American Council on Exercise Courses

Career Certificate

Pathway to Wellness: Mind, Movement & Nutrition

69 ratings at Coursera

Learn evidence-based strategies for clients' holistic wellness: a holistic approach to mental health, nutrition for coaches and trainers, and achieving longevity through movement.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

A Holistic Approach to Mental Health

58 ratings at Coursera

Support clients' mental well-being within your scope of practice: apply nutrition, movement, sleep, breathwork, and community connection strategies drawn from five expert sessions.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Intro to Personal Training: A Career Starter Course

25 ratings at Coursera

Start a personal training career: study exercise science, program design, client assessment, goal setting, nutrition foundations, and sales and client retention practices.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

ACE Health Coach

24 ratings at Coursera

Coach clients toward lasting health change: apply behavior-change science, lifestyle and wellness strategies, chronic disease considerations, and professional conduct to build a health coaching practice.

• Coursera
• 24 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 6 courses

Foundation for Health and Wellness Coaching

15 ratings at Coursera

Explore the role and scope of the health coach, the core components of the coaching process, and behavior change models, with applied coaching practice.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Personal Training: Sales and Client Retention

10 ratings at Coursera

Learn proven sales techniques and client retention strategies for personal training: build community, measure impact to demonstrate value, and ask clients for referrals.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Evidence-Based Nutrition for Coaches and Trainers

10 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate diet trends and supplements, apply gut health and plant-based strategies, fuel workouts and recovery, and support clients using GLP-1 obesity medications within coaching scope.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Foundations of Exercise and Nutrition

Explore exercise science foundations: energy systems, exercise anatomy, nutrition labels, the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model, and designing safe, effective programs for clients.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Goal Setting for Personal Trainers

Learn to launch a personal training career: scope of practice, the ACE Code of Ethics, client rapport and boundaries, SMART goal setting, and health screenings.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Achieving Longevity through Movement

Apply movement to healthy aging: program strength training with the ACE IFT Model, use yoga and Pilates mat work, and interpret wearable health data.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Coaching and Training Women

Coach and train women across life stages: manage PMS symptoms, address menopause and estrogen-driven weight gain, apply female biomechanics, and debunk women's fitness myths.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chronic Diseases and Comorbid Conditions

Examine how obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and depression and anxiety affect wellness, and practice coaching clients living with these conditions.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Foundations of Effective Behavior Change Coaching

Learn to guide clients toward lasting lifestyle change through motivation, planning, and accountability, and structure an initial coaching session using applied coaching practice.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Getting Ready for Your Exam

Review health coaching essentials — coaching ethics, communication, behavior change, lifestyle medicine, chronic conditions and professional practice — and rehearse exam-style scenarios with realistic practice questions and a practice test.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Lifestyle & Wellness Strategies

Apply mindful stress management, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and substance use knowledge to support wellness, then practice coaching clients through lifestyle change.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course