ACE CERTIFIED | How to Encourage Athletes to Do Functional and Movement Training

Some athletic clients—particularly amateur athletes who have not had professional coaching—may be reluctant to perform Functional and Movement Training (in the Muscular Training phase) or Base and Fitness Training (in the Cardiorespiratory Training phase) of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model, as they think moderate-intensity exercise is not enough to keep them at the top of their game. This is where you can use your coaching skills and the ACE Mover Method to explore their reluctance. A key issue, and one that every athlete understands, is the need for injury prevention. When it comes to Cardiorespiratory Training, working too hard too often is a recipe for almost certain overuse injury. Here, ACE Scientific Education Manager Chris Gagliardi discusses how to use the ACE Mover Method to encourage clients who may be reluctant to do Functional and Movement Training because they are concerned that it won’t significantly enhance their performance.
Learn more about using the ACE IFT Model to Enhance Athletic Performance in the May 2024 issue of CERTIFIED: https://www.acefitness.org/continuing...