An increasing demand for resistance training-RT (weight lifting) has fostered the need for well-established exerciseprescription parameters. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends RT to be included in a physical fitness program for adults1 and the elderly2. Its recommendations include, at least, one set of 8-10 exercises for the main muscle groups, with a frequency of 2-3 tim...

The present work proposes a review about exercise fluid replacement and a discussion whether, during exercise, the fluid ingested according to thirst is sufficient to maintain hydration. Exercise sweat loss, mainly in the heat, can cause dehydration, can alter the hidroelectrolyte balance, disturb thermoregulation, presenting a health risk and/or impairing the athletic performance. It has been ...

This data shows a comparison of ACSM data in Nanjing between a traditional PM1 instrument and a new PM2.5 instrument equipped with a capture vaporiser (CV), along with other instruments. These two modifications to the instrument design have been heavily anticipated for the purposes of comparability with other PM2.5 measurements and to get away from the ‘bounce’ artefacts that are corrected for ...

Desde la pionera edición para el año 2017 se vienen desarrollando en España las Encuestas Nacionales de Tendencias Fitness, reproduciendo metodología encuestas internacionales desarrolladas por Colegio Americano Medicina del Deporte (ACSM). Como cada año, objetivo presente estudio es identificar principales tendencias sector fitness español mostrando los resultados encuesta realizada 2023, así ...

Over the past 4 decades, numerous scientific reports have examined the relationships between physical activity, physical fitness, and cardiovascular health. Expert panels, convened by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the American Heart Association (AHA),1–3 along with the 1996 US Surgeon General’s Rep...

OBJECTIVE The present study attempted to determine whether patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get the minimum daily amount of physical activity recommended in the guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), as well as to characterize the consequences of noncompliance with those guidelines. METHODS This study involved 23 patients (median ag...