ACSM’s Obesity Care Exercise Specialist Certificate course has been carefully developed by leading obesity care researchers, practitioners, and exercise experts to provide evidence-based education and strategies to help professionals like you improve lives.
This course equips exercise professionals with the knowledge and skills to work confidently and compassionately with individuals living with obesity.
Facilities and organizations play a critical role in shaping the experience of people living with obesity. This course helps leaders build spaces that are inclusive, informed, and aligned with modern healthcare.
People living with obesity deserve access to qualified professionals who see them as more than a number.
Exercise professionals who earn the Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) Credential demonstrate their ability to help individuals with common chronic diseases lead healthier, more active lives. They are also more likely to be seen as a trusted referral resource by health care providers.
ACSM and Exercise Connection are proud to now offer an updated Autism Exercise Specialist Course and corresponding Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate®, up to date with the latest professional standards and practices.
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.
The ACSM/NCHPAD Inclusive Fitness Specialist Certificate Course is perfect for fitness professionals who want to understand proper inclusive exercise prescription and implementation when working with individuals with disabilities.
The Physical Activity Alliance and CDC have developed recommended essential competencies for staff assigned to physical activity efforts that will lead to improved public health. These recommendations are the base for this course.
Designed for the aspiring youth fitness specialist, ACSM/NYSHSI Youth Fitness Specialist Certificate Course covers the three main sections of ACSM’s Essentials of Youth Fitness, preparing you to provide young people with high quality, evidence-based training programs.
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.
