Moving Beyond BarriersApril 7-11, 2021

#ACSMSummit

March 24• Virtual Experience Opens

• Lectures and Selected Workshops Available

• Watch each session and start earning your CECs

• Virtual Exhibit Hall Opens

March 26• Preconference: FMS Level 1 Certification Course

– 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

• Virtual Experience Networking Features Go Live

April 7• Topical Discussion Boards Available

• Career Center Opens

• Attendee Profiles Viewable

• Preconference: RAD Mobility Level 1 – 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

April 8-10• All Day Live Q&A sessions with speakers

– Session videos will not play prior to Live Q&As, please view prior to Q&A timeslot

• Specialty Workouts

• Conversation with the Pros Networking Experience

Keynotes & Special Lectures• Opening Keynote: The Curiously Elastic Limits of Endurance

– April 8 - 8:00 a.m. EDT (Live Event)

• Larry Golding Keynote: Preventing Exertional Illness in Athletes and Warfighters – April 8 - 1:00 p.m. EDT (Live Event)

• The Dr. Bortz Lecture: HIIT for Heart Failure Patients - Are you Crazy! – April 9 - 8:00 a.m. EDT (Live Event)

• ACSM President’s Lecture: Breaking Barriers, Melting Silos and Discovering Pathways – April 9 - 4:00 p.m. EDT (Live Event)

April 11• Post-conference: Balanced Body® Anatomy + Movement:

The Core Like Never Before! – 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

• Post-conference: STRONG Nation™ Training! (presented in both English and Spanish) – 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

• Post-conference: Keiser Indoor Cycling: Foundations! – 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

April 11 - May 11• Extended Access Begins for 30 Days for Registered Attendees

– Lectures, Workouts and Workshops Available– Virtual Exhibit Hall– Career Center– Access to Keynotes and Presidents Lecture

Offering More CECs Than Ever Before!

Earn over 40 CECs!

ACSM’s International Health & Fitness Summit is offering more opportunities to earn CECs than ever before. Previously, the max number of CECs available was 22.75 in 2019. This year an attendee can earn over 40 CECs during the virtual experience, a 50% increase. All CECs are certified by the American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee.

Programming Highlights:

Join us for the 25th anniversary from April 7-11, 2021, and learn key strategies to overcome common health fitness barriers.

Don’t miss your access to:• Earn over 40 CECs• 15 hours of specialty workouts• 15 hours of interactive workshops• Over 30 hours of lectures on trending fitness topics• Live Q&As with industry experts• Virtual exhibit hall, 30-day extended access and more!

Table of Contents

Programming Highlights ...................................................2CECs ................................................................................................2Education Program Schedule ......................................3-6Keynote Speakers & Special Lectures ..................7Networking/Engagement Opportunities ...........8ACSM Certified Professional of the Year .............9Exhibitor & Sponsor Listing ............................................10

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Education Programming ScheduleWednesday, April 7, 2021 - Preconference DaySession Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. PRECON: RAD Mobility Level 1 Kevin Hendry

Thursday, April 8, 2021Session Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

6:30-7:30 a.m. Workout: Total Body Tabata Stephanie Cooper

8:00-9:00 a.m. Opening Keynote: The Curiously Elastic Alex Hutchinson Limits of Endurance

9:00-9:30 a.m. Live Q&A for Opening Keynote: The Curiously Elastic Alex Hutchinson Limits of Endurance

9:45-10:15 a.m. Live Q&A for Standardization of Community-based James Groves, Supervised Exercise Programs: A Pathway to Timothy Marshall Provider Engagement

9:45-10:30 a.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Develop Mike Bracko Essential Movement Skills for Youth Clients and Athletes

10:30-11:00 a.m. Live Q&A for Using Video-Media and Live Renee Rogers Streaming Effectively to make Physical Activity Accessible for All Levels

Live Q&A for Why Do We Seem so Confused Barry Braun about Exercise and Appetite?

11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Pick Things Michelle Arent Up and Put them Down: Mastering the Deadlift

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Live Q&A for Exercise and Mental Health: Stephanie Cooper Are Activity Trackers Helpful or Harmful?

Live Q&A for Essentials of Youth Fitness: Avery Faigenbaum What Every Fitness Professional Needs to Know

Live Q&A for 5 on 5: Five Worksite Wellness Lauve Metcalfe, Pros Share Their Best Programs Marilyn Wolff,

Philip Smeltzer, Reed Engel, Talya Williams

12:00-1:00 p.m. Workout: Keiser Indoor Cycling: Krista Popowych Taking on the Tech Challenge

1:00-2:00 p.m. Larry Golding Keynote: Preventing Exertional Illness Francis G. O’Connor in Athletes and Warfighters

2:00-2:30 p.m. Live Q&A for Larry Golding Keynote: Preventing Francis G. O’Connor Exertional Illness in Athletes and Warfighters

2:45-3:15 p.m. Live Q&A for Training the Adult with Obesity Alexis Batrakoulis

Live Q&A for Removing the Fear of Injury or Reinjury: JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek Steps to Create a Safety Culture

Live Q&A for The Past, Present, and Future of Dietary Colin Carriker Nitrate: Who Really Benefits from Beetroot Juice?

Time Zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Session Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

3:30-4:30 p.m. Networking Event - Conversations with the Pros: Tony Nunez, Circuit Training & High Intensity Training Alexis Batrakoulis

Networking Event - Conversations with the Pros: Trisha Van Dusseldorp, Nutrition: Caffeine & Performance Shawn Arent

4:30-5:00 p.m. Live Q&A for Meditation Techniques Sally Sherman for Optimal Athletic Performance

4:30-5:15 p.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Game On! Aimee Nicotera

4:45-5:15 p.m. Live Q&A for Tailoring Protein Recommendations Dana White for Athletes with Unique Dietary Needs

5:15-6:15 p.m. Workout: Strength and Flow Keli Roberts

Workout: Counterflow Yoga Summer Sides

Workout: Keiser Indoor Cycling: Interactive Ride Krista Popowych

Friday, April 9, 2021Session Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

6:30-7:30 a.m. Workout: Power Walking Workout Mix Lee Scott, Michele Stanten

Workout: MASHUP: MindBody, Agility and Strength, HIIT Barbie Brown, Jacquese Silvas

Workout: Keiser Indoor Cycling: Rush, Rhythm and Ride! Krista Popowych

8:00-9:00 a.m. The Dr. Bortz Lecture: HIIT For Heart Failure Peter Brubaker Patients: Are You Crazy!

9:00-9:30 a.m. Live Q&A for The Dr. Bortz Lecture: HIIT For Peter Brubaker Heart Failure Patients: Are You Crazy!

9:45-10:15 a.m. Live Q&A for Clean Eating: Unintended Nancy Clark Consequences for Active People

9:45-11:15 a.m. Workshop: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: 5 Key Exercises Joy Puleo

10:30-11:15 a.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Jenny Vo, 3 WINS Fitness: Back to Basics for Lifelong Health Joshua Carlos,

Steven Loy, Tony Guerra

Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Bridget Melton Balancing the Barriers: Using Proprioception Breaks to Increase Workers, Physical Activity and Productivity while Decreasing Risk of Injuries

10:45-11:15 a.m. Live Q&A for 10 Steps to Creating the Fraser Quelch Optimal Virtual Experience

Time Zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Session Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Live Q&A for Extreme Exercise and Cardiovascular Barry Franklin Health: Changing Paradigms and Perceptions

Live Q&A for The Value of Targeting Motivation Renee Rogers and Relevance to Break Barriers

Live Q&A for Maximizing Performance with a Kim Schwabenbauer Plant-based Dairy Enhanced Approach

12:00-12:30 p.m. Live Q&A for Relevant A&P for Joslyn Ahlgren Training Transgender Clients

12:00-12:45 p.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Addressing Kevin Hendry Controversial Health & Fitness Topics

1:30-2:00 p.m. Live Q&A for Recognizing the Health Benefits of Eric Rawson, Resistance Exercise: Beyond a Footnote Stuart Philips

Live Q&A for How Technology Can Make Kapil Parakh The Physical Activity Guidelines More Accessible

1:30-3:00 p.m. Live Workshop: The 3Bs of Active Aging: Erika Quest Tactics for Brain, Body, Balance

2:00-3:00 p.m. Live Hot Topic Panel: Nutrition in the News: Barry Braun, The Good, the Bad, and the Biased Lynn Cialdella-Kam,

Nancy Clark, Trisha VanDusseldorp

2:15-3:00 p.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Alexis Batrakoulis Holistic Core Training for Everyone

3:15-3:45 p.m. Live Q&A for The Value of Exercise is Medicine® Brad Roy, through the Fitness Professional Lens Robyn Stuhr

Live Q&A for What Color is your (Speed) Chute? Joseph Quatrochi Internship Selection Made Easy!

Live Q&A for Exercise Resisters, Barriers, and Solutions Mary Yoke

3:45-4:00 p.m. Certified Professional of the Year Winner Announcement Christie Ward-Ritacco, Yuri Feito

4:00-5:00 p.m. ACSM President’s Lecture: Breaking Barriers, NiCole R. Keith Melting Silos and Discovering Pathways

5:00-5:30 p.m. Live Q&A for ACSM President’s Lecture: Breaking NiCole R. Keith Barriers, Melting Silos and Discovering Pathways

5:45-6:45 p.m. Workout: Meditation in Motion Mary Yoke

Workout: STRONG Nation: Synched Skills & Drills Renee Pickett

Time Zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Saturday, April 10, 2021Session Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

6:30-7:30 a.m. Workout: E5 Collective: Boot Camp with a Purpose Aimee Nicotera

Workout: Fire It Up! Body Weight Training Krista Popowych

Workout: HIIT Krama Yoga Lee Scott

8:00-8:30 a.m. Live Q&A for AceBuddies: A Community-Based Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer Fitness Program for Individuals with Disabilities

Live Q&A for How to Coach Online Like You Coach Offline Kourtney Thomas

8:00-8:45 a.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Eric D’Agati ABC’s of Core Training

8:45-9:15 a.m. Live Q&A for Implementation of a Technology-Based Karla Caillouet Exercise Intervention: A Worksite Wellness Program

8:45-9:30 a.m. Live Discussion/Demos for Workshop: Bingocize®: Jason Crandall An Evidence-based Health Promotion Program for Improving the Quality of Life of Older Adults

9:45-10:45 a.m. Networking Event - Conversations with the Pros: Christie Ward-Ritacco, ACSM Certification: Get Certified and Stay Certified! Paul Gallo

Networking Event - Conversations Keli Roberts, with the Pros: Virtual Online Training Renee Rogers

11:00-11:30 a.m. Live Q&A for How to Pivot your Business Toward Doris Thews Innovative Success When the World is Changing in Crisis

Live Q&A for Physical Activity during Pregnancy and the Kate Olscamp Postpartum Period. The Impact of Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Live Q&A for Exercise Doesn’t Play Fair Beth Taylor

Live Q&A for Breaking Barriers: Evolving Field Gary Sforzo, of Health & Wellness Coaching Margaret Moore

Live Q&A for Motivating the Unmotivated - Meaghan Jansen A Roadmap to Engaging Employees

Sunday, April 11, 2021 - Postconference DaySession Times Session Title Speakers Session Sponsor

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. POSTCON: Balanced Body® Anatomy + Movement: Brian Richey, The Core Like Never Before! Helen Vanderburg

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. POSTCON: STRONG Nation Training (English Version) Renee Pickett

POSTCON: STRONG Nation Training (Spanish Version) Ricardo Alas

10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. POSTCON: Keiser Indoor Cycling: Foundations Krista Popowych

Time Zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

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Keynote Speakers & Special Lectures

Opening Keynote: The Curiously Elastic Limits of Endurance

Alex Hutchinson, Author and Journalist, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Larry Golding Keynote: Preventing Exertional Illness in Athletes and Warfighters

Francis G. O’Connor, M.D., M.P.H., FACSM, Uniformed Services University Health Services, Bethesda, Maryland

ACSM President’s Lecture: Breaking Barriers, Melting Silos and Discovering Pathways

NiCole R. Keith, Ph.D., FACSM, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

The Dr. Bortz Lecture: HIIT For Heart Failure Patients: Are You Crazy!

Peter Brubaker, Ph.D., FACSM, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina

Live Event: April 8, 8:00-9:00 a.m. EDT Live Q&A: April 8, 9:00-9:30 a.m. EDT

When you push until you can’t go any farther or faster, what exactly is holding you back? Whether you’re climbing mountains, running marathons or hoisting weights, physiologists have long debated what really defines our limits. A mounting body of evidence suggests that the brain plays a greater role than previously thought, even for limits that feel purely physical. That doesn’t mean “it’s all in your head,” of course—but it does mean that exploring the brain’s role opens new avenues for pushing the limits of human performance.

Live Event: April 8, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT Live Q&A: April 8, 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT

Exertional illness remains a considerable threat to both civilian and tactical athletes. This session will review the most common forms of exertional illness confronting athletes (e.g., exertional sudden cardiac death, exertional heat illness, exertional rhabdomyolysis, exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait and exercise associated hyponatremia) and detail current evidence-based strategies for prevention.

Live Event: April 9, 4:00-5:00 p.m. EDT Live Q&A: April 9, 5:00-5:30 p.m. EDT

Engage with fellow Summit attendees and current ACSM President NiCole Keith, Ph.D., FACSM, during this interactive lecture. You’ll hear about Dr. Keith’s pathway to ACSM leadership, including her insights on what characteristics are important for leaders. She’ll also highlight two key initiatives, the ACSM Mentoring Women to Fellowship and Leadership and Diversity Training Programs, that provide pathways to leadership for members who have been historically underrepresented. Finally, you’ll join Dr. Keith in a brainstorm session to create a mentoring program for the annual Summit.

Live Event: April 9, 8:00-9:00 a.m. EDT Live Q&A: April 9, 9:00-9:30 a.m. EDT

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) has been widely used by athletes for decades and recently become a top trend in the health and fitness industry. Growing evidence suggests this type of exercise may be highly beneficial for individuals with chronic disease conditions, including those with chronic heart failure. This session will focus on why this modality of training may be ideal for heart failure patients and how to design a HIIT program to maximize benefit and reduce risk.

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Networking/Engagement Opportunities

Conversations with the Pros

Registration will be available March 24 through the experience. Space is limited.

April 8 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. EDT

Circuit Training & High Intensity Training

Circuit training and high intensity training programs continue to be a favorite of health and fitness enthusiasts. Learn about the new research in this area regarding intensity assessment, best practices for implementation and program variation.

Tony P. Nuñez Alexis Batrakoulis

Nutrition: Caffeine and Performance

Caffeine supplementation has been used in the fitness world for many years. Recently, the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) published a position stand on the topic. Join the ISSN president and past president to discuss this topic.

Trisha Van Dusseldorp Shawn Arent

April 10 | 9:45-10:45 a.m. EDT

ACSM Certification: Get Certified and Stay Certified!

Are you ACSM Certified? Do you want to re-certify? Attend this session to learn about the ACSM certification process and get insights on from the ACSM Committee on Certification and Registry Boards (CCRB) chair and the CCRB Continuing Professional Education (CPE) sub-committee chair.

Christie Ward-Ritacco Paul Gallo

Virtual Online Training

With the global COVID-19 pandemic we saw many health and fitness professionals take their services online. As a result, online training has become the top fitness trend of 2021. In this discussion, participants will have an opportunity to connect with professionals in the field with vast experience in online training. Whether you teach group classes or personal training clients, this session will provide ideas and strategies proven to work.

Keli Roberts Renee Rogers

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Alexis Batrakoulis, MS, ACSM-EP, ACSM-CPT, EIM Level 2 Master trainer, personal trainer of the year, founder, exercise physiologist, author and international speaker. Those are just a few of the titles Alexis Batrakoulis has held in his 26-year career in the health fitness industry. He holds a master’s degree in exercise and health, as well as multiple fitness certifications. A practitioner and educator, Alexis dedicates his time and work to helping people live longer, healthier lives.

David S. Geslak, ACSM-EPAn interaction with a client early in David Geslak’s career serendipitously sparked a passion and his future course in the fitness industry. Helping people with autism became David’s life mantra. He has pioneered autism exercise programs, autism research, the award-winning app, Exercise Buddy, and established the Exercise Connection. David’s work continues to assist those with Autism reach their health fitness goals and ultimately improve their lives.

Kristin A. Traskie, MPH, ACSM-CPT, EIM Level 1Kristin Traskie’s mission is clear: Create a culture of health and well-being on the Michigan State University (MSU) campus. She uses research-backed knowledge from her multiple fitness certifications to create holistic wellness and movement opportunities. Her work through MSU’s Health Promotion Department, Exercise is Medicine on Campus® initiative, Well-Being Coalition and The SPARTAN fit Fitness and Wellness Program is improving health outcomes and life satisfaction.

Meet Your Finalists: 2021 ACSM Certified Professional of the YearRecognizing the exceptional contributions of exercise professionals toward enhancing the health and wellness of their communities.

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