2026 ACSM Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 26 – Friday, May 29, 2026
Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City Palace
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2026 Annual Meeting Spotlight
Physical Activity, Exercise and Technology
ACSM’s commitment to advancing health through science continues to evolve alongside emerging innovations that shape how we move, measure, and motivate. In 2026, ACSM’s Annual Meeting Spotlight will focus on the powerful convergence of Physical Activity, Exercise and Technology.
Technology is transforming how physical activity is studied, prescribed, and experienced—from wearable devices and AI-driven interventions to virtual platforms and advanced diagnostics. This year’s spotlight will explore the intersection of basic, applied, and/or clinical science as it relates to the collective impact of physical activity, exercise, and technological advancement. Sessions in this track should reflect how innovations in technology enhance scientific understanding, clinical outcomes, performance, or population health.
Through this spotlight, ACSM aims to highlight research and initiatives that are not only shaping the future of the field, but also advancing its mission to extend and enrich lives through the power of movement.
2025 Annual Meeting Courses & Bundles
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- Shaping the Game: Driving Change in Sport
- Female Performance: From Paper to Pitch, and Back Again
- Redefining Aging with Exercise: The EIM Active Aging Initiative
- Harnessing Behavioral Science to Optimize Physical Activity Messaging and Communication in Patients and General Population
- The Respiratory Musculature – The “Other” Skeletal Muscles
- Passive Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscle: Structural Basis and Implications for Surgery and Sport
- The Elusive Nature of Alternative Protein Sources: The Athlete’s Dilemma
- Mitochondrial Structure and Function and the Course of Dietary Carbon Flow
- AI Revolution in Sports Medicine: Enhancing Biomedical Control of Training and Sports Performance Analysis
- Current Insights on Iron Regulation, Absorption and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Athletes
- Translatability of Exercise Omics Data: Getting from Bench to Field/Bedside
- Get Moving: The Digital Revolution in Physical Activity for Adults
- Oxygen at the Final Frontier: Advances in the Assessment of Aerobic Function in Health and Disease
- 2025 Update to the “Bethesda Conference” Scientific Statement for the Management of Athletes with Heart Disease
- Classic Exercise Physiology in 50 Minutes
- Physical Activity and ADHD: Moving Towards Bright Futures
- The Future of Sports Nutrition
- Maximizing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Using Data Sets to Unlock CPET Potential
- Optimizing Health and Performance in Para Athletes
- Hot off the Press: Recently Developed Strategies for Performance and Resilience During Exercise in the Heat
- Informing the 2028 Guidelines – Current State of Evidence on Devices, Resistance Exercise, and Mental Health
- Collective Impact to Influence Policy for Healthy Youth Sports
- Leveraging Exercise and Nutrition as a “Trans-disease Intervention” to Enhance Recovery in Substance Use Disorders
- The Zackery Lystedt Story: The History of Youth Concussion Laws
- Women’s Health, Sports and Performance: Changing the Paradigm through Commitment, Collaboration, and Courage
- Resistance Training: Facts, Theory and Mythology
- Muscle Damage and Adaptations by Eccentric Exercise
- Is Access Really Accessible? Examining Healthcare Access in Para Sport Athletes
- Prioritizing Inclusivity in Youth Physical Activity Programs
- Navigating the Current Landscape to Position Physical Activity in Make America Healthy Again
- ACSM Journals Symposium: Updates, Opportunities, and Papers of the Year
- Sleep as a Key Driver in Muscle Health and Physical Performance: Current Considerations and Perspectives
- ACSM Consensus Statement: Physical Activity and Excess Body Weight and Adiposity for Adults
- Astaxanthin: A Key Nutrient in Athletic Performance and Health
- Data-Driven Injury Reduction in the NFL
- Delivery of a Virtually Supervised Exercise Intervention for Hispanic and Latina Breast Cancer Survivors
- Heart Rate Variability 101: Dive Deep Into One of the Most Important Biomarkers for Health
- Lactate Metabolism, Blood Lactate Testing and Exercise Prescription: From Theory to Practice
- Mind and Muscle: Authenticity and Mental Wellness in Black Athletes
- Mind over Movement: Psychological Barriers and Treatment to Modify Movement Following Traumatic Knee Injury
- NFPA 1582 Updates: Is Change Good?
- Precision Medicine in Sports: Enhancing Performance and Preventing Injuries
- Unlocking Peak Performance: The Power of Sleep and Advocating for Later School Start Times
- What’s New in the 12th Edition of “ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription”
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