Staying Grateful in Challenging Times

You may not be able to control all of life’s challenging circumstances, but you can control how you respond to them. Learn about the positive benefits...

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Top 3 Strategies for Self-promotion

The key to embracing self-promotion is to shift your focus from “making sales” to “expanding awareness”—and it might be easier than you think. ...

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Leverage Existing Content to Enhance Your Offerings

You can’t be everything to everybody if you want to succeed as a health and exercise professional. Leverage established tools where it makes sense so ...

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The 4 Standards of Service

Setting these standards is a necessary step toward establishing your credibility with potential and current clients and participants. ...

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Music Legality for Virtual Classes

Music legality has often been a source of confusion for group fitness instructors. This article will cover what type of license would be required to p...

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Conducting Market Research

The first step in building a successful business—whether you are a personal trainer, group fitness instructor or health coach—is market research....

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How to Connect Through Conversation

Like many industries, the fitness industry speaks a language all its own. ...

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My ACE Evolution: Marilynn Bodnar

Meet the amazing Marilynn, an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Functional Trainer Specialist with a 35-year track record of success. This is...

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Creating a Personalized Exercise Program for Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this article, learn about important considerations for training clients who have undergone treatment for ...

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Support Active People, Healthy Nation by Empowering Youth to Get Moving

Getting youth engaged in physical activity is essential for a healthier future. Learn more. ...

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Determining the Cost of Your Personal Training Sessions

Rest assured, it is possible to remain a compassionate and caring personal trainer with the desire to change lives while also charging what you are wo...

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You Passed Your GFI Exam, Now What?

Follow these five steps to help you determine where you are headed and to prioritize those actions that will get you started in the right direction....

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My ACE Evolution: Charli Sue Douglas

Meet Charli, an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer for over 30 years. This is her ACE Evolution....

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Legal Considerations for Virtual Group Fitness Instruction

Group Fitness Instructors must be aware of a number of legal issues when designing and leading virtual classes...

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My ACE Evolution: Nancy McCarthy

Meet Nancy, she’s been an ACE Certified Health Coach, ACE Certified Group Fitness and Personal Trainer for 35 years. This is her ACE Evolution....

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First Steps to Building Credibility

Use these tips to establish your credibility in the fitness industry....

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Employment Opportunities for Health Coaches

Discover all of the employment opportunities available for Certified Health Coaches! ...

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My ACE Evolution: Fred Hoffman

Meet Fred Hoffman, an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor for nearly 35 years and the founder and owner of Fitness Resources, This is his ACE Evolu...

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Help Us Celebrate ACE’s 35th Anniversary

ACE is 35 and we’re celebrating by rewarding ACE Pros all October! ...

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Support Active People, Healthy Nation by Empowering People to Meet Physical Activity Guidelines

Learn strategies to encourage people to meet physical activity guidelines that support Active People, Healthy Nation. ...

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Determining Pricing Strategy for Classes

Determine the pricing strategy for your fitness classes with this helpful guide....

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Creating A Framework for Your Health Coaching Business

Building a successful and profitable health coaching business begins with laying a solid foundation....

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Delivery Options for Personal-training Services

How you will deliver your services will be influenced by what type of service or combination of services you would like to deliver, the clients you ar...

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Employment Opportunities for Group Fitness Instructors

As the fitness industry continues to evolve, employment opportunities for group fitness instructors (GFIs) are expanding. While you may have experienc...

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COVID-19 Considerations for Sports and Physical Activity

Learn how to put the latest recommendations regarding physical activity and COVID-19 into practice when working with clients....

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Legal Considerations for Virtual Personal Training

As you expand your delivery options to include virtual offerings, there are a number of important legal considerations. ...

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5 Exercises for a Healthier Back

Like many Americans, your clients may experience debilitating back pain on a regular basis, which can drastically limit their ability to enjoy their f...

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Defining Your Personal Brand: A Critical Step for Success

Every health coach and exercise professional should take the time to understand themselves and their motivations, and how those things can inform the ...

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5 Tips for Creating a Quality Virtual Fitness Studio

Setting up a virtual fitness studio in your home is an exciting way to share your talent and love of fitness with new and existing networks in your co...

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How to Engage Active Older Adults in Group Fitness Classes

Check out these five tips for keeping active older-adult participants excited about attending class week after week....

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Delivery Options for Group Fitness

The ways in which you can bring your workouts to participants is no longer limited by location or timing!  Check out these tips from ACE....

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Daily Behavior Changes That Will Improve Your Fitness Business

Here are six things health and exercise professionals can do to improve their daily habits to have a greater impact on their clients and improve their...

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How to Craft a Great Resume

Use these tips to make your resume and cover letter stand out from the competition. ...

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Top 10 Ways to Attract New Clients

Keep your business strong and your client list full with these ten methods for how to get clients as a personal trainer from ACE Fitness....

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How to Find a Job as an ACE Certified Personal Trainer

You’ve passed your exam and it’s time to create a plan for the next steps of your journey. Much like fitness, there is no one-size-fits-all approach t...

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Support Active People, Healthy Nation by Empowering Inactive People to Get Moving

Learn how you can support CDC’s Active People Healthy Nation initiative as an exercise professional. ...

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Future Trends in Health Coaching

The chaos and rapid change of the past six months have resulted in some interesting trends that are likely to affect the field of health coaching in t...

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Take Control of Your Career

Longevity as a health coach or exercise professional requires a willingness to be dynamic and remain open to new opportunities. Consider implementing ...

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5 Things to Do After You’ve Passed Your Personal Trainer Exam

You passed your certification exam and are now ready for a long and rewarding career as a health and exercise professional. Here are the top 5 things ...

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5 Fun Outdoor Physical Activities for Families

While the current pandemic continues to offer numerous challenges, families have an opportunity to go outside and move together. This blog offers seve...

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How You Can Support the Active People, Healthy Nation Initiative

Cedric X. Bryant, ACE President and Chief Science Officer, shares details about the CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation Initiative and ideas for ACE P...

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Coping With Change: Resources for Group Fitness Instructors

With the fitness world in a bit of limbo, we are all challenged to reimagine what group fitness looks like as we begin turning up the lights post-COVI...

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8 Outdoor Exercise Ideas for Active Older Adults

Your clients should never have to skip a workout if the gym is unavailable. If you work with older adult clients who are interested in staying active,...

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How Behavioral Science Can Help Your Clients Stick to Their Goals

If you or your clients ever feel frustrated about an inability to stick to health and exercise goals, it’s time to look to behavioral science for some...

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Understanding Your Client’s Core Motivations

As a successful coach, it is critical that you understand the “why” behind your clients’ goals and coach accordingly....

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Leading from the Front in the Eye of the Storm

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, being a strong leader in fitness becomes increasingly important....

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Stress Management for Health and Exercise Professionals During Difficult Times

Making anywhere from a few tweaks to major shifts in your approach can result in lifelong changes that will enhance both your personal and professiona...

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Taking Your Exercise Leadership to the Next Level in a Virtual Environment

Training, coaching and delivering exercise sessions are becoming more technical and virtual. Experimenting with virtual classes will make you more kno...

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Managing the COVID-19 Crisis with Virtual Training

Virtual training is here for the long run. Start simply by introducing online services to a few clients to validate your approach....

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Successful Coaching during the “New Normal”

Some of your clients are having emotional, possibly frightened reactions to the unrelenting COVID news. As a savvy guide, you can help them unburden t...

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