San Diego, CA, April 24, 2023 – IDEA Fitness & Health Association (IDEA) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE) take a proactive step towards meeting the needs of health and fitness professionals by co-marketing a new speaking course, developed by Artitudes Design agency. The course titled “Creating Connections: Speaker’s Academy for Fitness Professionals – Presented by ACE and IDEA,” offers professionals the opportunity to learn from a seasoned presenter and speaker coach so they may enhance their stage presence, whether working one-on-one with a client, teaching a group fitness class or presenting on stage.

“For nearly 40 years, IDEA Health & Fitness Association has been offering educational opportunities as a way to launch and boost fitness careers,” says Amy Boone Thompson, IDEA’s owner and CEO. “Education is the foundation to success and courses like ‘Creating Connections’ will help health and fitness professionals stand out from the crowd.”

The 100% online, 3-month course includes six modules, where health and fitness professionals have access to video content, two video assignments and the option to participate in a live question and answer session available each month. Upon completion of the “Creating Connections” course, participants will improve their storytelling skills, practice effective techniques to connect with audiences in a variety of settings and demonstrate progression in vocal and body techniques that enhance confidence and engage audiences.

“In a competitive fitness industry, having strong presentation skills can help health and fitness professionals stand out and differentiate themselves from their peers,” commented Lauren Shroyer, MS, ACE vice president of product and innovation. “Improved presentation skills may lead to more opportunities for teaching, speaking engagements and networking. This new course adds to ACE’s growing library of resources to help health and fitness professionals advance their careers.”

The “Creating Connections: Speaker’s Academy for Fitness Professionals – Presented by ACE and IDEA” course is presented by Andrea Heuston, who has spent the last 20 years coaching founders, leaders & executives at Fortune 500 companies to build their stage and deliver signature talks that move audiences to take action.

For more information, please visit the course page.

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About IDEA Health & Fitness Association  

IDEA® Health & Fitness Association has served as the world’s leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals for 40 years. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals, business owners and allied health professionals via our five publications, including the award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal. We also power fit pros through our fitness, business and nutrition conferences, and with hundreds of streaming videos and digital courses available on www.ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we have the largest national industry-wide directory linking over 275,000 fitness professionals to more than 40 million consumers. We Inspire the World to Fitness® with the passion and dedication of IDEA Members in more than 80 countries.  

About American Council on Exercise    

Since 1985, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) has been the leading non-profit education and certification provider for health coaches and exercise professionals in the United States and around the world.    

With more than 90,000 highly respected certified health coaches and exercise professionals, ACE Certified Professionals are on the ground daily helping people move, stay active and make lasting lifestyle behavior changes to build healthier communities.    

Headquartered in San Diego, ACE collaborates with public health partners to educate people of all backgrounds about the importance of physical activity and other healthy lifestyle behaviors; advocates for public policies to increase physical activity opportunities; and supports scientific research that investigates the efficacy of behavior-change interventions and the effectiveness of exercise practices and trends.    

For more information visit www.acefitness.org/about-ace/. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE, ACE and ACE logos are Registered Trademarks of the American Council on Exercise.