American Council On Exercise
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Program 1
CERTIFICATION AND PREPARATORY EDUCATION:THE CERTIFICATION OF WELL-QUALIFIED EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES IS THE FOUNDATION OF ACE'S APPROACH TO GET PEOPLE MOVING. ACE DEVELOPS, REVIEWS, AND MAINTAINS ACE CERTIFICATION EXAMS, STUDY MATERIALS AND TRAINING MANUALS. IN 2022, THERE WERE MORE THAN 90,000 ACE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS WHO HELD MORE THAN 100,000 CERTIFICATIONS. THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE WORLD IN MORE THAN 115 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.IN THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR, THE NUMBER OF ACE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 63,000 ACE CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINERS; 21,000 ACE CERTIFIED GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTORS; 7,000 ACE CERTIFIED HEALTH COACHES; AND 900 ACE CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXERCISE SPECIALISTS. COLLECTIVELY, ACE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS HELD APPROXIMATELY 57 MILLION CLIENT SESSIONS IN 2022.IN 2022, ACE EXPANDED ITS HEALTH COACHING EDUCATION AND TRAINING VIA THE ACQUISITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ASSETS OF THE LEAN GROUP, LLC DBA DR. SEARS WELLNESS INSTITUTE.
Program 2
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND RENEWALS:ACE DEVELOPED AND UPDATED APPROXIMATELY 40 EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND COURSES IN 2022, INCLUDING THE SIZE CLUSIVE FITNESS SPECIALIST PROGRAM AND THE ACE GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR STUDY PROGRAM UPDATE.ACE ALSO LAUNCHED A SUITE OF ACE LIFECYCLE CAREER SUPPORT TOOLS INCLUDING ACE PRO COMPASS, ACE PRO CONNECT APP AND THE ACE JOB BOARD. EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES ARE ABLE TO RENEW THEIR CERTIFICATIONS WITH ACE THROUGH CONTENT BY ACE AND ITS APPROVED PARTNERS.IN 2022, ACE STRENGTHENED ITS FOCUS ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) BY OFFERING MULTIPLE NEW COURSES TO HELP EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS SUPPORT AND WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO MAY HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ABILITIES, IDENTITIES, AND BODY SIZES. ACE ALSO HOSTED MULTIPLE EDI-RELATED DISCUSSIONS ON FACEBOOK LIVE, ZOOM, AND TWITTER RADIO TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE, SUCH AS "RECOGNIZING RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS AND CREATING AN INCLUSIVE HEALTH AND FITNESS SPACE." ACE'S KEYSTONE ONLINE EDI COURSE, TAKING ACTION WITH ACE, IS OFFERED TO ACE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS FOR FREE AND WAS AWARDED THE BRANDON HALL GROUP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE BEST ADVANCE IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INNOVATION CATEGORY.ACE ALSO OFFERS EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH COACHES THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THEIR CERTIFICATION. ACE PARTNERS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE ACE- APPROVED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS. CERTIFICATION RENEWALS AND ACE-APPROVED PARTNER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES HELP CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS REMAIN INFORMED AND QUALIFIED TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY LEAD INDIVIDUALS TO HEALTHLIER AND MORE ACTIVE LIVES.
Program 3
RESEARCH:ACE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CHANGES. IN 2022, ACE INVESTED MORE THAN $100,000 INTO ORIGINAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING A STUDY WHICH REVIEWED DEVELOPMENTAL AND HEALTH MEASURES COMPARED ACROSS SEX, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND URBAN/RURAL LOCATION. IN ADDITION, ACE PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 30 ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACTED FOR FITNESS PROFESSIONALS AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC, AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE COURSES, EVENTS, AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INCREASED EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE FITNESS INDUSTRY. ACE ALSO CONTINUED ITS #ACESCIENCESATURDAY SOCIAL MEDIA SERIES, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS RECENT RESEARCH AND SHARES HOW CURRENT FITNESS PROFESSIONALS CAN APPLY SCIENCE INTO THEIR DAILY SESSIONS WITH CLIENTS.
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