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American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Nonprofit fitness certifier offering the NCCA accredited ACE Personal Trainer certification and continuing education.
Official website ↗ACE Certified Personal Trainer (NCCA accredited exam)American Council on Exercise (ACE)You prepare for ACE's accredited exam, which tests how you onboard and assess new clients, design and run exercise programs, adjust and progress them over time, and manage risk with ethical, professional business practices.Certification$499Self pacedACE Community Physical Activity Leader (CPAL)American Council on Exercise (ACE)Across six free online modules you learn physical activity guidelines and their health benefits, then plan and lead safe group activity in parks, schools or community centers, adapting it for people with and without intellectual disabilities.TrainingFreeAI in Fitness: The Next Frontier for CoachesAmerican Council on Exercise (ACE)You learn how the shift to the AI Age is changing fitness work, practice prompting AI for workout programming, movement analysis and personalized client care, and build the behavior coaching and critical thinking skills that keep you from over relying on it.Certificate$29.95AI Bootcamp for Health and Fitness CoachesAmerican Council on Exercise (ACE)You use ChatGPT and DALL E 3 to write a value proposition, create content, logos and a landing page, price your services, practice simulated coaching conversations with AI feedback, and automate business tasks with Zapier.Certificate$4492 to 4 weeksThe Human Advantage: How Health and Exercise Professionals Can Thrive in the Age of AI (CERTIFIED article and CEC quiz)American Council on Exercise (ACE)You read about using AI for emails, notes, handouts and first draft programs, learn to write prompts with role, client context and scope limits, review AI programs for intensity and progressions, and protect client privacy, then take a CEC quiz.CertificateVaries