Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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ACE Welcomes Dr. Laurie Whitsel and Dr. Antonio Williams to its Board of Directors
Posted: October 9, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Laurie Whitsel, Ph.D., FAHA, Vice President of Policy Research and Translation for the American Heart Association (AHA) and senior advisor to the Physical Activity Alliance, and Antonio Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair at Indiana University School of Public Health, have joined the American Council on Exercise (ACE) as members of its Board of Directors effective October 9, 2020. Read More...
IHRSA Foundation, ACE Obtains Funding to Improve Exercise Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Posted: September 23, 2020 in HFA
BOSTON, MA - The IHRSA Foundation and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), supported by the UNESCO Chair in Inclusive Fitness, Sport & Recreation, PE, have had a first joint project approved by Special Olympics with funding through their Inclusive Health Innovation Grant. The grant, supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aims to support organizations in making practices more inclusive and tip the balance toward a fully inclusive world where people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are fully and intentionally included in mainstream fitness programs and services. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Launches All-New Personal Trainer Certification Program
Posted: July 7, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) launches an all-new ACE Personal Trainer Study Program, once again raising the bar for certification programs of this type. The experts behind the ACE study program say that it provides the current, highest quality education and self-study experience available. The ACE Personal Trainer Certification Program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), considered to be the gold standard for certification accreditation in fitness and health. Read More...
ACE Makes Donation to the Advancement Project to Help End Structural Racism
Posted: June 3, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - It's time for structural racism to end. The ACE family's hearts breaks for black people who live in fear of injustice. To do our part, ACE has donated $25,000 to the Advancement Project. We encourage our allies in fitness and physical activity promotion to do the same. Contribute to one of the many organizations working diligently for a more just United States. Read More...
ACE Fitness Commends U.S. Government for Relief Bill
Posted: March 27, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise, on behalf of its 90,000+ certified exercise professionals and health coaches, commends the U.S. Congress and state legislatures for the approval of legislative relief for small businesses and their employees, independent contractors and self-employed individuals who are either affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or are likely to be. Read More...
ACE Urges Policymakers to Not Leave Independent Contractors, Sole Proprietors and Small Family Businesses Behind
Posted: March 20, 2020 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - ACE commends the U.S. Congress and state legislatures for the recent rapid exploration of legislative relief for small businesses and their employees who are either affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or are likely to be. We are encouraged by the bipartisan commitment to this cause. At the same time, ACE urges policymakers, as relief legislation options are considered, to take great care to avoid leaving independent contractors and self-employed people behind. Read More...
New ACE Specialist Program Prepares Exercise Professionals to Help Those Living With Chronic Pain
Posted: November 6, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has launched the Orthopedic Exercise Specialist Program, a new continuing education program that equips exercise professionals with the knowledge and tools to empower clients living with pain or chronic orthopedic-related conditions to return to their daily activities with restored confidence in movement. Read More...
American Council On Exercise Names Jay Grant as Executive Vice President of Marketing
Posted: October 24, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announces the promotion of Jay Grant to the role of Executive Vice President of Marketing. Grant, promoted from his role as Interim Vice President of Marketing, has more than two decades of leadership experience, including extensive marketing management for GreatCall, which was acquired by Best Buy and CBS Interactive. Read More...
ACE Expands its Education Offerings With the launch of the Health Coach Live Class
Posted: October 9, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has launched Health Coach Live Class, a real-time, virtual classroom experience designed to complement the ACE Health Coach Certification Study Program, improve the comprehension of learning materials and prepare future health coaches for their first day on the job. Read More...
American Council on Exercise Board of Directors Elects Scott Alarcón as Chair
Posted: July 12, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - Scott Alarcón, Chief Executive Officer of Georgetown Health Foundation has been elected by the American Council on Exercise’s (ACE) Board of Directors as Chair of the Board. He will preside over the Board of Directors of the 501(c)(3) non-profit Board for one year. Read More...
New Education Course Applies Evidence-based Coach Approach to the Fight Against Diabetes
Posted: May 15, 2019 in Suppliers
SAN DIEGO, CA - The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has launched a new continuing-education course, Diabetes Prevention Coaching, to equip certified exercise professionals and health coaches to be more valuable contributors to the diabetes-prevention team. The new Diabetes Prevention Coaching course equips the exercise professional to coach clients at risk for diabetes using disease-prevention strategies at the intersection of physical activity, nutrition and lifestyle behavior-change. Read More...
