Exercise Professional Resources & Updates

• Bodyweight Squat
  
• Cat-Cow Stretch aka Kneeling Cat or Cat-Camel
• Chin-up
• Dumbbell Bench Press
• Forward Lunge
• Pendulum Leg Swings Technique - Sagittal and Frontal
• Plank
  
• Pull-up

Exercise Professionals may work with clients with special conditions, illness or injury. These resources provide advice from the experts. 


How to Modify Programs for Clients and Athletes With Injuries

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction | Sound Training Advice

Rheumatoid Arthritis | Special Considerations for Clients

Three Key Elements to Successfully Training Children with Autism

Training a Woman During Pregnancy

Aquatic Exercise | Who Should Be Doing It and Example Workout

Cue it Up: Five Keys to Cueing Movement

Helping Clients Set Goals

How To Video: Astrand-Ryhming Step Test

How To Video: Functional Strength Assessment

How To Video: Performing a Blood Pressure Assessment

Russian Twist Technique Video

Teaching Barbell Movements and Implementing a Premium Strength Program | Video

Three Hidden Problems With the Back Squat and How To Fix Them

What Is Your Training Personality?

Use these forms to guide and organize or your interactions with clients. 

PAR-Q+ The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone

Initial Fitness Assessment/ Physical Activity Plan from Exercise is Medicine^®

New Client Intake Form

Patient Fitness Progress Report from Exercise is Medicine^®

Sample Informed Consent Form 

The following resources are designed to help simplify processes and planning for your work with clients. 

Developing an Emergency Plan for your Fitness Facility

Exercise is Medicine®'s Exercise Pros' Action Guide

Liability Insurance for ACSM Professionals | Fast Facts

Preparticipation Screening Flow Chart

Starting a Strength Program in your Facility | Five Things You Need To Know

Understanding the Exercise Professional's Scope of Practice as Relates to Nutrition

Professional Growth

Tips for Avoiding Arguments and Helping Clients Work through Resistance

From ACSM Partner Equinox

Ace The Job Interview | Recorded Webinar

Ace the Job Interview | Equinox Hiring Manager Answers your FAQs

Start a Career at Equinox | Recorded Webinar

Start a Career at Equinox | Equinox Hiring Manager Answers Your FAQs

From ACSM Partner EXOS

Transitioning from Student to a Successful Exercise Professional | Recorded Webinar

Working at EXOS | General Q&A

ACSM Certification Identity Mark Usage Guidelines

During the COVID-19 outbreak, your clients may opt to work with you virtually so that they may exercise in their own homes. Find resources for both you and your clients below. 

Get Started with Online Training

• Fitness Training On-demand: Convenience and Value for the Consumer
• How to Build an Efficient and Scalable Online Training Business | Presentation from Trainerize at the 2017 ACSM Summit
• Incorporating Technology Into Your Personal Training Business
• Online Impersonal Training Risk Versus Benefit, by Anthony Abbot, Ed.D., FACSM, FNSCA, published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®
• Three Reasons Why Every Fitness Professional Should Offer Online Personal Training from ACSM sponsor Trainerize (external link)

Support Your Clients With At-Home Workouts

• High-Intensity Circuit Training Using Body Weight, by Brett Kilka and Chris Jordan published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®
• High-Intensity Circuit To Do At Home | Infographic
• Leveraging Social Media Technologies to Help Clients Achieve Behavior Change Goals, by Carol Torgan, Ph.D., FACSM, and Tara Cousineau, Ph.D., published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®
• Using Wearables and Technology to Encourage Healthy Behaviors presented by Christine Pellegrini, Ph.D., as a part of ACSM's Brown Bag Series in Science 
• Utilizing Body Weight Training with your Personal Training Clients by Becky Langton, A.M. ACSM-EP, and John King, M.S., published in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal®
• Wellness Coaching: Delivering Change that Lasts 

According to the CDC, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spread mainly from person-to-person contact. This includes people who are in close contact (within six feet of each other), and through respiratory droplets produced when an infected eprson coughs or sneezes. The CDC recommends taking precautionary steps to protect yourself and others, including:

• Cleaning your hands often
• Avoiding close contact with others (social distancing)
• Staying home if you are sick
• Covering coughs and sneezes
• Wearing a facemask if you are sick
• Clean and disinfect surfaces.

Find resources for all of the above recommendations here. 

COVID-19-specific cleaning recommendations from the CDC: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations

Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2, as approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

Download Sampling of Recommended Cleaning and Disinfecting Procedures for Fitness and Group Exercise Zones; Gymnasiums and Sports Courts from ACSM's Health/Fitness Facility Guidelines and Standards, 5th edition.