ACSM Celebrates Women’s History Month

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Women’s History Month (March) commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. To celebrate this month, we encourage you to read about some inspiring women who have made significant impacts to the fields of exercise science, sports medicine and fitness. These ACSM members and their stories […]

ACSM Announces 2025 Certified Professional of the Year 

Michael Stack, ACSM-EP, EIM, ACSM-PAPHS has been named the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Professional of the Year for 2025. Stack received the award today during the 2025 IDEA & ACSM Health & Fitness Summit in Denver, CO.  ACSM’s Committee for Certification and Registry Boards developed the Certified Professional of the Year award to recognize […]

Katie Feltman Becomes ACSM’s New Chief Executive Officer

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The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) welcomed Katie Feltman, CAE as the organization’s new chief executive officer (CEO) on February 10, 2025. Feltman previously served ACSM as chief operating officer before being appointed interim CEO in January 2024.  “Katie is uniquely qualified to be ACSM’s chief executive officer and fulfills all the requirements of […]

ACSM Signs Partnership with The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Science 

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The American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) and the The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Science (CASES) (formerly the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences/BASES) have entered into a partnership that aims to increase opportunities for members of both organizations within Continuous Professional Development (CPD), research and collaboration. The organizations hold a reciprocal […]

NYSHSI Youth Sports Pledges

The National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute would like all kids to have the opportunity todevelop as capable and confident young athletes at any level of athletic success in a way that willhelp them to be good citizens of the game and community, healthy and fit, and performing well in allparts of life. The […]

“Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Perspectives on Transgender Athletes”: ESSR 2023 Paper of the Year in the University Classroom

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The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)’s journal, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (ESSR), awarded the “2023 Paper of the Year” designation to Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Perspectives on Transgender Athletes (Volume 51, July 2023), collaborated on by authors Natalie J. Nokoff, Jonathan Senefeld, Csilla Krausz, Sandra Hunter, and Michael Joyner.   The manuscript provides an overview of sex-based […]

GSSI Pre-Conference

The Physiology of Hydration: More Than Water Alone

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. 

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  • Session 1: Sweating the detail: New insights on hydration considerations for athlete performance
    • Lewis James, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
  • Session 2: Functional ingredients in fluid replacement beverages for athletes
    • Lindsay Baker, PhD, Director at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute
  • Session 3: The hydration toolkit: Practical approaches to athlete support
    • Floris Wardenaar, PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University