ACE: Fitness Certifications: Lifestyle + Weight Management Consultant Certification

Lifestyle + Weight Management Consultant Certification

ACE^® Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultants assist clients in creating new, healthier behaviors.

Your clients want to lose weight. They come to you for help. The ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant Certification demonstrates to your clients that you have the knowledge to develop sound, balanced weight-management programs that bring together the three critical components of long-term weight management success: nutrition, exercise and lifestyle change.

Many of your clients have health, lifestyle and fitness barriers to overcome. As an ACE-certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant, you will be able to identify those barriers and design plans to overcome them. You will learn to assess your clients' body composition and unique training needs. By recognizing what motivates them, you can identify how to effectively communicate your advice and determine the best way to help them safely achieve their goals.

Developed by leading industry experts, the ACE Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant Certification highlights the essential relationship between physical activity and nutrition, and illustrates how permanent weight loss is most effectively brought about through a change in lifestyle. Topics range from the psychological aspects of weight management, behavioral change, the physiology of obesity, techiniques for lifestyle coaching and the interaction between exercise and nutrition in weight control.

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To get started, simply complete a paper and pencil or computer-based testing exam registration form a minimum of 45 days prior to the exam date.

Am I eligible for Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant certification?
To take the Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant certification exam:

You must be at least 18 years of age.
You must hold a current adult
CPR and AED certificate
- You may sit for the live pencil and paper exam without proof of CPR and AED; however, you will not receive your results until you provide current CPR and AED information.
- You must have a current CPR and AED certificate when registering for the computer-based exam that does not expire prior to the exam date.
- CPR and AED certificates must include a live skills check component. Online only certificates, without a live skills check, are not accepted.
- ACE exam candidates outside of the United States and Canada are required to hold only a current CPR certificate due to differing international laws regarding AED usage.
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You must hold a current ACE Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor or Advanced Health & Fitness Specialist certification; or an NCCA-accredited personal trainer or advanced fitness related certification; or have a four-year (Bachelor’s) degree in an Exercise Science or related field at the time of registration and submit
supporting documentation
- Exam candidates holding degrees in Nutrition, Nursing or Health may be required to submit documentation supporting completion of Exercise Science-related coursework at the time of registration.
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