52 : New ACSM Guidelines, Mantras, and Sweet Summertime!

About this episode

Mindy and Cheryl discuss the new ACSM guidelines on resistance training, share their wellness mantras, and explore the benefits and challenges of summer.

On this episode Mindy and Cheryl review key points from the new position stand from The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). They review the major takeaways from the comprehensive evidence-based guidelines summarizing resistance training recommendations for healthy adults — the first major update since 2009. Next they discuss their wellness mantras and how they came to be. Lastly, Mindy and Cheryl dive into the benefits and challenges of the upcoming warm seasons. ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mindy, Cheryl

Topics covered

• ACSM guidelines
• resistance training
• wellness mantras
• summer benefits
• challenges of warm seasons

Keywords

• ACSM
• resistance training
• wellness mantras
• summer
• fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Sports Medicine

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