American Council on Exercise (ACE) · Current ACE-linked Exam Content Outline, based on the February 2020 role delineation study and effective July 1, 2022; checked October 22, 2026. The workbook label Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) is mapped here to ACE's Medical Exercise Specialist Certification examination. MES is not presented as a separate ACE examination.

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
• Medical Exercise Specialist Certification
• ACE Medical Exercise Specialist Certification — Exam Content Outline
• Updates to the Exam Content Outline for the ACE Medical Exercise Specialist Certification
• Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Assessment: Timed Up & Go
• Assessment: 30-Second Chair Stand
• Measuring Orthostatic Blood Pressure
• Assessment: The 4-Stage Balance Test
• Goal Setting—Create a Goal the SMART Way
• How Do Beta Blocker Drugs Affect Exercise?
• Blood Glucose and Exercise
• Exercise and Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetes
• Proper Body Alignment
• About Physical Activity and Arthritis
• Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, Second Edition: Executive Summary
• Top 10 Things to Know About the Second Edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• The Professional's Guide to Health and Wellness Coaching: The Art of Coaching
• ACE Mover Method
• How to Enhance Self-efficacy and Resilience in Your Clients
• ACE Code of Ethics
• Exploring Opportunities Within the Nutrition Scope of Practice
• Part 7: Adult Basic Life Support — 2025 AHA Guidelines
• Warning Signs of a Heart Attack