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 […]
Heat, Climate Change and Work Protections

Learn about OSHA’s proposed rule that aims to protect workers from heat illness with hydration, rest breaks, and temperature monitoring.
Katie Feltman Becomes ACSM’s New Chief Executive Officer

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

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 […]
Targeting Excellence: Archery in Schools

Dr. Tommy Floyd, President of NASP, shares how archery benefits students by improving focus, teamwork, and inclusivity.
Awards Applications Open Feb 24 – Mar 28
ACSM travel and research award applications are open from February 24 through March 28, 2025. Travel and Research Awards: Members who meet eligibility criteria may apply for these awards to offset the cost of travel and registration to present their work at the ACSM Annual Meeting. View awards. Diversity, Leadership and Training Awards: These awards […]
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

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 […]
Ten Things You Need to Know About Sports Nutrition

He literally wrote the book on sports nutrition, now Dr. Dan Benardot shares ten crucial things that you need to know about nutrition for athletic performance. Ready to learn more? Check out ACSM’s Nutrition for Exercise Science, second edition! Dan Benardot, PhD, DHC, RDN, FACSM, is Teaching Professor in the Center for the Study of Human Health […]
Youth Resistance Training

Learn about the many benefits of youth resistance training and best practices for implementing a youth resistance training program.