Transforming the Exercise Profession through Professionalization
09/09/2024
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Join us for the first episode in a twelve-part podcast series brought to you in collaboration with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). This podcast series is based on the Sept/Oct 2024 themed issue of the ACSM Health & Fitness Journal on the topic of professionalization and advocacy. In this discussion, Wellness Paradox host Michael Stack (who is the editor of the themed issue), will explore the topic of professionalization in the exercise profession.
He’ll walk you through his introduction article to the themed issue entitled "Professionalizing the Exercise Profession— What It Means and Why it Matters." Michael will dive into all critical aspects of the work underway to allow qualified exercise professionals to ascend to the status of Qualified Healthcare Professionals. In doing so, he’ll explore the topics covered in the themed issue and in this special podcast series. Most importantly he’ll make the clear case for why remaining informed, unified, and intensely focused in the professionalization effort will lead to the improved financial health of the fitness industry, while at the same time improving the health of our nation.
Join Michael as he outlines the “movement for movement” created by the professionalization effort in the exercise profession. This episode is truly a must-listen, not just for anyone in the health and fitness industry, but anyone involved in healthcare and health policy more broadly.
Our Guest: Michael Stack, ACSM-EP/EIM/PAPHS, CSCS
Michael is the creator and the host of the Wellness Paradox Podcast, produced in conjunction with University of Michigan. He is the founder & CEO of Applied Fitness Solutions and the Michigan Moves Coalition. He is also a faculty lecturer for the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology.
Michael is an exercise physiologist by training and a health entrepreneur, health educator, and fitness industry advocate by trade. He is dedicated to the policy and system changes to ensure fitness professionals become an essential part of healthcare delivery.
Links from this Episode:
ACSM HFJ Themed Issue on Professionalization and Advovacy
Professionalizing the Exercise Profession— What It Means and Why it Matters (open access)
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