fitness managers can learn from these cases will be examined. Explore the outcomes of…

$30
Member $18
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
11 CECsBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

Law for Fitness Managers: Protect Yourself and Your Business

This self-study course will focus on the No. 1 responsibility of all fitness managers: ensuring the safety of their members and program participants. Injuries occurring in fitness facilities and programs often lead to a variety of lengthy, time-consuming and costly negligence lawsuits, creating…

$330
Member $165
Online courseSELF-PACED / ONLINE
1 CECAthletic Performance

Compensation for Exercise Professional Services

In recent years, the exercise profession has been actively pursuing recognition as allied health professionals through the establishment of job-specific standards for programmatic accreditation, providing professional certification and credentialing, creating a professional registry (United…

$30
Member $18
Annual Meeting sessionON DEMAND
1 CECSpecial Populations

Annual Meeting 2023 | Identifying and Preventing Burnout in Underrepresented Minorities and Females in Healthcare and Fitness Settings

This course will present signs and symptoms of burnout, its professional consequences, and ways to identify it in oneself and colleagues; discuss factors that contribute to burnout, including the roles of sexism and racism for women and underrepresented minorities; and make recommendations for…

$30
Member $18
Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECClub/Studio Management

2023 Summit - Creating Successful Experiences

Fitness settings can be intimidating, unwelcoming and even scary for many new exercisers. When trainers deeply understand this crucial experience, they can use an intentional plan of action to greatly enhance the client experience.

$30
Member $18
Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECClub/Studio Management

2023 Summit - Attention to Retention

Personal training businesses, like any other business, are much more sustainable when they retain clients. In this session, explore top-level strategies to inspire, enlighten, encourage and retain your current community of clients.

$30
Member $18
Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

2024 Summit- Inexpensive Marketing for Growth and Profit

Examine how to market effectively, efficiently while remaining cost effective. Explore branding your business through various media driving it to success. Uncover your unique market position, develop pop-ups, postcards, social media posts, email, text messages, eNewsletters, and expand your…

$30
Member $18
Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECBusiness/Marketing/Social Media

2024 Summit - Are You Sure You Are Speaking Their Language?

Clear communication between the fit-pro and the client is essential. It is a science that comes with experience. However, inadequate communication can lead to a variety of pitfalls. In this session, we discuss the proper forms of communication like verbal cuing, augmented feedback and auditory…

$30
Member $18
Summit sessionON DEMAND
1 CECClinical

2024 Summit - 5 Keys to Fitness Leadership Mastery

The fitness industry is a competitive, demanding, ego-centric & ever-evolving industry that requires us to be at our best every day. After two decades in this amazing industry, I wholeheartedly believe that we need to do LESS BETTER in order to not only help our participants/clients achieve…

$30
Member $18