Fit for All: The Autism Exercise Connection
Hear valuable insights and strategies for helping children with autism thrive through physical activity and exercise.
November 20, 2024
Join ACSM as we discuss youth and adolescent sports, injury prevention, physical activity and health, with some of the world’s leading subject matter experts.
This podcast is designed for coaches, administrators, parents and athletes.
Episodes are released bi-weekly on Wednesdays.
Hear valuable insights and strategies for helping children with autism thrive through physical activity and exercise.
We discuss whether recreational sports have become a relic of the past or could be a solution for the future of youth athletics.
Learn about the physical and mental effects of overscheduling on youth athletes and get tips for parents and coaches to prevent burnout.
Dr. Thayne Munce discusses a groundbreaking applied sports science research study titled “Beyond the Turf: Data-Driven Athlete Health.”
Learn about the difference between overuse and acute injuries, the most common types of overuse injuries, and risk factors for youth athletes.
Learn about the critical role athletic trainers play in safeguarding the physical and mental health and well-being of student-athletes.
Brent Nicoson, head women’s golf coach at Grand Canyon University, shares valuable insights for youth golf coaches and parents.
Dr. Adams shares his expertise on heat illness and hydration, essential topics for keeping high school athletes safe.
Blum and Woodroffe of the University of Iowa Athletics Department discuss considerations for the health and safety of female wrestlers.
Dr. Sacheck shares how young athletes can meet the demands of growth, development, and increased physical activity through proper nutrition.
Dr. Holly Benjamin explores the critical role of sleep in the overall health and well-being of young athletes.
Dr. Colberg returns to discuss the unique challenges and considerations for girls and women who are both athletic and diabetic.
This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts.
