Books & Multimedia

ACSM publishes several books and multimedia resources for our diverse audiences, and we are best known for ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, first published in 1975. Books and multimedia may be purchased directly from the publisher or from the ACSM Store.

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ACSM Books

Consumer
Interested in scientifically based health and fitness advice – not the latest fad diets or exercise crazes? Find it here.
Health/Fitness
For trainers and exercise specialists who want up-to-date research and information to best serve their clients, ACSM provides a range of book resources:
Coming Soon!
- ACSM's Behavioral Aspects of Exercise
- ACSM's Career and Business Guide for the Fitness Professional
- ACSM's Nutrition Manual for the Health & Fitness Professional
- ACSM's Exercise for the Older Adult
Certification-Related
Studying for an ACSM certification exam? We have resources to prepare you.
Coming Soon!
- ACSM's Resources for the Health-Fitness Specialist
- ACSM/NCPAD Resources for the Inclusive Fitness Trainer
Academic
These ACSM books are widely adopted in various physiology and exercise science courses.
(Books listed in the Health/Fitness and Certification-Related sections also are widely used in academic settings.)
Clinical
Experts offer targeted information for health care professionals whose focus is sports medicine.
Coming Soon!
- ACSM's Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Review

Video & Audio Resources

Click here to view EIM's "Keys to Exercise" video series.

Other ACSM video and audio resources include:

58th Annual Meeting Audio Recordings
Purchase all presentations from the 2011 ACSM Annual Meeting or choose those you missed. Files are available as MP3 downloads or on CD/DVD. To order, call Mobiltape Co. Inc. at 1-800-369-5718 or click here.
My AFI
“My AFI” provides a detailed overview of the ACSM American Fitness Index™ (AFI) program, which is designed to improve community fitness, health and quality of life of Americans by promoting physical activity at the community level. Click here for more information.
Healthy Learning Videos
Healthy Learning is a leading producer of instructional and reference books and videos for health, wellness, exercise and recreational sports professionals and organizations. Whether you're looking to grow your personal training business, assist your special population clients or design new programs, these Healthy Learning materials, produced in cooperation with ACSM, can help. Visit Healthy Learning online to order.
ACSM Team Physician Consensus Conference
This DVD reviews outcomes from the 2010 Team Physician Consensus Conference on "Selected Issues for Nutrition and the Athlete." It details guidance on general nutrition issues for athletes, and it includes recommendations for intake of fluids and cautionary warnings. Stanley Herring, M.D., FACSM, Medical Director at the UW Sports and Spine Center at Harborview, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, is featured. Click here for more information.

ACSM InfoSearch

ACSM InfoSearch is a free benefit to help members stay current with scientific literature and reduce information overload. Members receive a Weekly Literature Update via email every Friday with book reviews in subject areas they've selected. The service also includes links to the tables of contents for select journals. If you are interested in receiving the ACSM InfoSearch service and are not a member of ACSM, join ACSM today.

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