Sharing the story of the ACSM American Fitness Index
Several media outlets helped share the story of the 2009 ACSM American Fitness Index report, “Health and Community Fitness Status of the 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas.” The first stories appeared in...
View ArticleHow Obesity Policies are Failing in America
From the Trust for Ameria’s Health: “Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in...
View ArticleComing soon! – the 2010 ACSM American Fitness Index rankings
ACSM will reveal the healthiest and fittest of America’s 50 most populous metropolitan areas on May 24, 2010, in coordination with SHAPE magazine’s ACSM American Fitness Index™ feature story, “The Top...
View ArticleAmerica’s 50 Largest Metro Areas Get Their Annual Physical
ACSM American Fitness IndexTM Provides a Snapshot of the State of Health and Fitness; Washington, D.C., Tops List of Healthiest and Fittest Metro Areas For the third straight year, the Washington,...
View ArticleAFI From the Field with Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, R.D.
The second installment of AFI From the Field features Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM, of Holmdel, N.J. Dr. Stoler is a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and expert consultant in...
View ArticleAFI From the Field with Dr. Barbara Ainsworth
Advisory board vice-chair Barbara Ainsworth, PhD, FACSM, discusses the relevance of the ACSM American Fitness Index™ (AFI) to cities across the United States. Dr. Ainsworth comments that AFI highlights...
View ArticlePhysical Activity Can Help Tame Type-2 Diabetes
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Diabetes Association, have issued new exercise guidelines for people with Type-2 diabetes. The ACSM American Fitness Index™ recognizes...
View ArticleAFI From the Field with Sarah Pedersen
Sarah Pedersen talks about what makes Boston a physically active city in this episode of AFI From the Field. Boston ranked 2nd in the 2010 ACSM American Fitness IndexTM data report. Sarah also talks...
View ArticleAFI From the Field with Dot Fullwood
M. “Dot” Fullwood talks about the state of health and fitness in the San Francisco/Bay area, which ranked 8th in the 2010 ACSM American Fitness Index™. Fullwood, a graduate student at the Health Equity...
View ArticleAFI From the Field with Christopher Berger, PhD, CSCS
Christopher Berger, PhD, CSCS, discusses some of the pros and cons to getting regular physical activity in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa. Berger also talks about an ACSM task force on healthy air...
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