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CEO Corner: ACE’s Cedric X. Bryant on Fitness, Healthcare & GLP-1s (Athletech News)
Posted: Mar 05, 2025 in In the News
This article originally appeared in Athletech News on March 5, 2025.
Many fitness executives talk a good game about the importance of physical activity and healthy living. Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM, lives it. Named president and CEO of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) last year, Bryant has held various leadership positions within the fitness education and certification provider since joining ACE in 2001. Before that, Bryant was an executive at StairMaster, and throughout his impressive academic career in the fields of physiology and exercise science, he’s authored more than 300 articles and co-authored or edited over 40 books
A fierce proponent of health equity and accessibility, Bryant sat down with Athletech News to discuss the link between exercise and chronic disease prevention, share how ACE is working to bring fitness and healthcare closer together, and give his thoughts on the rise of anti-obesity drugs like GLP-1s...
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