Commentary on motorsports safety by Lara Carlson published in American College of Sports Medicine鈥檚 bulletin

Lara Carlson, Ph.D., FACSM, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance, recently published a commentary in the Sports Medicine Bulletin, a weekly news and information resource from the American College of Sports Medicine, in which she addresses health and safety concerns for motorsports drivers and provides scientific evidence to counter the claim that motorsports driving is not physically challenging.

鈥淭he 200 mph Athlete,鈥 by Carlson is one of two Active Voice commentaries authored by members of the ACSM鈥檚 task force examining health and safety issues in motorsports.

Carlson is a member of the Board of Trustees for the 51小黄车 chapter of the ACSM (NEACSM) and has been elected to serve a second term as its president.

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