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ACE In the News

  • Feb 11, 2025

  • Heard of STOTT Pilates? It's the Latest Trending Low-Impact Workout Promising to Boost Tone, Strength and More (Marie Claire)

  • It is. Since this method of Pilates was first developed by Moira and her husband, Lindsay Merrithew, in the 80s in Canada, STOTT Pilates has become an internationally respected program. So much so, it’s recognized by industry accreditation bodies like The Register of Exercise Professionals and the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Feb 6, 2025

  • 7 Things To Know About Increasing Your Body’s Energy Levels (Health)

  • Exercise can actually increase your energy, even if a session leaves you sweaty and out of breath. "When you exercise, you release hormones like adrenaline," Sabrena Jo, a senior director of science and research at the American Council on Exercise (ACE), told Health. "This hormone actually tells our bodies to ignore feelings of pain and fatigue while enhancing blood flow to large muscles."
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  • Jan 31, 2025

  • The Top 7 Expert-Backed Ways to Treat Sore Muscles (Men's Health)

  • So, make sure you're intaking enough both before and after your workouts. The American Council on Exercise recommends drinking 17- to 20 ounces of water two- to three hours before exercise, then another eight ounces of water 20- to 30 minutes before the workout.
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  • Jan 30, 2025

  • Herniated Discs Are a Common Cycling Injury—Here’s Everything You Need to Know (Bicycling)

  • The American Council of Exercise recommends performing three sets for each using a reverse pyramid rep/set scheme. Start with a higher number of repetitions for the first set, then decrease by 2 to 6 reps, then decrease by another 2 to 4 reps on the last set. So you might start with 8-6-4 reps and work your way up to 12-10-8 reps as you get stronger and build endurance. Hold each exercise for no more than 8 to 10 seconds.
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  • Jan 27, 2025

  • Justice For the Middle-Aged Woman Workout (PopSugar Fitness)

  • Why the "Middle-Aged Woman Workout" Still Matters For starters, it matters because it works. Christopher Gagliardi, ACE-certified personal trainer and health coach, shares that the American Council on Exercise has done research that supports some of these workouts as effective forms of exercise. Cardio drumming has been proved effective in terms of enjoyment, caloric expenditure, and producing an elevated heart rate for cardiorespiratory benefits.
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  • Jan 24, 2025

  • How Many Sets Should You Do Per Workout? Your Complete Guide (The Manual)

  • Research shows performing more weekly sets results in more muscle hypertrophy, which refers to an increase in muscle size. You can increase your weekly sets over time as you get stronger and more experienced with strength training and weight lifting. Here are some general guidelines for specific fitness goals from the American Council on Exercise.
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  • Jan 17, 2025

  • A Simple 10-Minute Workout to Improve Mobility (New York Times)

  • “When we think of mobility, we think about movement,” said Cedric Bryant, the president of the American Council on Exercise. This means focusing on dynamic moves, like lunges, that work groups of muscles, rather than individual ones.
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  • Jan 10, 2025

  • ACE and Mental Wellbeing Association Introduce New Certification (American Spa)

  • The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the Mental Wellbeing Association have announced the launch of the Mental Well-Being Certification. This first-of-its-kind program focuses on mental health and wellbeing through established self-care practices in exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, and social connection.
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  • Jan 10, 2025

  • Your ’Max Heart Rate’ Is Probably Wrong (Life Hacker)

  • Because of the problems above, reputable organizations have mostly backed away from the idea of “calculating” your max heart rate. Runner’s World took down its target heart rate calculator. The American Council on Exercise, one of the major organizations that issues personal training certifications, instructs trainers not to use max heart rate calculations, but to do real-world tests to help clients match their own heart rates to appropriate intensities of exercise...
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  • Jan 7, 2025

  • How Many Calories You Actually Burn Walking 10,000 Steps Each Day (Verywell Health)

  • You can also use a calorie counting tool, such as one from the American Council on Exercise. With it, you can select your weight, activity, and time spent doing the activity to figure out how many calories you burned.
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  • Jan 7, 2025

  • How To Maintain—And Build—Muscle On Ozempic (Women's Health)

  • Because strength training is one of the best ways to preserve and prevent muscle loss, it tracks that a slew of workout and wellness companies (including Equinox and the workout streaming platform Obé) are launching exercise programs specifically marketed toward people on these medications. What’s more, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) just launched a new course around supporting clients who are using anti-obesity medication for trainers and health coaches.
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  • Jan 1, 2025

  • Should You Work Out Every Day? (Live Science)

  • The American Council on Exercise advises that you be aware of overtraining syndrome (OTS). The signs to look out for include a decrease in performance, excessive fatigue, loss of appetite, chronic injuries and psychological stress.
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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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