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Papers

(The median citation count of Acsms Health & Fitness Journal is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Raising the Bar for the Overhead Athlete	103
The Gallon Jug Shelf Transfer Test	75
ACSM News Briefs	71
ACSM’s News Briefs	54
ACSM Newsbriefs	49
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	44
A Complete Exercise Program for Adults: Content and Commitment	14
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	10
Understanding and Engaging Generation Z	7
Legacy of a Legend	7
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	5
The 2-Minute Step Test	5
Company-Level Assessments and Organizational Policy Recommendations for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness	4
Exercise Training With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	4
TWELVE THOUGHTS FROM READING THIS ISSUE	4
ACSM Newsbriefs	4
Twelve (Plus One) Reasons to Read This Issue!	4
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	4
Conducting Online Fitness Assessments in Exercise Oncology	4
Exercise Training with Fibromyalgia	4
Eleven Thoughts from Reading this Issue	4
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	4
Making Sense of Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure for Careers in Exercise Science	4
1% Better	4
Conducting Adult Client Field-Based Assessments Most Anywhere	4

ACSM Names 2025 Certified Professional of the Year	3
The PRICE of Injury Treatment: Out With the Old and In With the New	3
2021 Paper of the Year	3
Coaching Yourself in Tough Situations	3
2023 Fitness Trends from Around the Globe	3
TEN REASONS TO READ THIS ISSUE	3
Featured Articles	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	3
Research Bites	3
What Is the Mediterranean Diet?	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
ACSM News Briefs	2
Developing Trusted Collaborative Relationships between Healthcare Providers and Exercise Professionals	2
The Identity Game	2
ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Boards Update on Recertification and Continuing Education Credit Provider Policy	2
Metabolic Calculations Cases	2
The Menstrual Cycle: A Look Back on the Understanding and Its Impact on Athletic Performance	2
ACSM Educational Opportunities Meetings and Providers	2
2024 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry	2
Updates from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans	2
Research Bites	2
The Latest Prescription	2
The Importance of Supporting Training With Nutrition, Sleep, and Other Recovery Techniques	2
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	2
From the Editor	2
Integrating ChatGPT into the Exercise Industry: A Disruptive Shift for Industry Professionals	2
How Health and Fitness Professionals Can Further Advance the Nation's Health by Working Across the Ecological Model	2
Featured Articles	2
Active for Life	2
Workforce Well-Being: Current State, Opportunities, and Priorities	2
Evolution of Field-Based Physical Fitness Assessments	2
Athlete Burnout: Aiming to Limit the Sizzle and Fizzle in Sport	2
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities During COVID-19 with Exercise is Medicine® on Campus	2
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
Energy Availability and Health: ERRATUM	2
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	2
The “Power” of Assessments for Optimizing Fitness, Function, and Reducing Fall Risk in Older Adults	2
Integrative Lifestyle Considerations for Women in the Menopause Transition	1
Understanding the Vital Role of Health/Fitness Professionals in Long COVID Recovery	1
Conducting a Risk Management Audit of Your Facility's Medical Emergency Action Plan	1
Footwear's Impact on Athletic Performance and Injury Risk	1
Social Connections, Belonging, and Remote Work	1
From Me to We: The Importance of Group Cohesion in Exercise Programs	1
Achieving Best Outcomes in Worksite Health Promotion	1
What We Know About Fall Prevention	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
Core Values: A Compass for Career Fulfillment and Business Success	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1

Technical Writing for the Health and Fitness Professional	1
Research Bites	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
Research Bites	1
Employer-Sponsored Fitness Facilities and Programs	1
The Role of Programmatic Accreditation, Certification, and Career Advancement	1
Insects as a Protein Source?	1
Pyramid Resistance Training Programs	1
RESEARCH BITES	1
Energy Availability and Health	1
Resistance Training to Failure: A Science-to-Practice Guide for the Fitness Professional	1
Fourteen Thoughts from Reading this Issue	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
Safety Lessons Learned from Strength and Conditioning Negligence Lawsuits	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
Featured Articles	1
The 3Es	1
The Physical Activity Paradox: Implications for Worksite Health Promotion Programming and Considerations for the Conditions of Work	1
Thinking Out to In: Psychological Considerations and Strategies for Optimal Sport and Exercise Performance	1
Compensation for Exercise Professional Services	1
Health and Environmental Benefits of Riding an Electric Bicycle	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
High-Intensity Interval Training for People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2022	1
“Buy-in”	1
The Employer Perspective	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
Choline, Betaine, and Exercise Performance	1
Professionalizing the Exercise Profession — What It Means and Why it Matters	0
The Standing Military Press Exercise	0
Mindfulness	0
Exercise Training with Atrial Fibrillation	0
Back to the Basics: A Movement Approach Through Active Play	0
Fitness/Wellness Professionals as Social Media Content Creators and Influencers	0
A Recognition of Walter Thompson	0
Exploring Aspects of Exercise Prescription	0
Artificial Intelligence and Precision Nutrition	0
Empathy as a Strategic Business Solution: Connection as a Driver of Health, Well-Being, and Workplace Performance	0
The Pathway to Certification: Steps and Recommendations for ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist® Examination Preparation	0
Addressing COVID-19 Disruptions at the Workplace While Preparing for a Postpandemic Future	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
A Call to Action for Clinical Exercise Physiologists	0
Joining the Party	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Exercise Evolved: Exciting New Updates in ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 12th Edition	0
Sixteen (Yep) Thoughts on This Special Issue	0
A Call to Action for Dissemination and Implementation Science	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities, Meetings and Providers	0
Three Strategies for Expanding the Fitness Marketplace	0
Evidence-based Social Media Content Creation Strategies for Exercise Professionals	0
The Ultimate Guide for Selecting Repetition Tempos	0
Recommendations Every Candidate Should Know for ACSM Certified Personal Trainer® Exam Preparation	0
Breaking the Cycle of Shame: Understanding and Exploring Solutions to Fitness Shaming	0
2022 Fitness Trends from Around the Globe	0
Walking Prescription	0
Fourteen Thoughts From Reading Through This Issue	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Exercise Prescription for Power in Older Adults: A Case Study Approach	0
Change Readiness — Are You Prepared to Pivot?	0
Featured Articles	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
The Coming of Age of Resistance Exercise as a Primary Form of Exercise for Health	0
Exercise is Medicine® on Campus	0
From Couch…to Coach…to Ninja Warrior	0
News Briefs	0
Matching Intake to Expenditure for Active Individuals	0
Featured Articles	0
Twelve Reasons to Read the Entire Issue!	0
Just What the Doctor Ordered	0
Establishing Safety Policies and Procedures for Fitness Assessments	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Simple Strategies to Get Your Clients and Athletes Moving Better Without Sacrificing Fitness	0
Supporting Physical Activity Lifestyle Change	0
Empowering Every Athlete	0
Calling All Members!	0
Harmonizing Health and Fitness with Healthcare Through the U.S. Registry of Exercise Professionals	0
Multiple Sclerosis, Thermoregulation, and Exercise	0

Essential Risk Management Competencies for the Qualified Exercise Professional — Part 2	0
Proficiencies for Enhancing Power: Teaching Derivatives, Drills, and Skills	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Critical Action Steps to Take as a Certified Exercise Professional in a Rapidly Evolving Healthcare Market	0
Developing a Home-Based Body Weight Physical Activity/Exercise Program	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Navigating Hybrid Communication Successfully as a Fitness Manager	0
Can Boxing Deliver a Knockout Punch against Parkinson's Disease? A Review of the Evidence	0
Assessments of Core Fitness	0
The United States Registry for Exercise Professionals	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Exercise and Nutrition Pre- and Post-surgery	0
Twelve Key Reasons to Read the Entire Issue!	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	0
Measurement and Interpretation of Blood Pressure for the Exercise Professional	0
Exercise Training With Chronic Heart Failure	0
The Incremental Shuttle Walk Test	0
Veteran Care that Works: THRIVE	0
Personalizing Activity Recommendations for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes	0
Physical Activity Promotion and Support: Meeting Caregivers’ Unique Needs	0
All Exercise Should be Gender Inclusive	0
Research Bites	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Are You Ready to Recommend Physical Activity for Pregnant People?	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Sudden Coronary Artery Dissection	0
2022 Paper of the Year	0
Featured Articles	0
ACSM's Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends: Introducing the New Trends Work Group	0
Injury Prevention in Recreational Runners	0
The Incline Bench Dumbbell Row Exercise	0
Wearable Activity Trackers: What You Measure Matters	0
Snudgers	0
Emerging Health Technologies	0
Building Resilience One Exercise Class at A Time	0
ACSM Newsbriefs	0
Exercise Considerations and Recommendations for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Physical Fitness Assessment during Pregnancy	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Featured Articles	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Scope of Practice for Health and Wellness Coaches: Legal Liability Risks and Risk Management Strategies	0
What Does That Really Mean? Explaining Fitness Testing Results	0
Work, the Workplace, and the Mental Health of Workers	0
Peripheral Heart Action Training for Fitness and Health	0
A Guide to the Assessment of Function and Fitness in Older Adults ERRATUM	0
Communication Strategies and Resources for Health and Fitness Professionals to Minimize Diabetes-Related Social Stigma	0
Twelve (Plus One) Thoughts from Reading This Issue	0
Essential Risk Management Competencies for the Qualified Exercise Professional — Part 1	0
Mental Toughness: Yes, Please	0
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	0
Strategies for Creating and Supporting Inclusive Programs, Places, and Policies for LGBTQ+ Youth in Sports	0
Research Bites	0
A Non-Invasive Window into Cellular Health	0
The Seated Medicine Ball Throw Test for Older Adults	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Reducing the Barriers to Physical Activity with Digital Fitness Interventions	0
Featured Articles	0
The Forgotten Prescription	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Connectedness to Nature and Improved Health Outcomes	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Efficacy of Exercise for Fall Prevention in Older Adults	0
The Evolution of Exercise Oncology	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities, Meetings, and Providers	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
From the Editor	0
Heads-up	0
2025 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry	0
The Menstrual Cycle and Exercise	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Back to Basics	0
ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® Turns 25	0
Featured Articles	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Not Your Momma’s Goals Chat	0
The Front Squat Exercise	0
Questions Individuals with Cardiac Conditions Engaging in Exercise often Ask Health Fitness Professionals: Research-Based Responses	0
“The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude”	0
The Split Jerk Exercise	0
A Case Study for Group Exercise Instructors	0
Leveraging the Human–Dog Bond to Support Physical Activity across the Life Span	0
Taking the First Step Together: Key Recommendations to Assess Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Community	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Holistic Health: Bridging Disability and Mental Well-Being Promotion through Community Engagement	0
Making Exercise as Medicine a Clinical Reality	0
American Fitness Index Announces Fittest Cities in the United States	0