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Clinical Exercise Physiology Association...advancing the profession of clinical exercise physiology. CEPA is an affiliate society of the American College

As a professional network, CEPA is dedicated to:
-Enhancing the communication between clinical exercise physiologists by fostering and promoting the interchange of ideas, offering mutual support and encouraging professional development.
-Improving clinical practice by promoting established standards for programs, personnel, and facilities.
-Promoting scientific inquiry and advancement of education for clinical exercise physiologists and for the public related to exercise and its application in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and special medical conditions.
-Cooperating with other professional organizations, health care providers, insurers, legislators, scientists and educators with the same or related concerns.
-Supporting the development and maintenance of quality care.
-Supporting the efforts of the ACSM

09/29/2026

🎉 NEWLY CERTIFIED ACSM-CEP? COME VISIT CEPA AT AACVPR!

Are you attending the AACVPR Annual Meeting and recently passed the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) exam?

Come visit the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA) Exhibit Booth #119 and learn how newly certified CEPs can receive a FREE CEPA membership!

Joining CEPA is an opportunity to:

🤝 Connect with a growing community of clinical exercise professionals
📚 Access education and professional resources
📈 Expand your network and career opportunities
📣 Support advocacy and advancement of the CEP profession
💪 Get involved in the future of clinical exercise physiology

Already a CEPA member? Stop by the booth, say hello, and connect with us!

📍 CEPA Exhibit Booth #119
🎓 AACVPR Annual Meeting

Your next chapter as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist starts here.

09/23/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🌎🩺💪

Today is a day to recognize Clinical Exercise Physiologists around the world and reflect on just how far our profession has come.

From our roots in exercise testing, cardiac rehabilitation, and clinical research, Clinical Exercise Physiology has continued to expand into broader areas of healthcare—including cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, cancer, metabolic conditions, neurological conditions, healthy aging, and more.

We’ve come a long way, but there is still tremendous opportunity ahead.

World CEP Day is about celebrating the professionals who continue to demonstrate that exercise is more than physical activity—it can be an important part of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term health.

At CEPA, we’re proud to continue advocating for the profession, increasing awareness, strengthening our community, and helping advance the role of Clinical Exercise Physiologists in healthcare.

Here’s to how far we’ve come—and where we’re going next. 🌎💪

People. Practice. Progress.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) CASES World Clinical Exercise Physiology Day

09/21/2026

𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗕: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗣 🩺💪

Clinical Exercise Physiologists (CEPs) have long played an important role in cardiac rehabilitation—but the profession reaches far beyond the heart.

CEPs apply exercise science in clinical settings to help individuals across a wide range of health conditions and populations, including:

❤️ Cardiovascular disease
🫁 Pulmonary disease
🎗️ Cancer
🩸 Metabolic conditions
🧠 Neurological conditions
👥 Healthy aging

Through assessment, individualized exercise prescription, monitoring, progression, and collaboration with the healthcare team, CEPs help translate exercise science into meaningful clinical practice.

One profession. Many populations. A growing role in healthcare.

CEPA is committed to advancing the profession and increasing awareness of the value Clinical Exercise Physiologists bring to healthcare.

People. Practice. Progress.

09/17/2026

𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 — 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗦𝗘? 🩺🏋️

“Exercise more” is good advice.

But for someone living with cardiovascular disease, cancer, pulmonary disease, diabetes, or another chronic condition, exercise may need to be much more individualized.

That’s where the Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) comes in.

CEPs use exercise testing, clinical information, functional capacity, symptoms, and individual goals to help develop safe and effective exercise prescriptions.

Think of exercise like a prescription:

🏃 Mode: What type of exercise?

📅 Frequency: How often?

⏱️ Duration: How long?

📈 Intensity: How hard?

🔄 Progression: When and how should it advance?

❤️ Monitoring: How is the individual responding?

The goal isn’t simply to get people moving. It’s to help provide the right exercise, at the right dose, for the right person.

Clinical Exercise Physiologists help bridge the gap between healthcare and exercise.

Interested in advancing the profession, connecting with other CEPs, or learning more about the field?

👉 Connect with the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA) and help strengthen the role of exercise physiology in healthcare.

09/16/2026

𝗖𝗦𝗘𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗗𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡!

Here is a great opportunity for CEPA members to connect, learn, and engage with the exercise physiology community at the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) 2026 Annual Conference, taking place October 14–17, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta.

🌎 Can’t make it to Edmonton? You can attend virtually! CSEP 2026 offers the flexibility to participate in person or virtually from anywhere in the world.
Hosted with the University of Alberta, CSEP 2026 will bring together exercise scientists, clinical exercise physiologists, personal trainers, researchers, students, and other professionals for:

🔹 Inspiring keynote speakers
🔹 Scientific symposia and presentations
🔹 Interactive abstract sessions
🔹 Networking and knowledge translation
🔹 Professional development opportunities

💰 Special benefit for CEPA members: Save $205 on registration compared with the non-member rate!

📩 CEPA members: Contact [email protected] to redeem the partner discount.

📅 October 14–17, 2026
📍 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada + Virtual
Learn more and register through CSEP:
CSEP 2026 Annual Conference
https://site.pheedloop.com/event/csep2026/home/

We hope to see members of the CEPA community represented at CSEP 2026 — whether in Edmonton or joining virtually!

09/16/2026

Heading to the 41st AACVPR Annual Meeting in San Antonio?
Be sure to visit the Clinical Exercise Physiologist Association (CEPA) at Booth #119.

AACVPR brings together professionals advancing cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, while CEPA supports the growth, recognition, and impact of clinical exercise physiologists across healthcare. Together, these communities help strengthen education, collaboration, advocacy, and patient-centered exercise care.

Stop by Booth #119 to connect with CEPA, learn more about membership, and pick up some giveaways.

09/04/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁’𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲

Strength training is one of the most powerful tools we have to help older adults maintain strength, mobility, confidence, and independence.

This recent survey of exercise professionals found that most resistance-training programs for older adults use practical, individualized approaches: approximately two sessions per week, 4–6 exercises per session, and effort-based intensity guidance such as RPE. The message is clear: effective exercise does not need to be overly complicated—but it does need to be safe, progressive, and tailored to the individual.

For Clinical Exercise Physiologists, this is where our expertise matters. We are uniquely positioned to translate evidence into real-world programs for older adults managing chronic conditions, changing physical abilities, and concerns about injury.

Are you a current CEP—or preparing to become one? Join the Clinical Exercise Physiologist Association (CEPA) to connect with a professional community committed to advancing clinical exercise physiology, sharing evidence-based practice, and improving care across diverse patient populations.

Together, we can continue to raise the standard for exercise-based care.

Article citation and link: He H, Guppy SN, Singh F, Fox-Harding C, Newton RU, Haff GG. A Survey of Current Resistance Training Prescription Methods Used With Older Adults. Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology. 2026;15(3):110–116. https://doi.org/10.31189/CEPH-25-00041

08/24/2026

12 leading international peak bodies representing exercise and sports science are calling for Clinical Exercise Physiologists (CEPs) to be a core part of obesity care.

The joint statement shares a united position from exercise and sport science organisations around the world on the role of exercise in helping people use weight-loss medications safely and effectively.

As part of this, they’re asking global governments and institutions to act on six key asks.

Read more:https://icsesp.global/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Joint-statement-on-exercise-in-obesity-care.pdf

Link in bio as well.

08/15/2026

GLP-1 weight-loss medications alone are not enough.

The Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA) has joined 10 leading international exercise and sport science organizations in calling for Clinical Exercise Physiologists (CEPs) to be a core part of obesity care.

Why?

The use of GLP-1 and related weight-loss medications has rapidly moved into mainstream care, and evidence suggests that 20–40% of weight lost during treatment may come from lean tissue, including skeletal muscle.

Muscle is critical for strength, mobility, metabolic health, and physical function. Losing too much lean tissue during weight loss may increase the risk of reduced physical function, frailty, and weight regain after treatment ends.

This is where Clinical Exercise Physiologists can make a difference.

CEPs are trained to assess, prescribe, supervise, and progress evidence-based exercise for individuals living with chronic and complex health conditions—helping preserve muscle, strength, physical function, and long-term health.

It’s time for exercise and clinical exercise physiology to be recognized as a standard part of comprehensive obesity care.

📄 Read the International Joint Statement and six key recommendations:https://cases.org.uk/imgs/joint_statement_on_exercise_in_obesity_care25.pdf

08/12/2026

William W Backus Hospital- Hartford Healthcare is hiring a Exercise Physiologist!

See post or link below for more details:

https://link.edgepilot.com/x/DyrdKmxN9Obpn_8nB3uUxsk?u=https://www.hhccareers.org/us/en/job/26161879/Exercise-Physiologist

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