A new ACE course for health and fitness professionals

Help clients train through the GLP-1 journey—confidently and within scope.

The American Council on Exercise is developing a course to help health and fitness professionals adapt exercise, support muscle retention, coach sustainable habits, and work confidently alongside a client’s healthcare team.

Get course updates → Get the enrollment alert and confirmed course details.

Fit woman stretching with her arms raised against a warm neutral background. — **For the professionals clients already trust.**Exercise programming · behavior change · care-team collaboration

01 · Client need

Clients are already asking.

How should I exercise? How do I protect muscle? What habits will help me stay on track?

02 · Professional confidence

Know how to help—and where your role ends.

Build confidence in programming and coaching while knowing when to collaborate with or refer back to the healthcare team.

03 · Long-term health

Support progress beyond the prescription.

Exercise, behavior change, communication, and sustainable habits remain important parts of long-term health.

What you’ll learn

Practical coaching for a changing client population.

Built for personal trainers, health coaches, group fitness instructors, strength coaches, dietitians, facility leaders, and other professionals supporting clients in real life.

Stay in the role clients already trust you for. The course helps you coach exercise and sustainable habits—not prescribe, diagnose, or replace a client’s licensed healthcare provider.

✓Understand obesity as a chronic condition and recognize the role of medically managed care.
✓Explain how obesity medications may affect exercise participation and client conversations.
✓Stay within scope of practice while supporting clients using medication.
✓Design exercise programs that support muscle retention and long-term health.
✓Apply behavior-change coaching strategies that encourage sustainable habits.
✓Collaborate more effectively with the client’s healthcare team.

Get the useful updates

Know when you can enroll—and what to expect.

Tell us about your professional work and the client questions you hear. We’ll send the enrollment alert and confirmed course details when ACE releases them.

Get the enrollment alert

Be among the first to know when official ACE registration opens.

See the facts in one place

Receive confirmed timing, price, eligibility, continuing-education details, and the registration link.

Put the learning to work

Build a practical approach to exercise, behavior change, and collaboration for clients using obesity medications.

Want a simple way to help clients find care, too?

Eden trainer partner pilotApproved professionals get a personal client link, $80 client offer, ready-to-use language, and aggregate referral progress. You can request a separate application below.

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Questions

What to know before enrollment opens.

Is this course live today?

Not yet. ACE is developing the course. Join the list for the official registration link and confirmed timing, pricing, eligibility, and continuing-education details.

Who is the course for?

The course is being designed for health and fitness professionals who want more confidence supporting clients using obesity medications, including trainers, coaches, instructors, dietitians, facility leaders, and allied professionals.

Will the course teach me to give medical advice?

No. The course is intended to help professionals stay within scope, communicate responsibly, and collaborate with a client’s licensed healthcare team.

Does joining the list enroll me in the course?

No. This page gives you the enrollment alert. ACE will provide the official registration process when enrollment opens.

What happens if I request the trainer pilot, too?

Eden will send a separate trainer application. If you are verified and approved, your workspace will include a personal client link, ready-to-use language, an $80 client offer, and aggregate referral progress. Explore the trainer partner pilot.