American Council on Exercise (ACE) · Current ACE-linked Exam Content Outline, based on the July 2022 role delineation study and effective August 21, 2023; checked October 21, 2026. Supporting Certification and Recertification Handbook: revised September 2026, P26-02. The workbook label ACE Certified Personal Trainer maps to the designation earned through this NCCA-accredited certification examination. The assigned slug is retained.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• Certification Exam Content Outlines
• ACE Personal Trainer — Exam Content Outline
• Updated Exam Content Outline for ACE Personal Trainer Certification
• ACE Certification and Recertification Handbook
• Personal Trainer Certification
• Exercise Preparticipation Health-Screening Questionnaire for Exercise Professionals
• ACE Mover Method
• Applying the Transtheoretical Model for Health Coaches and Exercise Professionals
• Client-centered Assessments: Past, Present and Future
• The New ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model: What Has Changed?
• Adult Activity: An Overview
• Fitness Math: Math for the Fitness Professional
• The Planes of Motion Explained
• Muscles in Motion
• How to Help Your Clients Set Goals They Can Achieve
• Balancing Act: How to Incorporate Balance Work Into Your Training Sessions
• The Ultimate ACE Workout: An Evidence-based Approach to Programming and Class Design
• How to Overcome the Reversibility Principle and Help Your Clients Get Back on Track
• Ask ACE: How to Help Clients Who Have Heart-related Concerns Exercise Safely
• ACE Answers
• Push-up Assessment Protocol
• 1-RM Bench-press Assessment Protocol
• Exploring Opportunities Within the Nutrition Scope of Practice
• Get Your Legal House in Order
• 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines: Adult Basic Life Support
• Treatment of Cardiac Arrest
• Heat and Athletes
• ACSM Unveils Landmark 2026 Resistance Training Guidelines
• Heat-related Illnesses