ACE is 35! The American Council on Exercise is celebrating 35 years of getting people moving by showing love to our Pros all October! We’ll be taking a look back throughout the month on how ACE has evolved and how our pros have helped us evolve over the past 35 years. We want to hear from…
In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, was widely criticized…
When it comes to discussing behavior change and nutrition with your clients, it is outside of your scope of practice as a health and exercise professional to provide psychological counseling or detailed menu plans (unless you have additional credentials in that field). However, if you aren’t talking to your clients about their health behaviors and…
Sleep has the potential to help people lose weight, but not just any sleep will do. It’s important to get an adequate amount of deep sleep every night, as it is the most restorative, providing both mental and physical recovery benefits, which supports the weight-loss journey. Most research indicates that less than 7 hours of…
Regular physical activity in childhood and adolescence is important for motor development and overall health and fitness. Additionally, solid physical activity behaviors in the early years can help to set a foundation for life-long exercise adherence and an appreciation for physical activity. Unfortunately, most kids are not getting enough exercise. In 2016, only 21.6% of…
To celebrate ACE’s 35th Anniversary, we interviewed 4 ACE Pros that have been with us since the beginning to gain some insight into how far the fitness industry has come and how we’ve evolved over the years. They also imparted some incredible career advice to the next generation of fitness pros. Watch Fred’s #MyACEvolution below…
Amid light snow, I skied out of the town of Ste.-Adèle, in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, and headed to PrĂ©vost, eight miles away. Only a few minutes earlier, I had walked out of Au Clos Rolland, a historic inn where I’d spent the previous night dining on a decadent three-course meal and resting up…
When it comes to kids and strength training, parents often want to know at what age their children should start lifting weights. Urban legends of stunted growth, fractured growth plates and prematurely inflated physiques have made many parents understandably hesitant when it comes to involving prepubescent kids in resistance-training programs. Tall tales and fear-mongering aside,…
Do you love your body? When you look in the mirror do you like what you see? Or are you like most women, 91% of whom are unhappy with their bodies? Research shows that body dissatisfaction is a prominent risk factor in the development and maintenance of eating disorders, but being positive about your body…
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced numerous changes to how the fitness industry does business, it is best to think of this disruption as a catalyst for changing how we engage our customers by creating new ways to deliver fitness solutions. As former Congressman and Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel once said, “Never let a…