A Strong Approach for Overcoming the FoRE: Fear of Resistance Exercise

1 CEC

By Avery D. Faigenbaum, Ed.D., FACSM; Danielle Kamis, M.D.; and Tamara Rial Rebullido, Ph.D. 

Fear of resistance exercise (FoRE) can cause those who would most benefit from it to abstain, get even weaker and suffer the inevitable consequences of muscle disuse and dysfunction.  To overcome FoRE, we need to make use of education, guidance, exposure and support. This multifaceted course will teach you how to encourage, promote and sustain participation in resistance exercise. 

This course is based on content initially published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® from May - June 2024 and is offered as part of the ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®: May - June 2024 CEC Course Bundle. 

All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and pass the quiz (earning a 70% or better).  

This course expires one year (365 days) from the date of purchase. All course content must be completed prior to the expiration date. ACSM will not offer refunds, transfers or course credits for uncompleted courses prior to their expiration date, or for duplicate purchases. ACSM does not allow substitutions, refunds or credits for this course.  

For questions related to your online CEC courses or purchases, email onlinelearning@acsm.org. 

Keywords: resistance training, resistance exercise, muscle disuse, muscle dysfunction

“The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude” | An Exploration of Inspiration Porn and the Role of the Exercise Professional

1 CEC

By Anna Burt, BA and Randi Lite, MA, FACSM, CEP, NBC-HWC

“Inspiration porn” includes the use of depictions of disabled people* to motivate non-disabled people to exercise. Though the depictions show fit and positive images of disabled people, disabled activists view them as dehumanizing and devoid of social context related to systemic injustice. The exercise professional is encouraged to follow guidelines in evaluating their own use of these images. 

*The authors have chosen to use identity-first language (“disabled person”) rather than person-first language (“person with a disability”) in this course. While we acknowledge the differing opinions surrounding which language to use, we have chosen identity-first language as we believe it better reflects disability as an important piece of an individual’s identity that one can claim in pride. 

This course is based on content initially published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® from May - June 2024 and is offered as part of the ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®: May - June 2024 CEC Course Bundle. 

All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and pass the quiz (earning a 70% or better).  

This course expires one year (365 days) from the date of purchase. All course content must be completed prior to the expiration date. ACSM will not offer refunds, transfers or course credits for uncompleted courses prior to their expiration date, or for duplicate purchases. ACSM does not allow substitutions, refunds or credits for this course.  

For questions related to your online CEC courses or purchases, email onlinelearning@acsm.org. 

Keywords: disabled people, exercise professionals

1 CEC

Presented by Mary Kennedy, Ph.D., ACSM-EP 

This course covers the fundamentals of implementation science and discusses their importance in the field of exercise oncology, presenting research findings from real-world clinical implementation trials along with a summary of key next steps for the field. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Identify the difference between traditional research and implementation research.  
2. Recognize the value of including implementation outcomes in exercise oncology research to move the field forward.  
3. Become familiar with key resources to help guide exercise oncology researchers to integrate an implementation focus into their work. 

All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and pass the quiz (earning a 70% or better). 

This course expires one year (365 days) from the date of purchase. All course content must be completed prior to the expiration date. ACSM will not offer refunds, transfers or course credits for uncompleted courses prior to their expiration date, or for duplicate purchases. ACSM does not allow substitutions, refunds or credits for this course.  

For questions related to your online CEC courses or purchases, email onlinelearning@acsm.org. 

Keywords: exercise oncology, oncology, cancer 

1 CEC

Presented by Elise Brown, Ph.D.  

Discover how low muscular strength is related to increased cardiometabolic risk, including type 2 diabetes; learn about how normalized grip strength cut-points can predict increased cardiometabolic risk and type 2 diabetes in different age groups; and find out about the effectiveness of acute and chronic resistance training in people with type 2 diabetes. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives:  

1. Discuss the relationship between normalized muscular strength and cardiometabolic risk, including type 2 diabetes.  
2. Explain how normalized grip strength can be used to predict cardiometabolic risk in adolescents and young adults and type 2 diabetes in apparently healthy adults.  
3. Examine the effectiveness of a single bout and long-term use of resistance training to improve cardiometabolic risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes. 

All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and pass the quiz (earning a 70% or better).  

This course expires one year (365 days) from the date of purchase. All course content must be completed prior to the expiration date. ACSM will not offer refunds, transfers or course credits for uncompleted courses prior to their expiration date, or for duplicate purchases. ACSM does not allow substitutions, refunds or credits for this course.  

For questions related to your online CEC courses or purchases, email onlinelearning@acsm.org. 

Keywords: grip strength, resistance training, diabetes 

1 CEC

Presented by Ashley Smuder, Ph.D., and Branden Nguyen 

This course explores how doxorubicin chemotherapy can impact cardiorespiratory system function and covers our current understanding of how exercise training may help limit these adverse effects. 

This course was developed using content from ACSM’s 2023 From Around the Field webinar series. 

Learning Objectives:  

1. Identify the mechanisms that promote cardiac dysfunction, muscle weakness and fatigue following doxorubicin chemotherapy treatment.  
2. Summarize the current understanding of the protective effects of exercise to prevent chemotherapy-related muscle toxicity.  
3. Explore preclinical versus clinical exercise outcomes related to exercise and cancer treatment. 

All course content will be presented to you electronically after your purchase. To earn your CECs, you must view the course content and pass the quiz (earning a 70% or better). 

This course expires one year (365 days) from the date of purchase. All course content must be completed prior to the expiration date. ACSM will not offer refunds, transfers or course credits for uncompleted courses prior to their expiration date, or for duplicate purchases. ACSM does not allow substitutions, refunds or credits for this course.  

For questions related to your online CEC courses or purchases, email onlinelearning@acsm.org. 

Keywords: cardiorespiratory muscle response, chemotherapy