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  • Dec 30, 2024

  • Work All Your Muscles At the Same Time With This 30-Minute Strength Sesh (Well + Good)

  • If you've ever wanted a workout full of moves that target multiple muscles at once, look no further. Called compound exercises, these moves come with plenty of benefits. According to the American Council on Exercise, they improve how efficiently you move, boost your overall coordination, help with flexibility, and get your heart rate up more than exercises where you work one muscle at a time.
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  • Dec 27, 2024

  • Incline Walking Vs. Stair Stepper: Which One Is Better For Cardio, Strength, And Calorie Burning (Women's Health)

  • According to the American Council on Exercise’s fitness calculator, a 150-pound person will usually burn about 272 calories climbing stairs for 30 minutes, while that same person would burn about 170 calories walking at a “very brisk” pace of 4 miles per hour (that doesn’t factor in an incline, though, so with that, the level of calorie burning is definitely higher).
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  • Dec 26, 2024

  • Losing Weight After 50 Is Possible: 21 Tips From Experts (Good Housekeeping)

  • According to the American Council on Exercise, your resting metabolic rate, a.k.a. your body’s ability to burn calories while sitting on the sofa doing nothing, decreases by about 1 to 2% per decade due to muscle mass loss and increased fat mass. Our diets usually don't change enough to account for this metabolic adjustment, meaning weight can creep up slowly but surely with every birthday.
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  • Dec 5, 2024

  • How to Add Reverse Crunches to Your Core Workout Routine (Runner’s World)

  • Eccentric muscle actions are more likely to cause DOMS, warns Woodward, so you may feel this exercise a day or two later. That said, the American Council for Exercise has consistently ranked the reverse crunch above the traditional crunch for strengthening both the rectus abdominus and the obliques, so the pain truly is worth the gain.
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  • Dec 4, 2024

  • Get Active in December with GMA’s Movement Challenge (ABC News)

  • Especially during the busy holiday season, committing to staying active can not only help improve health, but also prepare you for the start of the New Year, according to Cedric Bryant, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of ACE, the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Dec 3, 2024

  • Muscle Loss May Increase Your Risk of Dementia, Research Suggests. Here’s How to Start a Strength-Training Routine (Well + Good)

  • Starting with proper form is critical to prevent injuries and maximize benefits. Working with a certified personal trainer can be invaluable for beginners. If that’s not an option, consider online resources or instructional videos from reputable fitness organizations like the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
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  • Dec 2, 2024

  • How to Count Macros for Beginners: Dietitian Breaks it Down into 4 Easy Steps (Today)

  • Determine how to split up your macros. - To lose weight and gain muscle: 30% of calories from protein, 30% from fat, 40% from carbohydrates, according to Czerwony. - To maintain weight: 10-35% of calories from protein, 20-35% from fat, 45-65% from carbohydrates, according to the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Nov 22, 2024

  • 9 Crazy-Effective Beginner Kettlebell Exercises Even Newbies Can Master (Shape)

  • A study from the American Council on Exercise found that kettlebell training twice a week for 30 to 45 minutes increased aerobic capacity, improved dynamic balance, and dramatically increased core strength after five weeks.
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  • Nov 22, 2024

  • What Is CrossFit, Exactly? Certified Coaches Share What to Know (PopSugar)

  • Because CrossFit incorporates advanced movements, people who don't take their progression seriously and attempt to (or are allowed to, by a couch) do too much too soon, have an increased risk for injury, reports the research from the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Nov 21, 2024

  • Does Walking for Weigh Loss Really Work? How to Burn More Calories (Today)

  • Walking for weight loss is effective and has many benefits, including reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Even a few thousand steps a day can help you shed pounds if you’re consistent. Walking can also help you develop lean muscle, says Cedric Bryant, Ph.D., the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise...
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  • Nov 11, 2024

  • Incline Walking vs Flat Jogging: Which One is a Better Workout? Experts Weigh in (Women's Health)

  • A 150-pound person who jogs for 30 minutes will burn around 238 calories, according to the American Council on Exercise fitness calculator. When I tested out this experiment firsthand, I burned 400 calories on an 11 percent incline in 30 minutes.
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  • Nov 10, 2024

  • 6 Surprisingly Cool Benefits of Group Fitness Classes, According to Experts (Well + Good)

  • Every group fitness instructor undergoes rigorous training so they can program workouts for all fitness levels and abilities and be able to answer questions and make on-the-fly suggestions or corrections for people in their class. For example, every Orangetheory Fitness coach is required to hold training certifications from nationally accredited organizations, like the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Fajardo explains.
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  • Nov 8, 2024

  • A Yoga Teacher Recommends These Six Moves to Improve Your Mid-Back Mobility (Fit and Well)

  • Jennifer Rizzuto is a freelance fitness journalist based in New York, NY. She’s been a NASM-certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, and performance enhancement specialist for over a decade. She holds additional certifications in nutrition coaching from Precision Nutrition, and pre/post-natal exercise from the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Nov 1, 2024

  • ACE is Running a Virtual Summit to Inform Fitness Professionals of How to Work with Clients on Healthspan (Health Club Management)

  • With longevity a strong trend, ACE Fitness is hosting a virtual summit to empower fitness professionals to work with clients towards a longer and healthier life. Taking place on 8 November, the one-day summit will include five sessions focused around how to work with clients to improve their length and quality of life. It will include a panel discussion about the role of exercise in health span and longevity, as well as a deeper dive into how yoga and Pilates can impact healthspan.
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  • Oct 29, 2024

  • These 5 Tips Will Help You Burn More Calories During Every Walk (Women's Health)

  • Apart from being a low-impact exercise that you can do literally anytime, anywhere, walking can be just as great (if not better!) at spurring weight loss compared to high-intensity boot camps and other balls-to-the-wall workouts, says personal trainer Chris Freytag, CPT, founder of Get Healthy U TV, and board member of the American Council on Exercise.
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