Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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More than 700 Capitol Hill Staffers from 64 Offices Set New Participation Record in ACE Congressional Fitness Challenge
Posted: April 19, 2018 in Suppliers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - ACE’s 3rd Annual Congressional Fitness Challenge, a competition that tracks steps and other selected forms of physical activity for six weeks, drew a record number of competitors with more than 700 individuals from 64 offices, a more than 200% increase from last year. The competition spanned from February 5 to March 18, 2018. The challenge provided members of Congress, their full-time staff and interns the opportunity to get more physically active in a congenially competitive way, to build camaraderie while doing so and to inspire their constituents to embrace physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. The friendly competition drew almost equal numbers of teams from both sides of the political aisle. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Names Carolann Dekker Chief Marketing Officer to Lead Global Growth and Advance ACE’s Behavior-Change Offerings
Posted: March 29, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE), a global certifier of health coaches and exercise professionals, has announced the promotion of Carolann Dekker to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Dekker, promoted from her role as Executive Vice President of Marketing, has more than two decades of leadership experience, including extensive marketing management for international enterprises including the America’s Cup and Robbins Research International. Read More...
ACE-Sponsored Studies Find That How You Recover From an Exercise Bout Determines How You Perform in the Next One
Posted: February 28, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Recovery is an essential part of any exercise program. In fact, incorporating the proper recovery strategy into a workout can yield better overall performance and improvement over time, but what is the best way to recover? American Council on Exercise (ACE), the leading certifier of health coaches and exercise professionals, sponsored three scientific studies aimed at identifying the best recovery strategy for optimizing the endurance and power benefits of exercise programs. Read More...
New Research Determines Which Hamstrings Exercises Yield The Best Results
Posted: February 13, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Lack of time is often cited as a popular factor that prohibits people from finding a sustainable workout routine. As a result, many people spend the limited time they have to exercise on what’s commonly referred to as "mirror muscles," the muscles most visible when flexing in the mirror. While hamstrings don’t make the mirror muscles cut, strong hamstrings do make performing daily activities easier and contribute to improved low-back health among older adults. To address these common challenges, the American Council on Exercise (ACE), leading nonprofit certifier of exercise professionals and health coaches, commissioned John Porcari, Ph.D. and a team of researchers in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse to research the most effective exercises to strengthen hamstrings in minimal time. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Partners With Largest Online Personal Trainer Marketplace to Help ACE Certified Health and Fitness Professionals Grow Their Career
Posted: January 24, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) was recently named the preferred certification provider by Find Your Trainer (FYT), the largest online marketplace connecting NCCA-accredited personal trainers with clients. Find Your Trainer is a mobile-optimized online platform that connects users with the largest network of certified health and fitness experts around the country through a proprietary client-trainer matching algorithm. Users can easily search, schedule and pay for personal training all from their desktop or mobile device. Read More...
Pain-Free Movement Specialist Program Designed to Help Millions of People With Chronic Pain Get Back to Living an Active Lifestyle
Posted: January 16, 2018 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - According to data from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, more than 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain. Chronic pain can be physically, mentally and emotionally crippling, and it’s not easy to remedy. Movement, when executed with the help of a trained exercise professional, can be an effective way to relieve pain and improve quality of life. As part of its promise to help everyone live an active, healthy lifestyle, American Council on Exercise (ACE), the leading certifier of health coaches and fitness professionals, launched the Pain-Free Movement Specialist program from Function First. Read More...
ACE Puts HOKA Shoes to the Test: How Do They Affect Speed, Form and Calories Burned?
Posted: December 20, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Avid runners, from weekend joggers to competitive marathon runners, will tell you that the key to being injury-free is having the right shoes. Many will debate the merits of two competing methodologies to avoid injury: maximalist shoes with extra padding and minimalist shoes with less cushion. In recent years, lighter minimalist shoes have earned the running world’s attention, but shoe manufacturer HOKA One One has turned the spotlight to maximalist styles. As part of its mission to get people moving, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned two research studies that test how wearing this brand of maximalist running shoes impact speed, mechanics and energy use compared to a standard style of running shoes. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Study Asks: How Can Everyday Activities, Like Washing Dishes, Improve Health?
Posted: December 7, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - With a culture of desk jobs, car commutes and television binges, it comes as no surprise that the average American spends at least 12 hours per day sitting - contributing to chronic, physical inactivity-related conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Research has shown that interrupting long periods of sitting with small periods of movement can improve health, but without guidance on how much of which activities will make a difference, many remain unmotivated to move. To find out just how much movement is needed to counteract the effects of sitting for long periods of time, American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned a scientific study to identify the optimal FIT (frequency, intensity and length of time) of movement for middle-aged and older adults. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Evolves Brand to Inspire All People to Overcome the Physical Inactivity Epidemic
Posted: November 14, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - In light of today’s growing physical inactivity epidemic, the leading nonprofit certifier of exercise professional and health coaches, American Council on Exercise (ACE) announces an evolution of its brand that harnesses its mission to get people moving and concentrates on inclusivity to ensure that all people—regardless of age, gender, race, socioeconomic status or neighborhood—have access to their healthiest lives. Read More...
Newly Released Research Answers: How Safe and Effective Is Wearing a Sauna Suit While Exercising?
Posted: November 1, 2017 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - With more than 2 in 3 adults in the U.S. considered overweight, there is an always-growing demand for products, diets and exercise programs to help people shed pounds, often with disappointing results. Are claims that exercising in a neoprene "sauna suit" helps burn more calories and yield additional health benefits accurate or simply too good to be true? As part of its mission to get people moving, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned a study investigating whether sauna suits could help people struggling with obesity achieve healthy weight loss at an expedited rate. Read More...
