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ACE’s Top 10 Workouts from 2014

Need some new workout ideas for the New Year? Look no further. Here are ACE’s top 10 workouts from 2014. 8 Exercises Every Woman Should Be Doing Women who regularly hit the weights experience a wide range of health, fitness and quality-of-life benefits. But it can be a challenge to know how to get started….

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Train This, Not That: The Upper-body Edition

Once again, we are visiting some common exercise selections and identifying which ones may not be the safest option for achieving your goals. Let’s face it—people love great-looking delts, biceps, triceps and pecs, so they flock to the fitness magazines to see which exercises bodybuilders are doing, but most of us aren’t bodybuilders. And while…

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TRX Exercises to Enhance Mobility and Flexibility

To perform well as an athlete, or even train safely in the gym, both mobility and flexibility are essential staples of fitness.  Mobility vs. Flexibility The terms “mobility” and “flexibility” are thrown around a lot in the fitness world, but do we really know what they mean?  Mobility: The amount of functional movement one has…

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Side Plank Alternatives: 5 Exercises to Try

5 Side Plank Alternative Exercises The side plank is a staple in many people’s workouts because it is so effective at challenging the full body in the frontal plane, targeting the hips, quadratus lumborum (QL) and obliques, and improving shoulder stabilization. While the side plank is great, it’s always a good idea to add variety…

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Why You Should Tell Your Clients to Walk More

Walking doesn’t make the hottest workout lists or yearly trend reports, but all fitness professionals should be talking about it—even to clients who are avid exercisers. Why? Because even a daily gym session may not be enough to protect them from our sedentary culture. Most Americans are sitting more than ever thanks to desk jobs,…

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