ACSM keeps you at the top of your professional game. The latest clinical practice guidelines, cutting-edge research, certification courses — you get it all as a Professional-in-Training member!
The Professional-in-Training membership is limited to only post-doctoral fellows or physicians in a residency program. This category offers the most complete set of ACSM publications and event discounts, as well as voting rights to chart the course of the future of exercise science and sports medicine.
This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts.
