The following health & fitness tips are extracted from Fit Facts published by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), a leading authority on exercise. ACE's mission is the promotion of active, healthy lifestyles and their positive effects on the mind, body and spirit. We hope you enjoy reading ACE's health & fitness tips. If after reading any of the Fit Facts, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

CATEGORIES

  1. Cardiovascular Exercise
  2. Choosing Fitness Trainers and Instructors
  3. Exercising with Health Challenges
  4. Flexibility
  5. General Exercise
  6. Miscellaneous
  7. Nutrition
  8. Sports/Outdoor Activities
  9. Strength/Resistance Training
  10. Supplements
  11. Weight
  12. Youth
Cardiovascular Exercise
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Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Heart Rate  
Step-Bench Training for Fitness and Fun  
Ready to Run?  
Kick Your Way to Fitness  
Cross Training For Fun and Fitness  
Slide Into Fitness  
Jumping Rope: Not Just For Kids Anymore  
Get Into the Swim of Things  
Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Perceived Exertion  
Monitoring Exercise Intensity Using Heart Rate  
Spin It: What You Need to Know About Group Indoor Cycling  
A Walk a Day  
Interval Training  
Step Reebok Guidelines  
   
Choosing Fitness Trainers and Instructors
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How to Choose an Online Personal Trainer  
How To Choose The Right Personal Trainer  
Reap The Rewards of Personal Training  
How To Choose The Right Group Fitness Instructor  
How to Choose a Health Club  
How to Choose an Exercise Video  
How to Design Your Own Home Gym  
   
 
Exercising with Health Challenges
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Exercise And Menopause  
Exercising With a Health Challenge  
Exercising With Heart Disease  
Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have  
Work Out Chronic Fatigue  
Exercise and Pregnancy  
Prevent Osteoporosis Now  
Exercise And Type II Diabetes  
Managing Cholesterol with Exercise  
Exercise And Type I Diabetes  
Periodized Training - And Why It's Important  
Exercise and Asthma  
Protecting Your Back At Work  
Exercise And Arthritis  
Active Seniors Enjoy Life More  
Understanding Sciatica  
Exercise and Hypertension  
Exercise for Individuals with Eye Impairments  
Post-Partum Health  
Exercise and Fibromyalgia  
Starting a Stroke Recovery Fitness Program  
AIDS and Exercise  
   
 
Flexibility 
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Flexible Benefits  
   
 
General Exercise
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Warm Up to Work Out  
Don't Deprive Yourself of the Rewards of Exercise  
Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have  
If You Don't Use It, Will You Lose It?  
I Need More Energy!  
Making Time For Exercise Is Easy  
Battling Boredom  
Can Exercise Reduce Your Risk of Catching a Cold?  
Exercising In The Cold  
Periodized Training - And Why It's Important  
Is Yoga for You?  
Yoga at a Glance  
Too Much Of A Good Thing  
Exercise and Cellulite  
The Right Exercise Program For You Starts Here  
Everything in Moderation  
Studies Show Exercise Can Improve Your Sex Life  
Don't Be a Sore Loser  
The Best Time to Exercise  
Exercise Can Help Control Stress  
   
 
Miscellaneous
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Pump Fiction  
Sneaker Savvy  
What You Need to Know to Purchase a Treadmill  
How to Prevent and Treat ACL Injuries  
Travel Fitness: A Plan of Action to Keep You Active  
Healthy Resolutions For The Whole Year  
How to Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis on Long Plane Flights  
Before You Start an Exercise Program  
 
 
 
Nutrition 
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Scaling the New Pyramid  
Healthy Hydration  
Eat Well to Stay Motivated and Energized  
Vegetarianism and Athletes  
   
 
Sports/Outdoor Activities  
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After the Marathon  
Summer Skin  
Training to Run Your First 5k  
Diggin' in the Dirt  
Smooth Skating  
Gearing Up For Golf  
Bike + Mountains = Excitement And Challenge  
Get Ready To Hit The Slopes  
Take Your Workout Off The Beaten Path  
Beat The Heat Before It Beats You  
   
 
Strength/Resistance Training
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Free Weights vs. Strength-Training Equipment  
Strength Training 101  
Pilates Primer  
Resistance Tubing Workout  
Plyometrics: Controlled Impact/Maximum Power  
Steering Clear of Strength Plateaus  
Too Much Of A Good Thing  
Strengthen Your Abdominals with Stability Balls  
How Women Build Muscle  
   
 
Supplements
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Creatine Creates a Sensation  
The Truth About Steroids  
Test Your Supplement Savvy  
Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing?  
   
 
Weight  
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Weight Loss Plateaus and Pitfalls  
Calorie Burners: Activities That Turn Up the Heat  
Successful Weight Control  
So, You Want To Spot Reduce? Here's How  
America Needs An Attitude Adjustment  
Putting on the Pounds  
Exercise and Cellulite  
   
 
Youth  
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Strength Training for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Teachers  
Teens, Fitness and You  
Kids In Motion  
Parents, Eat Your Words!  
Children and Running  
The Top Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids