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Gain the expertise to create engaging, age-appropriate fitness programs that promote healthy habits in children and teens, setting them on a path to lifelong well-being.

Make a difference by shaping the future of youth fitness

Empower young clients to embrace physical activity and overcome barriers to an active lifestyle with evidence-based strategies designed specifically for youth fitness and development.

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Earn a respected credential that highlights your specialization in youth fitness, attracting families, schools, and organizations seeking impactful solutions for kids’ health and fitness.

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RENEWAL VOUCHER TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • In order to redeem a renewal voucher, ACE Professionals must meet all renewal requirements and still move through the purchase process required for renewal. Once they add a renewal to their virtual cart at ACEfitness.org, the voucher will be detected and the item discount will be recognized. This transaction must be separate from the original qualifying purchase.
  • Renewal vouchers are good for renewal of a single credential.
  • Renewal vouchers awarded to ACE Professionals who hold more than one credential will be automatically applied to the next on-time renewal processed, not necessarily the next credential up for renewal.
  • There is no limit to the number of renewal vouchers an ACE Professional may receive.
  • Renewal vouchers must be must be used within 30 months of purchase date of qualifying materials.
  • Renewal vouchers are only applicable for on-time renewals, and may not be applied to late renewals that incur additional fees.
  • Renewal vouchers are non-transferable and hold no cash value.
  • Renewal voucher promotions override all other discount programs and may not be used in conjunction with other discounts.
  • Refunds on materials will not be granted to those who have redeemed their renewal voucher.
  • Those who receive refunds on materials are not eligible to redeem their renewal voucher.
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Designed for professionals like you, seeking to make a greater impact.

While anyone can purchase and complete this program, it was designed with the following professionals in mind:

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To become an ACE Youth Fitness Specialist, you must complete the full curriculum and pass all quizzes with a score of 70% or higher. No prerequisites required. You'll receive a certificate, and your credential will never expire or need renewal.

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Working with youth clients requires unique skills and considerations. This program teaches you how to create age- and skill-level-appropriate fitness programs while effectively communicating with young clients to ensure their success. You'll learn how to build rapport and trust, lead engaging fitness activities, and involve parents in supporting their children's fitness journey.

Our ACE Youth Fitness Course is comprised of three components—our ACE Youth Fitness Manual, a two-part video series featuring ACE-certified Health Coach and youth performance expert Brett Klika and 50-question, multiple-choice quiz. The text and Klika, named the 2013 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, will cover how to engage and empower youth using creative, integrative approaches to physical activity while the quiz gauges your understanding of ACE material.

The ACE Youth Fitness Manual, written by leading researchers and authors Dr. Avery Faigenbaum and Dr. Wayne Westcott, gives fitness professionals the tools they need to engage and empower youth using creative, integrative approaches to physical activity. By designing classes that incorporate games, group activities and resistance training options, instructors can help develop an appreciation for fitness among children and teenagers they will carry into adulthood.

In our two-part video series, ACE-certified Health Coach and youth performance expert Brett Klika demonstrates programming and leadership for safe and effective play- and skill-based classes. Klika will show how to deliver fun and engaging warm-up, agility, coordination, strength, speed and flexibility activities that are specific to certain ages, and skill and fitness levels.

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The Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Course consists of a comprehensive manual that addresses causes, contributing factors and fundamental issues related to physical activity and youth, and a quiz that helps gauge your knowledge of the material. Edited by Alan L. Smith and Stuart J.H. Biddle, the Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Manual breaks away from traditional thinking that places activity and sedentary behavior on a single continuum and instead focuses on how the two behaviors coexist. The text is organized into three sections that cover behavior and trends; personal accounts of inactivity; and the role parents, peers, schools and coaches can play in instilling the value of health and fitness.

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I thought this program would be more geared towards exercises and teaching different fitness levels, but most of it was focused on the behavioral and phycological aspects of youth activity levels.

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