ACE Fit Facts

A Walk a Day

The popularity of walking as a fitness activity is growing by leaps and bounds. Low risk and easy...

Cross-training for Fun and Fitness

Tired of the same old workout? Looking for a level of fitness that you...

Interval Training

Lack of time is the number one reason people give for not exercising. And lack of results once th...

Jumping Rope: Not Just for Kids Anymore

Remember the song, “Not last night but the night before, twenty-four robbers came knockin’ on my doo...

Kick Your Way to Fitness

Are you bored with your current fitness routine?
It may be time to kick your way to one of the h...

Make a Splash With Water Fitness

Are you ready to take the plunge and try a new fitness activity? How about water exercise? Also k...

Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Ratings of Perceived Exertion

You want to get fit. You want to look good. And you want to stay healthy. But how hard ar...

Ready to Run?

You’re ready to start working out. But courts, balls, rackets and weights just aren’t...

Spin It: What You Need to Know About Group Indoor Cycling

Some call it torturous, others exhilarating. But there’s no denying the popularity of gro...

Step Training for Fitness and Fun

Within the last few years, step training’s popularity has climbed rapidly. An estimat...

How to Choose a Health Club

Are you thinking of joining a health club? How many times have you skipped a workout because the ...

How to Choose an Exercise Video

There is no shortage of exercise options. Walking, running, biking, swimming, strengt...

How to Choose an Online Personal Trainer

Once thought to be the exclusive domain of the rich and famous, personal trainers hav...

How to Choose the Right Group Fitness Instructor

Certification from a nationally recognized certifying organization is the first thing...

How to Choose the Right Personal Trainer

A personal trainer should hold a current certification accredited by the National Commission for ...

How to Design Your Own Home Gym

Exercising at home is a good alternative for people who are short on time or enjoy the convenience o...

Active Seniors Enjoy Life More

Good news for older adults: part of the prescription for a healthier, better retirement is exerci...

AIDS and Exercise

An estimated 1 million to 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV (human immu...

Exercise And Arthritis

Arthritis is becoming a more prevalent health problem—and not just among the elderly. More than 4...

Exercise and Asthma

Asthma is an increasingly common lung disease in the U.S. People who have asthma have inflamed an...

Exercise and Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating condition affecting between 1 and 3% of the general population. Th...

Exercise and Hypertension

Nearly 70 million Americans have high blood pressure. This elevated pressure, termed hypertension...

Exercise And Menopause

There was a time when the word was never spoken, not even between a mother and daughter. Menopaus...

Exercise and Pregnancy

For many moms-to-be, the news of a pregnancy is filled with excitement, anticipation, anxiety and...

Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use sugars, starches, fats and pr...

Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

The incidence of type 2 diabetes is on the rise, which experts largely attribute to the rise in o...

Exercise for Individuals with Eye Impairments

While starting an exercise program poses unique challenges if you are visually impaired or legall...

Exercising With a Health Challenge

Exercise can increase longevity and quality of life; improve energy, strength, balanc...

Exercising With Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease is the most common form of cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of...

Managing Cholesterol with Exercise

High cholesterol, known as hypercholesterolemia, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseas...

Postpartum Health

After nine months of carrying extra weight around, you’re probably ready to shed the last few pou...

Protecting Your Back At Work

Low-back pain is a leading cause of job-related disability and missed work in the United States. ...

Reduce Your Risk for Osteoporosis Now

Osteoporosis is an age-related disorder in which bones become gradually thinner, more porous and ...

Starting a Stroke-Recovery Fitness Program

A stroke or “brain attack” occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain or when...

Understanding Sciatica

Low-back pain can have a major impact on your fitness program and ability to perform simple daily...

Work Out Chronic Fatigue

It is estimated that more than 1 million Americans have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illnes...

Flexible Benefits

Most people take part in aerobic activity to improve their cardiovascular endurance and burn fat....

Battling Boredom

Are you finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning for your daily walk? Are you making...

Before You Start an Exercise Program

Before you start an exercise program, there are a few questions to ask yourself to determine whet...

Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?

Sir William Osler, the famous Canadian medical doctor, once quipped, “There’s only one way to tre...

Don’t Be a Sore Loser

Delayed onset muscle soreness. It’s the name of the stiff pain you feel as you roll over and reac...

Don’t Deprive Yourself of the Rewards of Exercise

Talking to committed exercisers about the benefits of physical activity is like introducing a ded...

Everything in Moderation

When it comes to exercise, we each determine what we can or cannot do, and how hard we push ourse...

Exercise and Cellulite

Cellulite. We all know what it looks like, but misconceptions prevail. The first thing you should...

Exercise Can Help Control Stress

People who exercise regularly will tell you they feel better. Some will say it’s because chemical...

Exercising in the Cold

The biggest concern for exercising in the cold is hypothermia, or too much heat loss. When you ex...

I Need More Energy!

You’re in the middle of a long workout and wondering how in the world you’re going to muster up e...

If You Don’t Use It, Will You Lose It?

If you’ve been sidelined by an injury, or you’re considering taking a break from exercise, you mi...

Is Yoga Right for You?

Considering it’s thousands of years old, it might seem silly to say that yoga has come a lo...

Making Time for Exercise Is Easy

By now you know that exercise is good for you, and that you should do something on a regular basi...

Periodized Training and Why It Is Important

You have the best intentions regarding your workout, but find that your motivation has been sappe...

The Best Time to Exercise

Contrary to popular belief, women aren’t the only ones with biological clocks. Everyone has them,...

The Right Exercise Program for You Starts Here

What do you want to get out of an exercise program?

The answer to that question defines wh...

Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have

A complete, safe and effective fitness program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength a...

Too Much of a Good Thing

A little exercise is good for you, so more must be better, right? Well, sometimes. And sometimes ...

Warm Up to Work Out

Suppose you were told that you only had to add an extra five to 10 minutes to each of your workou...

Alcohol Eats Away at Muscle Mass

If increasing muscle mass is one of your goals, then think twice before you go out for a night of...

Be a Savvy Fitness Shopper

The benefits of exercise are well-researched and well-documented. Unfortunately, that’s not...

Healthy Resolutions for the Whole Year

As the first few months of the new year slip away, do you find your resolutions slipping away as ...

How to Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis on Long Plane Flights

The fear of flying is common among the general public. Even though flying has been called the saf...

How to Prevent and Treat ACL Injuries

Mention an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury to any professional athlete, and he or she is ...

Reaching Your Goals the SMART Way

Are you one of those people who resolve to get back into shape every time the New Year comes arou...

Sneaker Savvy

If you’ve tried to buy a pair of athletic shoes recently, you probably noticed the wide range of ...

Travel Fitness: A Plan of Action to Keep You Active

It is easy to let a vacation or business trip destroy your fitness schedule and eating habits, bu...

What You Need to Know to Purchase a Treadmill

According to industry data, treadmills consistently rank as the most popular choice f...

Eat Well to Stay Motivated and Energized

Do you have trouble exercising at noon or after work, even though you’re truly committed to exerc...

Fantastic Fiber

Most of us hear the word fiber and automatically think of bland, chalky and all-around ...

Healthy Hydration

Water is one of the most essential components of the human body. Water regulates the body’s tempe...

Scaling the Dietary Pyramid

The USDA Food Guide Pyramid offers personalized content based on your age, gender and activity le...

The Value of Fruits and Vegetables

We all have childhood memories of our parents telling us to eat our vegetables before we could be...

Vegetarianism and Athletes

In response to increased levels of cholesterol and a greater risk of heart disease—or for countle...

After the Marathon

Whether it is your first or your fiftieth marathon, the feeling is identical when you...

Beat the Heat Before It Beats You

It’s summertime and you head out for a run. Before you even finish the first mile, your body feel...

Bike + Mountains = Excitement + Challenge

Tired of paved roads and four-wheeled traffic? Enjoy getting out into nature and away from the hu...

Diggin’ in the Dirt

Ever notice your neighbor’s well-kept yard? The details are hard to miss: grass that never strays...

Get Ready to Hit the Slopes

You don’t have to wait for the snow to start falling to get ready for ski season. Start your trai...

Off-season Success

Has the long, hard-fought season come to an end? Are you left telling yourself that there is alwa...

Smooth Skating

The in-line skating industry has come a long way since 1984, when there were only 20,000 skaters ...

Summer Skin

Every sunscreen has a sun protection factor, or SPF, which is a measure of its strength or effect...

Take Your Workout off the Beaten Path

There’s nothing like getting away from it all.

But vacations seem to be too few and...

Trail Running Adventure

It’s time to take that same old routine run around the neighborhood and turn it into a wildlife a...

Training to Run Your First 5K

So you’ve started a walking program and, after a few weeks of consistent improvement, you feel yo...

Free Weights vs. Strength-training Equipment

Have you wondered which method of strength training is better, free weights or strength-training ...

How Women Build Muscle

There are more myths and misconceptions about strength training than any other area of fitness. W...

Pilates Primer

Are you wondering what all the fuss over Pilates is about? Used traditionally by dancers for deep...

Plyometrics: Controlled Impact/Maximum Power

It may sound like the latest action film, but controlled impact and maximum power are the aims of...

Resistance Tubing Workout

For those times when you just can’t make it to the gym, resistance tubing offers an i...

Steering Clear of Strength Plateaus

Consider this: It’s been a few months since you first started weight training and you’re not seei...

Strength Training 101

You do not need to be a bodybuilder to benefit from strength training. A well-designed strength-t...

Strengthen Your Abdominals With Stability Balls

One of today’s most versatile pieces of exercise equipment looks more like an overgrown beach bal...

Supplement Specifics

Performance-enhancing substances, also called ergogenic aids, are surrounded by controversy. Howe...

Test Your Supplement Savvy

Advertised throughout the media, displayed in grocery stores and pharmacies, and prom...

America Needs an Attitude Adjustment

To say that most Americans are concerned about their weight is an understatement. Obsessed is mor...

Calorie Burners: Activities That Turn Up the Heat

When it comes to burning calories, most people want to get as much mileage out of their exercise ...

Diet Myths Debunked

In a society that is becoming increasingly health conscious, more and more informatio...

Don’t Skip Breakfast to Cut Calories

When you’re trying to lose weight, cutting out breakfast may be tempting. You figure you’re savin...

Putting on the Pounds

No, you didn’t misread the title. Believe it or not, there are some people who are looking to put...

So, You Want To Spot Reduce? Here’s How

Besides launching millions of sit-ups, leg lifts and torso twists, the desire for a toned and tau...

Successful Weight Control

Eating less, or cutting back on fat in your diet, won’t keep the weight off. What you really need...

Trimming Off the Fat

Are you satisfied with your general physique, or would you like to get rid of a few extra pounds?...

Weight Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls

It’s kind of like running into a wall—that feeling you get when, after a few months on a weight-l...

Weight Loss: Diet vs. Exercise

The two major players in the weight-loss battle are diet and exercise. But can the battle be won ...

Children and Running

You know it’s important to help your kids develop the exercise habit so they can grow to be healt...

Kids in Motion

By the time they reach high school, 64% of children are no longer physically act...

Parents. . .Eat Your Words!

Are you pleased with your progress toward healthful nutrition and fitness habits, but frustrated ...

Strength Training for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Many parents and physical education teachers have traditionally shied away from stren...

Teens, Fitness and You

With all the pressures today’s teenagers have to deal with, it’s no wonder so many are in trouble...

Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids

Summer is here and children need to stay active, healthy and busy during their break from school.