6 Exercises for a Stronger Core

Your core consists of the muscles that stabilize the spine and hips, and includes all the muscles of the abdomen, back, glutes and upper legs. A stron...

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How to Coach the Vegetarian and Vegan Client

Plant-based eating is the elimination of meat and/or animal-based products. This alternative lifestyle is growing in popularity as more and more peo...

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8 Things Group Fitness Instructors Should Carry in Their Gym Bags

Group fitness instructors commonly teach multiple formats in multiple locations. Preparation is the key to presenting a smooth class and delivering ...

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How to Improve Lower-body Mobility and Stability

This second installment on how to improve stability and mobility throughout the body focuses on exercises for the lower body, including the hips, kn...

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5 Upper-body Power Moves

The term plyometrics is usually used to refer to explosive lower-body exercises such as skips, hops, jumps and bounds. However, plyometric training is...

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5 Immune System-Boosting Foods

It doesn’t have to be flu season for the body’s immune system to need immune-boosting nutrition to fight off the latest bug. The good ne...

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How Sodium Affects Your Body

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Boost Your Metabolism With This HIIT Circuit

To boost your metabolism during your workout, as well as afterwards, be sure to add intensity. The goal should be to work hard enough so that your bre...

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8 Balance Moves for Active Agers

ACE’s new Senior Fitness Manual consolidates the latest research for those who train the active aging market. While there are three primary...

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3 Ways to Help Your Clients Celebrate Small Victories

As health and fitness professionals, we pride ourselves on helping our clients achieve goals. One of our first tasks is to help make sure their goal...

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6 Creative Drills for Building Strong Glutes

Male and females alike desire a strong, nice-looking backside. And there are added benefits as well—the glutes are the body’s posterior po...

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5 Essential Tips for Improving Running Form

Running. People either love it or loathe it more than anything. There’s no question that running for fitness can be a great way to improve man...

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How to Increase Upper-body Stability and Mobility

As trainers, you can use the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model to help your clients improve their upper-body stability ...

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10 Things to Know About Muscle Fibers

Toning up, or improving muscle definition, is one of the most common goals of individuals starting an exercise program. The term tone comes from &ld...

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The Best Social Networks for Health and Fitness Professionals

For health and fitness professionals, social networks can be a great way to keep in touch with clients between training sessions. While some profess...

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How Caffeine Affects Athletic Performance

It’s no secret that caffeine can have a significant impact on the human body—just ask anyone who’s had one too many cups or has st...

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5 Reasons Movement Preparation Is an Effective Warm-Up Strategy

Movement preparation, also referred to as a dynamic warm-up, involves moving in a variety of directions at different speeds to help activate the tis...

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