Group Fitness Instructor Certification


 Group Fitness Instructors are in a perfect position to inspire and motivate others.


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The ACE® Group Fitness Instructor Certification is designed for fitness professionals teaching any form of exercise in a group setting. Passing the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification Exam demonstrates you possess the foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to teach a safe and effective group fitness class, no matter what type of modality. You also bring your personal passion and enthusiasm for group exercise to everyone you help in their quest to reach their personal health and fitness goals.

ACE-certified Group Fitness Instructors are known to posses the highest standards of excellence in today's vast spectrum of professionalism in this category. More is expected of today's group fitness professional than ever before. As the fitness industry has evolved, traditional aerobics has expanded to include an array of diverse group fitness programs. Understanding effective communication, teaching techniques and motivational skills enables ACE-certified group fitness instructors to successfully develop and implement safe and effective group exercise programs, and engage their participants

Group fitness instructors are in a perfect position to inspire and motivate others to change their health and fitness-related behaviors through classes designed to bring a spirit of creativity and uniqueness to group fitness.

This fitness certification demonstrates your understanding of anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology and instructional techniques including class design, cueing and injury prevention.

Am I eligible for certification?
The following eligibility requirements have been adopted for our Group Fitness Instructor certification exam:
  • • You must be at least 18 years of age.
  • • You must hold current adult CPR and AED certificate at the time of the exam.*
*You may sit for the Paper and Pencil exam without proof of CPR and AED; however, you will not receive your exam results until you provide a CURRENT CPR and AED Certificate. Candidates registering for computer-based testing must have a CURRENT CPR and AED certificate at the time of registration that does not expire prior to the exam date.

*Note: Effective January 1, 2009 all new and renewing ACE-certified professionals in the U.S. and Canada must hold both a current CPR and AED card to sit for or renew an ACE certification. ACE exam candidates and renewing ACE-certified professionals outside the U.S. and Canada are required to hold only current CPR due to differing international laws regarding AED usage.



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