ACE’s 30th Anniversary: Thank You From our CEO
Dear ACE Family, In 1985, IDEA Health & Fitness Association created the IDEA Foundation as a means of providing a standard in aerobics instruction. At the time, a rising number of injuries among exercise participants had led to a demand for more education among professionals. Since then, many things have changed. […]
Heart Disease Overview
Heart Disease is one of the world’s largest health problems today. It not only affects the wealthier nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart Disease covers a wide range of health ailments relating specifically to the heart. There are many theories and ideas that relate to heart disease. One school of thought for […]
Cheap, Healthy Foods – Watch Your Weight And Your Budget
A major issue for those who are trying to create a healthy lifestyle is the cost of healthy food. There are many products on the shelves of your local grocery store that are healthy, But most of them have a larger price tag than the unhealthy, high-fat foods. There are options. If you shop wisely, […]
5 Upper-body Power Moves
The term plyometrics is usually used to refer to explosive lower-body exercises such as skips, hops, jumps and bounds. However, plyometric training is also important for the upper body as well. According to the principle of specificity, muscles adapt to how they are trained. Therefore, doing jumps can improve lower-body power, but it will […]
Vitamins And Nutritional Supplements: When Too Much Is Too Much
There are a significant number of people who utilize vitamins and nutritional supplements in this day and age. In point of fact, there is a notable percentage of these vitamin and nutritional supplement users who utilize more of these products than is recommended. These people espouse the belief that “if one is good, a lot […]
Star Disease
Having reached the peak of the mountain named “The world of Music” nothing left as to go down. The working plan sounds the following way to reach the highest point and then to go down with the same speed. The second reason is in the so-called “star” disease. The 90 % are infected and […]
Why Should I Exercise?!
For some, exercise is a passion. For others, it seems to be a four-lettered word, or in this case an eight-letter word. But, it doesn’t have to be a dreaded event. Exercise can be fun. It can mean more than running for hours on the treadmill or climbing the stair master until your legs feel […]
Can diet and exercise prevent muscle loss in old age? Maybe not
Scientists at the University of Southampton have shown that although some studies find diet can enhance the effects of exercise to prevent muscle loss in later life, current evidence about what works is inconsistent. Between the ages of 40 and 80, an estimated 30 to 50 per cent of muscle mass is lost, resulting in […]
How to Increase Upper-body Stability and Mobility
As trainers, you can use the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model to help your clients improve their upper-body stability and mobility. The ACE IFT Model contains three main components: rapport, cardiorespiratory, and functional movement and resistance training. The functional movement and resistance-training component includes four stages (stability and mobility, functional movement, load […]
Fitness Tips For Beginner
Many people are looking to get fit. But not everyone knows you need to do more than go to the gym once in a while and cut back on the fast food. Fitness isn’t something that’s hard to do, but it’s something you need to put a lot of effort into. I’ll give you a […]