Senate Hearing Highlights Ongoing Challenges in Health Care Affordability and the Need for Prevention‑Focused Solutions
Uncover the key discussions on health care affordability, premiums, and deductibles from the recent Senate Finance Committee hearing.
Stronger Together: Using the Power of Partnerships to Build Active Communities
Explore the importance of community partnerships in promoting active lifestyles through collaboration among organizations and agencies.
Science Spotlight | Thank you to 2025 From Around the Field Webinar Presenters
As we strive to fulfill our mission in the best manner possible, we want to thank the presenters for their time and service for participating in our 2025 science webinar series. This past year, ACSM highlighted seven presenters from different international and regional chapters which included: We would also like to thank the attendees for […]
Hot Topic | Mental Toughness Is Trainable for Collegiate Athletes
In my dual role as a mental performance specialist and researcher, I spend a lot of time in collegiate weight rooms, training rooms, and team meetings. One pattern is hard to ignore: we plan physical development with surgical precision, but we often assume mental toughness will “take care of itself.” Strength, power, GPS loads, sleep, […]
How to Prescribe Exercise for Brain Health
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are among the world’s foremost health and economic challenges, impacting over 55 million people worldwide and costing more than 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019 alone. With no imminent cure, there is an urgent need for interventions that reduce dementia risk in healthy older adults. Physical exercise is one of the greatest […]
Active Voice | New Insights on Motivating Factors and Muscle Strengthening Activity
It is well established that muscle-strengthening activity counters the effects of age- and cancer-related muscle loss and confers multiple health benefits across the adult lifespan, including improved physical functioning and psychological well-being. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAGA) and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines recommend adults of all ages participate in muscle-strengthening […]
Science Spotlight | December 2025
Last chance to apply for ACSM “Breaking Barriers” research grant ACSM has partnered with the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) to offer a new grant for physician members (MD/DO or international equivalent). This collaboration is designed to support innovative research focused on the health and wellbeing of traditionally underrepresented communities in sports medicine. […]
Hot Topic | Physical Activity and ADHD in Children: Moving Towards Bright Futures
I have a daughter who is a lot like me. She gets totally consumed by screens, makes her sister late to school every morning, does anything to avoid homework, and loses her instrument on concert days. These qualities, I know, come from me. She is 11 now and the world will soon ask her to […]
Gratitude is More Than Just a 9-letter Word
If you are anything like me, you sometimes struggle to fully express how thankful you are for someone or something. You want the recipients to understand just how deeply you appreciate them, but finding the right words is not always easy. That is where I found myself as I began drafting this message. I struggled […]
Science Spotlight | ACSM Publishes new Expert Consensus Statement on Blood Doping
In November, a new ACSM pronouncement titled, “ACSM Consensus Statement: Blood Doping in Sport” was published in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE) journal. Consensus Statements are official pronouncements of the College and represent ACSM’s stance on the topic at hand. They provide a mechanism by which the College can make an […]