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Presented by Ayland Letsinger, Ph.D. 

This course covers the widespread issue of physical inactivity and the biology behind it. Dr. Letsinger will provide an overview of the biological promoters of physical activity and how wheel-running mice are an effective model for understanding these mechanisms. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Highlight the link between food and physical activity.  
2. Introduce advanced techniques used in neuroscience.  
3. Discuss the increased focus in neurobiology in kinesiology research and genetics. 

Presented by Mary Kennedy, Ph.D., ACSM-EP 

This course covers the fundamentals of implementation science and discusses their importance in the field of exercise oncology, presenting research findings from real-world clinical implementation trials along with a summary of key next steps for the field. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the difference between traditional research and implementation research.  
2. Recognize the value of including implementation outcomes in exercise oncology research to move the field forward.  
3. Become familiar with key resources to help guide exercise oncology researchers to integrate an implementation focus into their work. 

Presented by Elise Brown, Ph.D.  

Discover how low muscular strength is related to increased cardiometabolic risk, including type 2 diabetes; learn about how normalized grip strength cut-points can predict increased cardiometabolic risk and type 2 diabetes in different age groups; and find out about the effectiveness of acute and chronic resistance training in people with type 2 diabetes. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives:  

1. Discuss the relationship between normalized muscular strength and cardiometabolic risk, including type 2 diabetes.  
2. Explain how normalized grip strength can be used to predict cardiometabolic risk in adolescents and young adults and type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy adults.  
3. Examine the effectiveness of a single bout and long-term use of resistance training to improve cardiometabolic risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes. 

The ACSM-ACS Cancer Exercise Specialist Course is for healthcare and fitness practitioners looking to provide safe, effective and individualized exercise programs to anyone living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis. 

Why This Course? 

Currently, there are approximately 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S., and according to the National Cancer Institute that number is expected to increase to 20.3 million by 2026.  Cancer treatments result in many acute, chronic or late-appearing toxicities that can negatively impact the quality of life of those living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. Over the past two decades, convincing evidence has emerged on the ability of exercise and physical activity programs to provide significant physical and psychological benefits, reduce many cancer treatment side effects, and potentially reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.   

The American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) Cancer Exercise Trainer certification program has now been revised and expanded, in partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and CanRehab®. This new ACSM-ACS Cancer Exercise Specialist Course is designed to increase the number of competent practitioners able to provide advice and deliver safe, effective and individualized exercise and physical activity programs based on the most current evidence.  

13 CECs

The NYSHSI/ACSM Youth Fitness Specialist Certificate online course is designed for professionals who want to better understand the unique exercise physiology and needs of children and young athletes.

The course draws from the text ACSM’s Essentials of Youth Fitness and comprises three parts divided into a total of 16 modules, with the end goal of providing course-takers with the information they need to help youth of all ages and abilities participate in evidence-based training programs.

Industry-Presented Webinar | The Female Athlete: Energy and Nutrition Issues

1 CEC

Sponsored by: Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI)

This course presentation will explore the importance of carbohydrate for female athletes and the sex differences in energy metabolism. In addition, the course presentation will discuss the key energy and nutrient issues most likely to occur in the female athlete, and methods for how health professionals can monitor energy and nutrition intakes to support both health and performance. This presentation will explore the importance of carbohydrate for female athletes and the sex differences in energy metabolism. In addition, the presentation will discuss the key energy and nutrient issues most likely to occur in the female athlete, and methods for how health professionals can monitor energy and nutrition intakes to support both health and performance.

After participation, the attendee should:

Explain the importance of carbohydrate for female athletes and the sex differences in energy metabolism;
Describe the potential challenges of applying sports nutrition recommendations to female athletes; and
Identify the health and performance implications of low energy availability.

Presented by Benjamin D. Boudreaux, PhD

The aim of this course is to provide fundamental underpinnings of the importance of measuring sedentary time, good quality sleep, light physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity in the 24-hour day and explore current technologies used to measure these behaviors, from gold standards to consumer use, the pros and cons, and different things to consider.

In the first course in this series, we considered the impact of sedentary behavior on health outcomes and in the second we explored the role of sleep in the 24-hour movement paradigm. What should now be apparent is that for optimal health all behaviors in the 24- hour paradigm, like decreased sedentary time, good quality sleep, light physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity, must be considered. But how do you measure these different behaviors that make up the 24-hour day?

In this course, we will explore current technologies used to measure health behaviors, from gold standards to consumer use, the pros and cons, and different things to consider.

This course provides an overview of the known etiologies of Parkinson’s disease as well as its symptoms and treatment. The course also covers the impact of exercise and reviews the most up-to-date guidelines and special considerations for exercise in Parkinson’s disease.

This course includes an online published presentation and a course evaluation. All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and complete the course evaluation.