Continuing Education

No matter your specialty or stage of your career, ACSM has online education options just for you.

ACSM is a provider of continuing education credits (CECs) for health/fitness professionals and continuing medical education (CME) for clinicians.

ACSM members receive discounts on all continuing education, and can also access free content. Log into your account to view member pricing in the online course catalog.

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Acceptance Month — a time to celebrate neurodiversity and promote inclusive practices in health and fitness. It’s also an opportunity for professionals to learn how to create supportive, person-centered exercise experiences for autistic individuals.

In partnership with Exercise Connection, ACSM created the Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate® and Course to equip exercise professionals and others with essential, evidence-based knowledge about the role of exercise for those with autism, the use of inclusive practices and effective exercise programming for this population.

Featured CEC Courses

Resistance Training in Exercise Medicine | 4 CECs

Seeking to understand the basic physiology behind resistance training, or simply earn some CECs refreshing your knowledge? Look no further than this brand new course, developed alongside Technogym.

NEW ACSM-CSEP Perinatal Education Certificate Course | 18 CECs

This comprehensive program consists of four modules focused on exercise and health during pregnancy, providing essential knowledge for expectant mothers and healthcare professionals.

Featured CME Courses

2024 Annual Meeting CME Bundle | 12 CME

Bundle containing recorded sessions from the 2024 ACSM Annual Meeting, including “Exercise Physiology in a Molecular Age” and “How AI Can Advance Sports Medicine and Human Performance.” Also includes online-exclusive “Implementing the EIM Initiative in Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics.”

2024 Sports Medicine Essentials | 13.5 CME

This course was developed by some of ACSM’s leading physicians and practitioners, and was designed for medical providers seeking improved knowledge of common musculoskeletal, medical, and cardiac issues affecting athletes and physically active individuals of all ages.

Become ACSM Certified | Let Us Guide You

Certified Personal Trainer Prep

Brush up on personal training terminology, including applied anatomy, basic biomechanics and nutrition principles.

Exercise Physiologist Prep

Review key tools: fitness assessment practices, pre-activity screenings, weight management, behavior change and more.

Clinical Exercise Physiologist Prep

Study risk stratification, special considerations for cardiovascular disease, frailty assessment and more.

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Fitness professionals certified by any organization can earn CECs through ACSM’s online courses.

Don’t need CECs? No problem! Feel free to take any course that interests you. You do not need to be a fitness professional to learn with ACSM.

Fitness professionals certified through any NCCA-accredited organization (ACSM, ACE, NASM, NSCA and others) must earn continuing education credits (CECs) to maintain their certification.

Once you login with your ACSM ID the discount will be automatically reflected in your cart. All courses display the member and nonmember price on the course page.

Fitness professionals certified through any organization can earn CECs through ACSM!

Also, you don’t have to be certified through ACSM to become an ACSM member and get the member discount of up to 50% off online courses!

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Continuing Education