ICYMI: January’s From Around the Field Webinar Was a Hit!
Sarah Witkowski, PhD, chair and associate professor of exercise & sport studies at Smith College, shared her insights on female-specific conditions, such as menopause, that increase risk for cardiovascular disease and the role that physical activity and fitness play to alter the female risk trajectory.
This webinar on a previously under-discussed topic received lots of engagement from viewers, so if you missed it, you can re-watch the recording on ACSM’s YouTube channel.
As a reminder, ACSM will not host a webinar in February to accommodate the launch of ACSM’s new AMS and website but will resume webinars in March 2025. Look for upcoming announcements in your email and check out all the previously archived From Around the Field webinars on the ACSM website.
Season 2 of ACSM’s Healthy Youth Sports Podcast Launches February 2025
A new season of episodes in ACSM’s Healthy Youth Sports podcast series, originally scheduled to release in mid-January, has been updated to release Feb. 26. The first episode of season 2025, “Targeting Excellence: Archery in the Schools” will feature Tommy Floyd, EdD, discussing youth and adolescent sports, injury prevention, physical activity and health.
The podcast is designed for coaches, administrators, parents and athletes. Access this new episode and previously archived podcasts on ACSM’s Healthy Youth Sports Podcast website. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and on ACSM’s website.
Physical Activity Alliance Newsletter
The mission of the Physical Activity Alliance (PAA) is to lead efforts to create, support and advocate policy and system changes that enable all Americans to enjoy physically active lives. The PAA January 2025 newsletter is now available; visit the PAA website for more information.
Sheffield Hallam University Seeks Volunteers for Study on Kinesiology Research Practices
In 2006, American physiologist Eric Poehlman was sentenced to over a year in prison for fabricating data in multiple published papers and grant applications worth millions of dollars. It remains one of the most infamous cases of scientific misconduct on record. While outright fraud is rare, questionable research practices (QRPs) such as inappropriate statistical analyses or cherry-picking outcomes are not. Across all science disciplines, an estimated 34% of researchers admit to engaging in QRPs. However, there are no data on the prevalence of QRPs in kinesiology and related fields.
To learn more, researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have created an anonymous survey which members of the field can share their experiences of QRPs in their respective disciplines. The survey will take around 15 minutes to complete. Participants must have published at least one peer-reviewed journal article in exercise physiology, nutrition, biomechanics, psychology, strength and conditioning, physiotherapy, sports medicine or a related discipline.
This study has received ethics approval from Sheffield Hallam University (approval number ER57103338). This research has no connection to the American College of Sports Medicine and data collection and sharing of results are not associated with the ACSM. All responses will be returned directly to the researchers. For questions, contact Dr. Nick Tiller at nicholas.tiller@lundquist.org.
