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Preparing for the ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist^® Certification

ACSM offers a variety of ways to prepare for the Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist^® 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 Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist^® 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 Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist^® certification:

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• ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th edition
  
• ACSM's Resources for Clinical Exercise Physiology, 2nd edition
  
• ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th edition

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 Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist^® Two-Day Workshop has an intense focus on practice areas where most clinical exercise physiologists are inexperienced: neuromuscular, orthopedic, and immunologic/hematologic. A high level overview of the more common practice areas is also included: cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic.

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