ACE Partners with CORPORATE FITNESS WORKS

Posted: Jun 17, 2002 in

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – June. 17, 2002 –The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s nonprofit fitness advocate, today announced that Corporate Fitness Works (CFW), has named ACE their preferred personal training certification organization. CFW serves the health, fitness and recreation needs of business and industry by managing on-site fitness centers for businesses, government agencies, office park developers, retirement communities, hospitals, and residential communities.

Through this alliance, all fitness professionals working for a CFW center will have the opportunity to become ACE certified. This program brings quality education and certification to the CFW team, positioning the company as a market leader and an educational resource for fitness professionals and the public.

“ACE offers CFW a program that will bring a consistent high level of education and training to our degreed fitness professionals and to the public and clients that we serve,” said Brenda Loube, president/co-owner of Corporate Fitness Works. “The program will prepare our team to sit for the ACE professional certifications, providing them a solid career path and will aid CFW in retaining the best and brightest team.”

ACE Faculty will be dispatched to train CFW professionals as personal trainers and/or group fitness instructors, and to provide continuing education on exercise program design and the latest standards and practices in the fitness industry. As the partnership progresses, CFW professionals can become ACE Master Practical Trainers, allowing them to train fellow professionals.

“CFW's management has recognized that traditional approaches to health and fitness no longer satisfy the needs of today's corporations,” said Ken Germano, executive director the American Council on Exercise. “With a standard in education and certification, CFW can enhance their presence in the industry.”

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Corporate Fitness Works
Corporate Fitness Works is a woman owned fitness and wellness consulting and management company headquartered in Montgomery Village, Maryland. CFW provides cost effective, customized health promotion and fitness services since 1988. CFW designs, develops and manages customized fitness centers and wellness programs for corporations, office park developers, hospitals, retirement communities, residential communities, hotels, and government agencies. Our services include benchmarking, strategic development, fitness center feasibility, design and development, equipment purchase, operations management, health assessments, health intervention programs, customized program consulting, on-line health information and data tracking for measuring outcomes. CFW has designed and now manages centers in 7 states throughout the country. For more information log onto: www.corporatefitnessworks.com.

About ACE
The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting consumers against unsafe and ineffective fitness products and instruction. As the nation’s “workout watchdog,” ACE conducts university-based research and testing that targets fitness products and trends. ACE sets standards for fitness professionals and is the world’s largest nonprofit fitness certifying organization. For more information on ACE and its programs, call (800) 825-3636 or log onto the ACE Web site at www.acefitness.org.

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