Research and Studies

The 12-3-30 workout has taken social media by storm, but does it live up to the hype? This ACE-supported research study put this viral treadmill routine to the test, evaluating its effectiveness, safety and overall enjoyment. Discover what the science says and whether this workout is a good fit for your clients.

3 WINS Fitness is a free program in which university students serve as volunteer leaders of physical-activity classes in underserved communities. This ACE-supported research study examined the program’s value to the community, individual participants and the student-instructors. Learn why programs such as these have the potential to help health and exercise professionals reach the 75% or so of the population that the industry is currently not reaching.

In this latest ACE-supported research study, ACE Certified Professionals were surveyed about how empowered they feel to impact the health behaviors of their clients and participants. Learn about the findings and why, as a health and exercise professional, you may not realize that you are doing the important work of helping to improve public health.

In this third and final report on a three-year study, researchers sought to determine if the personalized approach of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training® Model optimizes training responsiveness and positively impacts cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and cardiometabolic health.

Two new studies examine the effectiveness of using the ACE Mover Method as part of programming based on the ACE IFT Model to drive meaningful behavior change and improve cardiometabolic health. Importantly, this research focuses on underserved, understudied and vulnerable populations, including various racial and ethnic groups and older adults, as well as college students (who are at high risk for mental health crises).