Clinical Highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports | Q4 2024

I hope everyone’s 2025 is off to a good start and welcome to the highlights and review of the AMAZING material published over the last quarter in Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR).   Invited Commentary Integrating Fitness Equipment in Persistent Traumatic Stress Environments for Reducing Drug Overdoses authored by Eric Randall, BS. This is a great example of […]

“Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Perspectives on Transgender Athletes”: ESSR 2023 Paper of the Year in the University Classroom

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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 […]

Finding Green Flags in Journal Quality

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In honor of Publication Integrity Week, and with so many scientific journals to choose from, it is important to discuss how to determine journal quality. There are several indexes that provide journal rankings using a variety of algorithms. One of the most well-known is the impact factor (IF) which is calculated by Clarivate Analytics for journals […]

ACSM’s Essentials of Exercise Oncology | Q&A With the Authors

Released in July 2024, ACSM’s Essentials of Exercise Oncology, was written by leading experts to provide an approachable introduction to exercise oncology and unparalleled preparation for those preparing for credentialing in exercise oncology.   Drs. Schmitz, Schwartz, and Campbell shared more about some of the changes that readers can expect to see in this new book.   A […]

Professionalization & Advocacy in the Exercise Profession

There is a robust advocacy and professionalization effort underway in the exercise profession. Many groups, once siloed, have come together in an effort to advance the exercise profession, in order to make it an integral component of healthcare delivery. Much of this momentous effort has been undertaken with limited awareness from frontline exercise professionals and […]

Advancing Evidence-based Sport Science

We have all heard the following sports and exercise recommendations: “Load up on carbohydrates prior to an athletic event,” “Stretch prior to activity to avoid injury,” “Stand up straight and place your hands behind your head to recover from rigorous aerobic exercise,” “Buy running shoes based on foot arch and/or running form (and/or as assessed […]

ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology, 2nd Edition | Q&A With Editors Walt Thompson and Cemal Ozemek

Released in January 2024, ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology, 2nd Edition, is updated to include the latest advancements and current best practice recommendations. Led by editors Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM, ACSM-CEP, RCEP, P.D., and Cemal Ozemek, Ph.D., ACSM-CEP, FACSM, a team of international experts provide an evidence-based approach to exercise as intervention for more than 35 […]