ACE Fitness & Healthy Lifestyle Blog

Running is easy, accessible and beneficial, but you have to know how to do it properly so you can enjoy it for years. Learn about the benefits of a dynamic warm-up, which can help prepare your body to perform at its best once you start running.

Your environment, stress and how you breathe can alter and even impede your breathing, but simply practicing nasal breathing may be the key to tapping into some powerful health and fitness benefits. 

The physical benefits of exercise are well known, and research points to a growing list of physiological, neurological and even psychological benefits associated with mental health. Learn how regular exercise can positively impact mood, stress response and overall mental health, in young adults.

ACE Expert Aida Johnson-Rapp spoke with NBA Veteran and Chicago Bull Thaddeus Young on how he uses mindfulness practices on and off the court.

Did you know that a good old-fashioned messy, muddy, dirty workout offers benefits beyond the obvious physical ones, including improved cognition and reduced stress, anxiety and depression? Read on to learn why outdoor workouts may be more important—and beneficial—than ever.