The American Council on Exercise, known as ACE, is on a mission to keep America healthy and happy. Their evidence-based education and career advice helps Americans make health and wellness into a sustainable lifestyle. Learn more about their work here!
What is ACE’s mission?
Founded in 1985, the American Council on Exercise is a nonprofit committed to America's health and wellbeing. Over the past 30 years, we have become an established resource for health and fitness professionals, and the public, providing comprehensive, unbiased research and validating ourselves as the country's trusted authority on health and fitness. Today, ACE is the largest nonprofit health and fitness certification, education and training organization in the world with more than 90,000 certified professionals who hold more than 100,000 ACE Certifications.
What are ACE’s areas of work?
With a long heritage in certification, education, training and public outreach, we are among the most respected organizations in the industry and a resource the public has come to trust for health and fitness education. A foundational component of our approach to getting people moving is the certification of well-qualified exercise professionals and health coaches. With every professional we certify, the impact of evidence-based exercise programming and health coaching provided by ACE Certified Professionals becomes more widespread.
What does ACE’s research focus on?
An overwhelming body of evidence indicates that even a moderate amount of physical activity performed every week enhances health, prevents costly inactivity-related diseases and contributes to a more joyful life. For more than 35 years, ACE has been committed to translating that evidence into tangible action to get people moving. We have become an established resource for health and fitness professionals, and the public, providing comprehensive, unbiased research and validating ourselves as the country's trusted authority on health and fitness.
What does ACE’s educational component entail?
ACE aims to help exercise professionals and health coaches embark on lifelong learning and charter personalized career paths.ACE offers a wide array of evidence-based education and career resources to equip ACE Certified Professionals and others with the knowledge and skills to reach more clients and grow their careers. In 2022, ACE launched a suite of ACE lifecycle career support tools. In addition, ACE developed and updated nearly 40 education programs and courses.