Slow-twitch vs. Fast-twitch Muscle Fibers

If you watch sports on TV, at some point you’ve probably heard a commentator talk about an athlete having explosive or powerful muscles. For exa...

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ACE Performance Series: Agility Work

Agility training isn’t just for athletes. After all, everyday life requires us to change directions and be able to maintain balance and contro...

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Halloween Workout: 7 Spooky Moves to Scare Off Weight Gain

For those who like to dress up and enjoy the revelry, Halloween can be one of the most fun holiday events of the year. The challenge is that Halloween...

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How Healthy Habits Can Make Your Life Easier

“Habit” is one of those unfortunate words that, through frequency of use, become exclusively associated with negatives. Like the word &ldq...

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Walk the Talk! A Fitness Professional’s Guide to Developing Walking Programs

ACE strongly supports Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities as part of our mission and commi...

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Food Swaps for Increased Energy

Who wouldn’t more energy these days? You, your clients and just about every other person in America would be our guess. Whether it’s your ...

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Does Fasted Cardio Provide Significant Benefits?

As a personal trainer, you provide your clients with realistic, evidence-based health and fitness advice, and help them navigate through the countless...

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7 TRX Plank Variations for a Stronger Core

The word “core” is thrown around so often in today’s movement classes, it’s almost lost all meaning. The core doesn’t me...

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3 Healthy Vegetarian Recipes

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. If you’ve been looking for a reason to incorporate more plant-based foods into your meal plans, there&rsq...

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Ask Yourself These Five Questions to Achieve Greater Mindfulness

The human brain is a most amazing thing. When we focus, set out to do something and take action, our brains can lead us to accomplish amazing feats&md...

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5 Exercises to Improve Wrist Mobility

For many people, working at a computer or typing on a tablet at phone is how we spend a majority of our day. This can lead to several biomechanical is...

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A Trainer’s Must-have Equipment List

Whether you’re a newly certified trainer or a seasoned trainer who is considering going solo, you’ll need a few pieces of fitness equipmen...

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5 Speed Cord Band Drills

A speed cord is a versatile tool for applying resistance to traditional strength and plyometric exercises. These bands increase intensity and improve ...

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Things to Consider Before Becoming a Personal Trainer

On a scale of 1 to 10, how comfortable are you with uncertainty and variability in your income? This will be especially relevant in the early days of ...

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Strengthen Your Ankles with These 4 Stability and Mobility Exercises

The ankle is a complex hinge joint that is primarily defined by the shin bone (tibia) and its meeting with the talus bone on top of the foot. There ar...

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6 Reaction Drills to Enhance Cognitive Processing

Reaction drills are a great way to have fun while also enhancing cognitive processing (thinking) and cognitive operation (remembering). Cognitive proc...

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5 Benefits of Dumbbell Training

Most health clubs and gyms offer rows of cardio equipment, aisles of weight-training machines, stacks of free weights and specific stretch areas to he...

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18 Healthy Fall Recipes You Must Try

We may be registered dietitians who happen to love veggies, but it hasn’t always been this way. In fact, as picky kids, the moment our mom turne...

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