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Papers

(The TQCC 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Raising the Bar for the Overhead Athlete	99
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	65
Legacy of a Legend	63
ACSM Newsbriefs	51
The Gallon Jug Shelf Transfer Test	50
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	48
A Complete Exercise Program for Adults: Content and Commitment	29
ACSM’s News Briefs	9
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	8
ACSM News Briefs	7
Understanding and Engaging Generation Z	6
ACSM Names 2025 Certified Professional of the Year	5
Closing the Intention–Behavior Gap	5
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	5
The Barbell Bench Pull	5
Eleven Thoughts from Reading this Issue	4
Making Sense of Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure for Careers in Exercise Science	4
TWELVE THOUGHTS FROM READING THIS ISSUE	4
1% Better	4
Exercise Training With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	4
Conducting Adult Client Field-Based Assessments Most Anywhere	4
ACSM Newsbriefs	4
Twelve (Plus One) Reasons to Read This Issue!	3
Exercise Training with Fibromyalgia	3
2023 Fitness Trends from Around the Globe	3

Conducting Online Fitness Assessments in Exercise Oncology	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	3
Introduction to High-Intensity Interval Training and Chronic Diseases	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	3
Company-Level Assessments and Organizational Policy Recommendations for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness	3
Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities During COVID-19 with Exercise is Medicine® on Campus	3
The PRICE of Injury Treatment: Out With the Old and In With the New	3
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
Research Bites	2
Developing Trusted Collaborative Relationships between Healthcare Providers and Exercise Professionals	2
What Is the Mediterranean Diet?	2
The Latest Prescription	2
ACSM News Briefs	2
Integrating ChatGPT into the Exercise Industry: A Disruptive Shift for Industry Professionals	2
Athlete Burnout: Aiming to Limit the Sizzle and Fizzle in Sport	2
Dynamax	2
Promoting Physical Activity through Health Communications Campaigns	2
TEN REASONS TO READ THIS ISSUE	2
Research Bites	2
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
Tips on How to Prepare and Lead a Livestreaming Exercise Program in One-sided Free Platforms	2
From the Editor	2
2021 Paper of the Year	2
Featured Articles	2
Coaching Yourself in Tough Situations	2
Blood Flow Restriction in Exercise and Rehabilitation	2
Workforce Well-Being: Current State, Opportunities, and Priorities	2
Evolution of Field-Based Physical Fitness Assessments	2
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	2
ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Boards Update on Recertification and Continuing Education Credit Provider Policy	2
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	1
Compensation for Exercise Professional Services	1
Insects as a Protein Source?	1
The 3Es	1
Health and Environmental Benefits of Riding an Electric Bicycle	1
Conducting a Risk Management Audit of Your Facility's Medical Emergency Action Plan	1
Pyramid Resistance Training Programs	1
Safety Lessons Learned from Strength and Conditioning Negligence Lawsuits	1
Social Connections, Belonging, and Remote Work	1
The Employer Perspective	1
How Health and Fitness Professionals Can Further Advance the Nation's Health by Working Across the Ecological Model	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
Choline, Betaine, and Exercise Performance	1
Understanding the Vital Role of Health/Fitness Professionals in Long COVID Recovery	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
Featured Articles	1
Energy Availability and Health: ERRATUM	1
Exercise Oncology	1
2024 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1

Thinking Out to In: Psychological Considerations and Strategies for Optimal Sport and Exercise Performance	1
What We Know About Fall Prevention	1
Operating In-Person Fitness Classes during the COVID Pandemic	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	1
Integrative Lifestyle Considerations for Women in the Menopause Transition	1
Updates from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
The Physical Activity Paradox: Implications for Worksite Health Promotion Programming and Considerations for the Conditions of Work	1
Featured Articles	1
HIIT for Clinical Populations	1
Featured Articles	1
Metabolic Calculations Cases	1
The Menstrual Cycle: A Look Back on the Understanding and Its Impact on Athletic Performance	1
Footwear's Impact on Athletic Performance and Injury Risk	1
High-Intensity Interval Training for People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus	1
From Me to We: The Importance of Group Cohesion in Exercise Programs	1
Research Bites	1
Achieving Best Outcomes in Worksite Health Promotion	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities Meetings and Providers	1
Energy Availability and Health	1
RESEARCH BITES	1
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	1
Employer-Sponsored Fitness Facilities and Programs	1
2020 Paper of the Year	1
The Role of Programmatic Accreditation, Certification, and Career Advancement	1
Mindfulness	0
A Call to Action for Dissemination and Implementation Science	0
Leveraging the Human–Dog Bond to Support Physical Activity across the Life Span	0
A Non-Invasive Window into Cellular Health	0
The Incline Bench Dumbbell Row Exercise	0
Featured Articles	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
From Couch…to Coach…to Ninja Warrior	0
What Does That Really Mean? Explaining Fitness Testing Results	0
ACSM Newsbriefs	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities, Meetings and Providers	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
The Ultimate Guide for Selecting Repetition Tempos	0
Multiple Sclerosis, Thermoregulation, and Exercise	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Just What the Doctor Ordered	0
Research Bites	0
Physical Fitness Assessment during Pregnancy	0
Joining the Party	0
Sudden Coronary Artery Dissection	0
Resistance Training for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome	0
Featured Articles	0
The Pathway to Certification: Steps and Recommendations for ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist® Examination Preparation	0
ACSM's Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends: Introducing the New Trends Work Group	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
The United States Registry for Exercise Professionals	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
High-Intensity Interval Training for Neurodegenerative Conditions	0
Featured Articles	0
Taking the First Step Together: Key Recommendations to Assess Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Community	0
Featured Articles	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
From the Editor	0
The Front Squat Exercise	0
Physical Activity Promotion and Support: Meeting Caregivers’ Unique Needs	0
The Coming of Age of Resistance Exercise as a Primary Form of Exercise for Health	0
Change Readiness — Are You Prepared to Pivot?	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Injury Prevention in Recreational Runners	0
Breaking the Cycle of Shame: Understanding and Exploring Solutions to Fitness Shaming	0
The Menstrual Cycle and Exercise	0
Heads-up	0
Simple Strategies to Get Your Clients and Athletes Moving Better Without Sacrificing Fitness	0
American Fitness Index Announces Fittest Cities in the United States	0
Professionalizing the Exercise Profession — What It Means and Why it Matters	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Research Bites	0
Not Your Momma’s Goals Chat	0
Twelve Key Reasons to Read the Entire Issue!	0
Harmonizing Health and Fitness with Healthcare Through the U.S. Registry of Exercise Professionals	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0

Twelve Reasons to Read the Entire Issue!	0
Developing a Home-Based Body Weight Physical Activity/Exercise Program	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Work, the Workplace, and the Mental Health of Workers	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Measurement and Interpretation of Blood Pressure for the Exercise Professional	0
News Briefs	0
Holistic Health: Bridging Disability and Mental Well-Being Promotion through Community Engagement	0
Can Boxing Deliver a Knockout Punch against Parkinson's Disease? A Review of the Evidence	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities, Meetings, and Providers	0
Establishing Safety Policies and Procedures for Fitness Assessments	0
A Recognition of Walter Thompson	0
Practical Recommendations for High-Intensity Interval Training for Adults with Cardiovascular Disease	0
Making Exercise as Medicine a Clinical Reality	0
2022 Paper of the Year	0
The Evolution of Exercise Oncology	0
2025 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry	0
Featured Articles	0
Navigating Hybrid Communication Successfully as a Fitness Manager	0
Back to Basics	0
RESEARCH BITES	0
Walking Prescription	0
“The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude”	0
High-Intensity Interval Training for Hypertension	0
Questions Individuals with Cardiac Conditions Engaging in Exercise often Ask Health Fitness Professionals: Research-Based Responses	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Exercise Training with Atrial Fibrillation	0
All Exercise Should be Gender Inclusive	0
Supporting Physical Activity Lifestyle Change	0
Essential Risk Management Competencies for the Qualified Exercise Professional — Part 2	0
Featured Articles	0
Peripheral Heart Action Training for Fitness and Health	0
Wearable Activity Trackers: What You Measure Matters	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
High-Intensity Interval Training in Metabolic Diseases	0
Twelve Insights into This Issue	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Artificial Intelligence and Precision Nutrition	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Exploring Aspects of Exercise Prescription	0
Are You Ready to Recommend Physical Activity for Pregnant People?	0
A Case Study Review in Exercise Testing and Programming in Cardiac Rehabilitation for the Clinical Exercise Physiologist	0
Matching Intake to Expenditure for Active Individuals	0
Exercise and Nutrition Pre- and Post-surgery	0
Sixteen (Yep) Thoughts on This Special Issue	0
A Guide to the Assessment of Function and Fitness in Older Adults ERRATUM	0
ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal® Turns 25	0
The Split Jerk Exercise	0
Addressing COVID-19 Disruptions at the Workplace While Preparing for a Postpandemic Future	0
Featured Articles	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Fitness/Wellness Professionals as Social Media Content Creators and Influencers	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	0
Featured Articles	0
Communication Strategies and Resources for Health and Fitness Professionals to Minimize Diabetes-Related Social Stigma	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Reducing the Barriers to Physical Activity with Digital Fitness Interventions	0
Personalizing Activity Recommendations for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes	0
Calling All Members!	0
Strategies for Creating and Supporting Inclusive Programs, Places, and Policies for LGBTQ+ Youth in Sports	0
Research Bites	0
Critical Action Steps to Take as a Certified Exercise Professional in a Rapidly Evolving Healthcare Market	0
International Commentary of the Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends	0
HIIT as a Tool for Improving Mental Health and Cognition	0
Emerging Health Technologies	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
ACSM News Briefs	0
Fourteen Thoughts From Reading Through This Issue	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Exercise Considerations and Recommendations for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
2022 Fitness Trends from Around the Globe	0
Exercise Evolved: Exciting New Updates in ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 12th Edition	0
Exercise Training With Chronic Heart Failure	0
A Call to Action for Clinical Exercise Physiologists	0
A Case Study for Group Exercise Instructors	0
The Incremental Shuttle Walk Test	0
Snudgers	0
Twelve (Plus One) Thoughts from Reading This Issue	0
Equality- versus Equity-Based Approaches to Promoting Health and Fitness in Diverse Populations	0
Recommendations Every Candidate Should Know for ACSM Certified Personal Trainer® Exam Preparation	0
ACSM Educational Opportunities: Meetings and Providers	0
Back to the Basics: A Movement Approach Through Active Play	0
Building Resilience One Exercise Class at A Time	0
RESEARCH BITES	0
Connectedness to Nature and Improved Health Outcomes	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Mental Toughness: Yes, Please	0
Scope of Practice for Health and Wellness Coaches: Legal Liability Risks and Risk Management Strategies	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0
Veteran Care that Works: THRIVE	0
Efficacy of Exercise for Fall Prevention in Older Adults	0
SHAREABLE RESOURCE	0