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Your client is wearing a heart rate monitor while performing a 1.5 mile run to assess aerobic capacity. During the test, your client reaches 85% of her age-predicted heart rate maximum. With this information, you should _____.
Which of the following is a normal blood pressure (BP) response to aerobic exercise?
Case study: A new client who has been resistance training for 6 months, comes to you with a goal of increasing muscular size. Following health appraisal and fitness testing including a modified 1 RM test, you design a program to meet the client's goal. Which of the following regimens best defines an appropriate plan to achieve this client's goal?
A 45 year old male weighs 202 lb (92 kg). Skinfold analysis indicates 24% of his weight is fat. If he wants to decrease his body fat to 17%, what is his target body weight, assuming he maintains the same lean body mass?
Stimulus control as a behavioral strategy to enhance exercise adherence can best be described as:
What motivational strategy is used to help an individual reframe negative statements into positive statements?
What term best describes accurate record keeping, a safe exercise environment, and proper supervision?
Case Study: Your new client is a 38-year old female that wants to be able to participate in a 3-day charity walk. Her ultimate goal is to gradually improve her cardiovascular fitness. Which of the following exercise programs should you initially prescribe to best meet your client's needs?
"I have been thinking about starting an exercise program, but there never seems to be enough time," is an example of which stage in the Transtheoretical Model?
Your new client is a 42 year old male who is a stock broker. His health history revealed the following: total cholesterol 185 mg/dL (4.7 mmol/L) , HDL 32 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L), LDL 110 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L), resting blood pressure 138/80 mm Hg, waist circumference 98 centimeters. What is his initial risk stratification?
According to the Food Guide Pyramid, how should fats and oils be used in the diet?
Clients seeking nutritional meal planning from an ACSM certified Personal Trainer should be:
Your client is 5' 3" tall and weighs 130 pounds. After calculating her BMI, you have determined that she falls in which of the following weight status categories?
Which of the following is a limiting factor when using the body mass index (BMI) to determine obesity and disease risk?
Which of the following locations is most sensitive to the baroreceptor reflex , when palpating the pulse of an exercising client?
When discussing strategies for changing physical activity habits with clients, it is usually best to:
With respect to the exercise prescription for children (defined as < 13 years), it can be said that _____.
What position should women in their second or third trimester of pregnancy avoid when performing exercise?
When doing a push-up on the floor, the motion at the elbow joint during the down phase is called ________ and the type of muscle action is called ________.
From a seated position, with dumbbells to the sides, raising the dumbbells laterally to shoulder level with elbows slightly flexed, exercises primarily the _______:
The Valsalva maneuver may elicit which of the following physiological responses during the concentric phase of a resistance training repetition?
A 35 year-old male client has a goal of completing a sprint distance triathlon. The certified Personal Trainer prescribes an exercise regimen of swimming 2 days per week, running 3 days per week, and bicycling 2 days per week. What training principle is being used?
Which of the following physiological changes does NOT occur when a client improves aerobic capacity?
A 50 year old client has a resting heart rate of 70 beats per minute. Calculate the exercise heart rate for this client using 50% of heart rate reserve.
What health-related physical fitness component is primarily emphasized in a circuit training program that has 30 stations, 60 seconds per station, at 25% of one repetition maximum?
The latissimus dorsi acts as the prime mover during the concentric phase of which of the following exercises?
What of the following is the formula for calculating the heart rate reserve?
When performing neck flexion in the sagittal plane, which of the following exercises best mimics that movement?
When performing a seated leg extension, which muscle group is the primary antagonist during the concentric phase?
What is the American College of Sports Medicine's recommendation regarding frequency to increase cardiorespiratory fitness?
A routine pattern of adhering to and documenting compliance with fitness industry guidelines is often an effective guard against ________.
For the comparison of body mass index (BMI) and plethysmography body composition assessment techniques, which of the following statements is correct?
As described by the American College of Sports Medicine, proper technique during the push-up test involves _____.
If your active client consumed 2100 kilocalories each day for one week and burned off 2600 kilocalories each day for that same week, how much weight would your client lose that particular week, assuming normal hydration?
Which of the following points should NOT be included in an Informed Consent document regarding fitness testing?
When reading the label on a new "energy" bar, you notice that the bar is "sweetened with fructose". Based on this label, which of the following conclusions can you make about this product?
What is the standard site for the measurement of the subscapular skinfold?
Which legal term is defined as "failure to conform one's conduct to a generally accepted standard or duty"?
Which of the following screening mechanisms would best optimize safety during exercise testing and aid in the development of a safe and effective exercise prescription?
Which four extrinsic risk factors may be associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal injury?
A certified Personal Trainer fails to properly spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the client injures himself. This is an example of what type of negligence?
Information about the personal habits of a client including alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco consumption is typically included in what document?
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the warm-up and cool-down components of the exercise training session?
During the concentric phase of a chin-up (with the forearms in a supinated grip) the glenohumeral joint is moving through ______ in the ______ plane.
When proctoring the AHA/ACSM Health/Fitness Facility Preparticipation Screening Questionnaire to a new client, you learn that he may need to use a facility with a medically qualified staff or need a physician’s referral. What sole aspect of his history would put him in that category?
What muscle is the prime mover for a seated lateral dumbbell raise to shoulder level with elbows slightly flexed?
The stroke volume of a client who has a cardiac output of 5 liters per minute and a heart rate of 70 beats per minute is approximately _____.
A client's workout plan shows scheduled increases and decreases in exercise volume. What training concept is being demonstrated?
Which body fat distribution pattern is most commonly associated with an increased risk of metabolic disease?
The ______ is the muscle responsible for inspiration during quiet breathing.
Which of the following indicates the reason why a female who is pregnant should avoid exercise in the supine position after the first trimester?
If you are palpating the thumb side of the forearm in the wrist area, what pulse are you checking?
What method of training combines a routine of alternating cardiovascular exercises with resistance training exercises?
A subject with elbows held at 90 degrees of flexion is handed a 150 lb (68.1kg) barbell. Even though he exerts maximal tension, the barbell causes the joint angle to increase to 170 degrees. Which one of the following describes the muscle action during the extension?
As a response to a progressive resistance training program, which of the following demonstrates the predominant contribution to an increase in cross-sectional area of a muscle?
Which cardiovascular training approach, if repeated frequently, is most likely going to lead to overtraining?
What is an appropriate precaution and/or modification for exercising in higher ambient temperatures?
Which of the following joints has the greatest range of motion, and involves the greatest number of movements?
What physical fitness component is primarily emphasized when incorporating explosive Olympic-style lifts into a resistance training program?
Which has been substantiated in the scientific literature as a supplement that may be helpful for decreasing the duration of the common cold but has been shown to interact with drugs taken for anxiety and high serum cholesterol?
This law grants immunity to those persons who in good faith try to protect, serve and tend to others who are injured or ill but does NOT apply to the fitness professional while serving on the job.
What are three non-modifiable conditions that place someone at increased risk for the development of coronary artery disease?
Muscular balance in a resistance training session may be achieved by alternating ______.
What is a potential side effect of taking diet pills prior to an exercise session?
The release of cortisol that results from repeated stressful events can lead to an increase in the accumulation of ______ and subsequently the release of free fatty acids into the blood stream.
Your client reports that she drank a 20 oz. (590 mL) cup of coffee 20 minutes prior to her exercise session. How might this affect her heart rate and blood pressure responses?
What cardiovascular adaptations occur as a result of chronic aerobic exercise in a previously sedentary individual?
When considering the acute responses of arm versus leg exercise, which is true?
One of your corporate wellness clients is normally consistent in attending appointments. Lately, he has been missing sessions. What strategy would not be the most appropriate way to demonstrate social support to encourage his adherence?
What are the minimal body fat percentages that place individuals at increased risk of disease?
A Certified Personal Trainer is overheard discussing body composition information about a specific high profile client with his friends. Which law concerning the safety and security of private records has the Certified Personal Trainer violated?
In order to lose 1.5 pounds per week with diet alone, one would have to reduce his/her daily caloric intake per day by ______ kilocarlories.
What motivational strategy is used to help an individual change negative statements into positive statements?
Which statement is not an American College of Sports Medicine guideline for aerobic exercise and the older adult?
When developing an exercise prescription for a client visiting a high altitude environment (over 1500 m), the personal trainer should be aware that ______.
TESTED 03 Apr 2025