Susannah L Reiner, Regis C Pearson, Rachelle A Reed, Alyssa A Olenick, Rachele M Pojednic
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence in Exercise Programming and Coaching: Opportunities and Limitations.","authors":"Susannah L Reiner, Regis C Pearson, Rachelle A Reed, Alyssa A Olenick, Rachele M Pojednic","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence has the potential to rapidly transform exercise prescription and coaching through machine learning, deep learning, and large language models. However, there is a disconnect between peer-reviewed evidence and real-world deployment in commercial platforms. This narrative review evaluated recent literature (2023-2025) assessing data-driven programming approaches for exercise prescription. Articles were identified across four themes in exercise programming: data integration on wearables and sensors, predictive modeling, chatbots and virtual coaches, and general-use large language models. Current evidence demonstrates the feasibility of artificial intelligence for activity recognition, workload estimation, and short-term performance prediction. However, significant gaps remain in evaluating closed-loop adaptive programming, downstream behavioral outcomes, and long-term effectiveness. Industry systems integrate multimodal data and continuously evolve, operating largely without formal validation. Advancement requires translational research models that bridge academic rigor with industry implementation timelines, prioritize transparency and human-in-the-loop frameworks, and evaluate artificial intelligence as a tool to augment rather than replace professional exercise prescription.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 8","pages":"245-252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148677492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Exercise is Medicine® Active Aging Initiative: Aligning Healthcare, Exercise Professionals and Community Resources to Support Healthy Aging.","authors":"Paige Denison, Elizabeth A Joy, Mark Stoutenberg","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global demographic shift toward an aging population underscores the urgent need for strategies that promote functional longevity and reduce age-related disease. Physical activity (PA) confers well-established benefits across cardiovascular, metabolic, musculoskeletal, cognitive, and psychosocial domains in older adults. However, PA participation remains suboptimal owing to social, environmental, and policy barriers. The Exercise is Medicine® Active Aging initiative seeks to address PA promotion through its integration into clinical care, connecting older adult patients to community-based PA programming. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, the Exercise is Medicine® Active Aging initiative consists of three priority goals, underpinned by three cross-cutting themes, with the aim of increasing older adult engagement in PA through a community-based extension of healthcare. This article supports embedding PA into aging care models to foster a sustainable culture of active aging by synthesizing current evidence, discussing implementation barriers, and identifying future research priorities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 8","pages":"253-260"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148677480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cold Weather Injuries in Sports Medicine.","authors":"Nicholas Thoma, Steven Burns, Nicholas Molby","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001356","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 8","pages":"243-244"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148677435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maguire E Anuszewski, Dylan M Bush, Marco Kaper, Tareq Kheirbeck
{"title":"Current Sports Medicine Reports 25(5): 134-7, May 2026. | DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000001336.","authors":"Maguire E Anuszewski, Dylan M Bush, Marco Kaper, Tareq Kheirbeck","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 8","pages":"261"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148677495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dillon R Harris, Quinten W Pigg, Daniela S Inoue, Jacob A Kendra, Steven B Machek, Mariana Janini Gomes
{"title":"Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators: A Review of Their Therapeutic Promise and Concerns of Misuse.","authors":"Dillon R Harris, Quinten W Pigg, Daniela S Inoue, Jacob A Kendra, Steven B Machek, Mariana Janini Gomes","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001352","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 7","pages":"210-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148367300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamerah N Hunt, Erica M Taylor, Melissa K Kossman, Zachary K Winkelmann, Carolina P Quintana, Christina L Master
{"title":"Intentional Examination of the Social Determinants of Health in Clinical Practice and Research: An ACSM Call to Action Statement.","authors":"Tamerah N Hunt, Erica M Taylor, Melissa K Kossman, Zachary K Winkelmann, Carolina P Quintana, Christina L Master","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001359","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 7","pages":"236-239"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148367314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chantal Nguyen, Matthew R Allen, Kalvis Hornburg, Michael Fredericson
{"title":"Effects of Supplementation in Masters Athletes and Older Adults: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Chantal Nguyen, Matthew R Allen, Kalvis Hornburg, Michael Fredericson","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Supplementation use in athletes is common and increasing in popularity, especially for adults seeking improvements in athletic performance. However, the effects of supplementation for older adults or Masters athletes in improving athletic performance or musculoskeletal health are less well explored. The aim of this narrative review is to explore common supplements, namely protein, caffeine, creatine, beta-alanine, nitrates, and peptides, including collagen, body protection compound-157, and thymosin-beta 4 and 500, in improving performance or musculoskeletal health in Masters athletes and adults over 55 years of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 7","pages":"216-223"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148367197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sports Medicine Stories and Questions.","authors":"E Randy Eichner","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001354","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 7","pages":"203-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148367257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Forgotten Motor Proficiency Barrier.","authors":"Avery D Faigenbaum, Karin A Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"25 7","pages":"207-209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148367329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}