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Preparing for the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist® Certification

ACSM offers a variety of ways to prepare for the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist® Certification exam, including recommended study materials and workshops. While we recommend you use our study materials and attend an exam preparation workshop, how you choose to prepare is up to you. If you have any questions about preparing for the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist^® Certification exam after reviewing this information and our Certification Resource Guide, feel free to contact us at 1-800-486-5643.

Recommended Study Materials

The following textbooks are recommended to prepare you for the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist^® certification.

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• ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th edition
  
• ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th edition
  
• ACSM's Certification Review, 3nd edition
• Study Packet of all 3 Core Study Materials

You may purchase these study materials online through our publishing partner Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at www.lww.com or by calling 1-800-486-5643.

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Exam Preparation Workshop

The ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist^® Two-Day Workshop is a blend of classroom lecture and hands-on practicum designed to help prepare you for the certification exam.   The workshop includes a high-level review of exercise physiology, exercise prescription and cardiovascular, pulmonary and metabolic diseases.  Case studies and practical sessions include ECG interpretation, stress testing protocols and exercise programming.

The workshop requires a certain degree of job knowledge and training in:

• Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
• Exercise testing
• Exercise prescription
• Program development

Click to view the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist^® workshop topics here. 

Please click here to see workshop dates, locations and to register.