ACE Teams Up with AARP to Provide Training Services for its Members

I am very happy and very proud to help announce what I think will be one of the biggest opportunities for ACE Certified Personal Trainers. See the letter below from Scott Goudeseune the President of ACE about the announcement. Great work Scott and ACE Team!

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I’m excited to tell you about a valuable new career opportunity — available only to ACE-certified Professionals. ACE has teamed with AARP to offer your personal training services to their members through a new fitness program launching this summer.

AARP is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over in the United States. With over 38 million active members, AARP is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life as people age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through information, advocacy and service.

The new fitness program for AARP members includes member-only offers provided by ACE, Curves and Gold’s Gym. Focused on prevention, this program will provide information, resources and services to help members lead active, healthier lifestyles.

As an ACE-certified Professional, you are now eligible to register as a trainer for this program providing direct access for your services to AARP members nationwide. The annual $50 enrollment fee includes your profile listing accessible at www.aarp.org, viewed by millions of consumers each day. At no additional cost to you, the program will be communicated to AARP members through a nationwide public relations and advertising campaign, allowing you to focus on what you do best: fitness training and education. Additionally, those ACE-certified professionals who join in the first year receive two complimentary continuing education courses focusing on older adult fitness (worth 0.2 CEC).

To enroll, you’ll simply need to hold a current ACE certification* and a current adult CPR certificate. To sign up or obtain more information, please contact ACE Professional Services at 888-825-3636, x781 or visit www.acefitness.org/aarp.

AARP is clearly determined to provide the very best tools their members need to stay healthy and fit. ACE is honored to team with such a reputable organization and bring you this incredible opportunity to grow your business and share your passion for fitness with America’s fastest growing population segment.

Best in Health,

Scott Goudeseune
President
American Council on Exercise

PRESS RELEASE: Vickey to host Golf Fitness segment on Tee Time Radio

Ted Vickey hosts Golf Fitness segment on Tee Time Radio

Dallas, TX – Feb 10, 2007 – A new golf show – a new kind of golf show.

Most radio golf shows are hosted by golf enthusiasts… amateurs who share their opinions of the game. TEE TIME RADIO is different- taking you inside the game, on the pro, ladies, and amateur levels- with hosts who actually shaped the game.

Hosted by CJ McDaniel, the PGA’s first Director of Marketing, Lisa DePaulo, a former LPGA Tour Pro, and Dan Potter, Texas’ most-listened-to radio news host, TEE TIME RADIO steps into the ropes with expert analysis and insight into making the listeners’ game better and more enjoyable.

PGA Hall of Fame member Ben Crenshaw shares his personal tips of the game each week in “Ben There,” and Ted Vickey, author and fitness expert, guides listeners through the integration of technology and wellness.

Ted is a co-author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Working Out With a Partner,” and has spent the better part of the last two decades motivating people to better health and fitness.

From 1995 through 2005 Ted was the Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center, serving the health, fitness and wellness needs of the staff of the Executive Office of the President for the Clinton and Bush Administrations.

Ted has been a Vice President of Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. since 2001. He is responsible for the operations, sales, consulting and client account management for the fitness management and wellness screenings division of the company.

From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of the Penn State College of Health and Human Development Alumni Board of Directors as President of the Kinesiology Alumni Association.

In 2004 he was selected by the Dean of the College of Health and Human Development as a member of the College’s Leadership Council, assisting the University with changes in curriculum, development and industry relations.