LEARNING OBJECTIVE
To understand the health benefits and practical application of a high-intensity circuit training exercise protocol.
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Category: Fitness
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Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2023
The annual ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal® worldwide survey to determine industry trends by health and fitness professionals is now in its 17th consecutive year. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly made an impact on the 2021 survey and continued for 2022, but for 2023, some current trends are emerging whereas others are weakening because of the world’s recovery from the isolation caused by COVID-19. The #1 trend for 2023, as it was for 2022, is wearable technology. Home exercise gyms was #2 for 2022 but has dropped to #13 for 2023. Fitness programs for older adults will make a comeback in 2023, breaking the top 10 at #4. Functional fitness training, a popular form of exercise for the older adult, is the #5 trend for 2023.
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STRESS RELIEF: The Role of Exercise in Stress Management
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Exercise can be an effective component of a stress management program, and all types of exercise can be beneficial for stress management. Exercise programs consistent with the current recommendations to improve health can be prescribed to manage stress. Fitness professionals should recognize that it might be necessary to refer a client to a psychologist or other health care provider to help develop strategies for managing stressors that produce chronic and acute episodic stress.
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Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2022
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HATHA YOGA: Benefits and Principles for a More Meaningful Practice
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• To understand Yoga more fully by learning about the eight limbs of Yoga. More specifically, to understand the yamas and niyamas, or ethical principles for living well, enough to be able to incorporate these principles both on and off the mat for a more meaningful practice.
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RISK STRATIFICATION: Effective Use of ACSM Guidelines and Integration of Professional Judgment
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• The reader will be able to effectively use current ACSM risk stratification guidelines using a simplified approach. The reader also will appreciate the necessity for professional judgment when working with incomplete risk factor profiles.
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Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2021
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Understanding the Foundations of Marketing – the Three Cs and the Four Ps
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