Active Voice | Menstrual Cycle Phase-Based Training: Think Before You Sync
For decades, researchers excluded females from resistance training research, often because of concerns about how endogenous ovarian hormones might influence adaptations. Premenopausal female physiology is unique because ovarian hormone concentrations fluctuate throughout the menstrual cycle. In particular, estrogen concentrations typically peak during the late follicular phase before ovulation, while progesterone concentrations peak during the mid-luteal […]
Science Spotlight | October 2026 Highlights
Still time to register for ACSM’s October From Around the Field webinar ACSM’s science webinar series, From Around the Field, is designed to provide ACSM students and members with an opportunity to learn about the diverse science our members conduct. Join us for informal discussions with our ACSM members to hear more about what they […]
Science Spotlight | Late September 2026
ACSM’s From Around the Field Science Webinar Series Open to Students ACSM’s From Around the Field Science webinar series is designed to provide ACSM students and members with an opportunity to learn about the diverse science our members conduct. Join us for informal discussions with our ACSM members to hear more about what they study, […]
Hot Topic | Energy Balance: A Key Component to Female Athlete Well-Being
Sports participation among women and girls has dramatically increased over the past decade, reflected in a record numbers of girls competing in high school and collegiate sports and women competing in the recent Olympic and Paralympic Games. For women and girls, sport participation is associated with opportunities to develop physical competence, improve components of fitness, […]
Navigating the CAAHEP Accreditation Requirements: What Program Directors Need to Know
To address concerns surrounding the upcoming CAAHEP accreditation requirements for ACSM-EP and ACSM-CEP exams, the ACSM Certification Board recognizes two in-process stages along the accreditation pathway to ensure graduating students remain eligible without waiting for full programmatic accreditation. If your institution is currently working through these updates, understanding these two milestones can help you address […]
Congress Averts Shutdown with Short-Term Funding Deal
The 2025 reconciliation bill, officially known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), underwent significant changes as it moved from the House to the Senate and ultimately became law.
Active Voice | Can Being More Active Prime Your Brain to Benefit More from Exercise?
A single bout of exercise can sharpen thinking. But does everyone’s brain respond in the same way? Probably not. The lifestyles of those who participate in exercise sessions will likely differ from person to person. Some spend much of their day sitting, while others accumulate considerably more light and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. We wondered whether […]
Science Spotlight | September 2026 Highlights
Submit your letter of interest for PCORI Engagement Funding Opportunities The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has opened the Engagement Award Program funding opportunities for the Fall 2026 cycle. These opportunities support efforts to bring more patients, caregivers, clinicians and other healthcare decision makers into the research process. Letters of Intent (LOI) are open for the following announcements: Capacity Building Dissemination Initiative Convening Support Building Capacity for Small Organizations […]
Science Spotlight | Late August 2026
ACSM publishes roundtable statement on Components of Fitness! In August, ACSM published a new specialty communication “The Components of Fitness: A Roundtable Statement by the American College of Sports Medicine” in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journal. This statement provides consensus and recommendations for an updated, evidence-based framework in understanding the components of physical fitness. The five updated components presented in the statement include: “The ACSM roundtable statement on the components of […]
Hot Topic | What Myosin Fragmentation is Teaching Us about Exercise and Atrophy
If you coach, train, or treat athletes and patients, you’re aware that skeletal muscle adapts to the balance between building up (protein synthesis) and breaking down (protein breakdown). We’ve gotten remarkably good at measuring the “building up” side through stable isotope tracer methods, with newer methods enabling participants to orally consume them. The “breaking down” […]
