The Brain Health Benefits of Strength Training

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The Brain Health Benefits of Strength Training

Strength training has long been touted for its muscle- and bone-building benefits, but a growing body of research suggests that enhanced brain health should be added to that list. This article presents a broad overview of the available research on the link between strength training and brain health, as well as offering you some practical guidance on how to apply this research in your exercise program design and work with clients.

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Aqua Bag: An ACE Integrated Fitness Training® Model Workout 

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Aqua Bag: An ACE Integrated Fitness Training® Model Workout 

Reactivity is a characteristic of fitness and movement that we use every waking moment, mostly without even realizing it. Exclusively for CERTIFIED readers, ACE Pro Jonathan Ross applies the principles of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model to create an innovative workout featuring the Aqua Bag that is safe, effective and, importantly, fun for all your clients.

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Medicine Balls: An ACE Integrated Fitness Training® Model Workout

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Medicine Balls: An ACE Integrated Fitness Training® Model Workout

Medicine balls have become required equipment for health clubs, studios and even many home gyms. Exclusively for CERTIFIED readers, ACE Pro Jonathan Ross applies the principles of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® (ACE IFT®) Model to create an innovative workout featuring three types of medicine balls that is safe, effective and, importantly, fun for all your clients.

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4 Things I Wish I’d Known in My First Year as a Health and Exercise Professional

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4 Things I Wish I’d Known in My First Year as a Health and Exercise Professional

After 20 years as a health and exercise professional, ACE Pro Jonathan Ross is sharing his knowledge and insight to help others who are new to the industry. In an effort to help you arrive at a more comfortable place in your career more quickly, here are five things Ross wishes he had known at the start of his career.

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From Chore to Choice to Desire

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From Chore to Choice to Desire

Long-term success with health and fitness is possible only when we change how we think about health behaviors. Chores are obligations, while desires draw you toward them and require little to no summoning of your will. Learn how to change your mindset about exercise by examining how you feel about healthy behaviors, and why you should stop doing physical activities you don’t enjoy.

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3 Days to Create a New You in the New Year

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3 Days to Create a New You in the New Year

As a health and fitness professional, people turn to you to help make positive changes. Learn how to maximize the enthusiasm many clients have at the start of the New Year by using ACE Pro Jonathan Ross’ three-day process for building success momentum. This simple process, which focuses on mindset, movement and meals, is the ideal jumpstart for clients who are ready to start making small changes that add up to big rewards over time.

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Restoring Sanity to Planks

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Restoring Sanity to Planks

Planks are a great exercise, but holding them for an extended period of time is, well, kind of a waste of time, argues ACE Pro Jonathan Ross. Rather, planks should be viewed as a way to prepare the body for more difficult challenges. Learn how to add variety to basic planks that will make your workouts more enjoyable and enhance your ability to move in everyday life.

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How to Improve Mobility in the Hips and Shoulders

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How to Improve Mobility in the Hips and Shoulders

The hips and shoulders provide the most potential mobility in all three planes of movement and they form the point of connection between the extremities and the torso. As a result, successful movement is only possible with sufficient mobility in these two joints. This article highlights two very common problems for each joint and presents a few exercises to work on a solution for each.

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