ACE Personal Training Exam Questions with accurate answers, Graded A. 2022

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ACE Personal Training Exam Questions with accurate answers, Graded A. 2022 Most health benefits occur with at least ______________ a week of moderate intensity physical activity, such as brisk wa ... lking. Additional benefits occur with more physical activity. - ✔✔150 minutes What accounts for the unique position that personal trainers hold in the allied health care continuum? - ✔✔They are able to show clients how to exercise effectively while following physicians general recommendations. What is the primary purpose of a fitness certification? - ✔✔to protect the public from harm. T or F: According to the general scope of practice for fitness professionals, personal trainers can rehabilitate clients who are recovering from musculoskeletal injuries. - ✔✔False As a rule, ACE recommends that candidates allow _________________ of study time to adequately prepare for the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam. - ✔✔3 - 4 months T or F: Diagnosing the cause of a clients lordosis and prescribing an exercise program to that it is within a personal trainers scope of practice. - ✔✔False to renew certification for a new 2 year cycle, ACE certified professionals must complete a minimum of _______ hours of continuing education credits and maintain a current certificate in _______________ and, if living in North America, automated external defibrillation. - ✔✔20 cardiopulmonary resuscitation What should a personal trainer do if a client insists on using dietary supplements despite the trainer's assurance that his/her fitness goals can be met without them? - ✔✔refer the client to a registered dietitian or physician What is an appropriate response to a client who mentions being sore following a weekend tennis tournament? - ✔✔Discussing the proper technique for icing the affected areas T or F: Adherence is defined as the psychological drive that gives behavior direction and purpose. - ✔✔False, that is motivation More than ______% of people who start a new program will drop out within the first 6 months. - ✔✔50 What is not one of the three primary categories of potential determinants for physical activity? - ✔✔Physical attributes General trends reveal that members of which population is MOST likely to be performing higher levels of physical activity in unsupervised settings? - ✔✔Men, they have higher and ore consistent adherence What is arguably the most important and influential attribute variable when predicting adherence to physical activity? - ✔✔activity history ____________________ is the most common excuse for not exercising and for dropping out of an exercise program. - ✔✔perceived lack of time What term is defined as the belief in one's own capabilities to successfully engage in a behavior? - ✔✔Self efficacy When developing SMART goals, which types of goals should be avoided? - ✔✔Negative goals What is the MOST important tool when dealing with a client who is at risk for relapse? - ✔✔planning ahead and being prepared What are the 4 stages of the client trainer relationship in proper order? - ✔✔rapport, investigation, planning, action T or F: A loud, tense voice communicates confidence and professionalism when speaking to a new client. - ✔✔False What body position may be interpreted by a client as aggressiveness on the part of the trainer? - ✔✔Standing with hands on hips What behavior would MOST likely help a trainer develop rapport with a client during the initial session? - ✔✔Speaking in a firm voice with confidence; using fluid hand gestures while speaking and quiet hands when listening. A personal trainer who is seeking clarification from a client by trying to restate the main points and feelings in a clients communication is using which method of effective listening? - ✔✔reflecting "I will perform a full-body resistance-training workout twice every week" is an example of which type of goal? - ✔✔Process goal Motivational interviewing is out commonly done during which stage of the client-trainer relationship? - ✔✔planning The three components of properly phrased feedback are BEST presented in what order? - ✔✔provide reinforcement on what is done well; correct errors; motivate clients to continue practicing and improving Clients who are beginning the basics of a particular movement and are ready for specific feedback are in which stage of motor learning? - ✔✔Associative During which stage of learning are clients performing motor skills effectively and naturally and the personal trainer doing less teaching and more monitoring? - ✔✔Autonomous Which behavioral theory is based on prediction that people engage in a health behavior depending on the perceived threat they feel regarding a health problem? - ✔✔health belief model What is the most influential source of self efficacy information? - ✔✔past performance experience T or F: People with low self efficacy are more likely to choose non challenging tasks that are easy to accomplish. - ✔✔true A perspective client tells you he has been going on 2mi walks a couple times a week for the past few months and is ready to join a gym so that he can adopt a more structured workout regimen. What is the individuals stage of change? - ✔✔Preparation __________________ involves the number of pros and cons perceived about adopting and/or maintaining an activity program. - ✔✔decisional balance What occurs when a positive stimulus that once followed a behavior is removed and the likelihood that the behavior will reoccur is decreased? - ✔✔extinction A client leaves a gym bag on the front seat of his car each morning as a reminder to work out on his way home from work. What behavior-change strategy is he using? - ✔✔stimulus control, making an adjustment to his environment When should behavior contracts and written agreements be revised or updated? - ✔✔when goals are met or programs are modified After several months of working with a client, a personal trainer notes that the client's self-efficacy and ability level have improved. How should this affect the amount of external feedback the trainer provides to the client? - ✔✔the trainer should taper the amount of external feedback When comparing the medial epicondyle of the humerus to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, what is correct? - ✔✔the medical epicondyle is more toward the midline of the body than the lateral epicondyle What is not one of the four types of tissue found in the human body? - ✔✔vascular Which of the four components of blood carries hormones, food materials, ions, and gases throughout the body? - ✔✔Plasma When blog is flowing through the heart, where does it go after passing through the tricuspid valve? - ✔✔right ventricle T or F: The average person's breathing rate through the nose is equal to 20 to 30 liters per minute while at rest. - ✔✔False, that many liters occurs when the mouth is used for breathing What is a movement that occurs in the frontal plane? - ✔✔extension at the hip Which pair of shoulder muscles is BEST strengthened by shoulder shrugs performed with resistance? - ✔✔levator scapulae and trapezius The birddog is an effective exercise for which muscles or muscle groups that act on the trunk? - ✔✔multifidi Which category of hip muscles is primarily responsible for hip adduction? - ✔✔medial muscles, add to the midline What is not a benefit of regular physical activity? - ✔✔increased diastolic blood pressure T or F: Cardiac output is defined as the amount of blood pumped during each heartbeat. - ✔✔False Very little of the ________________ that a person consumes is used for energy production. - ✔✔protein Which of the primary energy systems supplies enough energy for no more than 10 seconds of all out exertion? - ✔✔Phosphagen system T or F: Low intensity exercise is the best way to lose weight because it burns a higher percentage of fat than exercise at a higher intensity. - ✔✔False, low burns more fat while high burn a larger amount of total calories At what stage of an exercise bout are phosphagen stores being replenished, remaining lactate being removed from the blood, and the metabolic rate decreasing? - ✔✔After the cessation of exercise Which adaptation is specifically seen with regular weight bearing exercise? - ✔✔increase in bone density Which hormone promotes triglyceride breakdown to aid in maintaining blood glucose? - ✔✔cortisol T or F: Replacing body fluid as it is lost is an important guideline to follow whether exercising in the heat or in the cold. - ✔✔True What is NOT a promote symptom of altitude sickness? - ✔✔profuse sweating, this is a primary symptom of heat exhaustion Which of Newton's laws of motion is described as: a body at rest will stay at rest and a body in motion will stay in motion (w/ same direction and velocity) unless acted upon by an external force? - ✔✔Law of inertia What is an example of a multiplayer movement from the anatomical position? - ✔✔opposition of the thumb T or F: Assuming a client is lifting the same amount of weight, he/she can create more resistance by moving the weight closer to the working joint. - ✔✔false A muscle that has the LOWEST force production, but the HIGHEST speed of contraction? - ✔✔longitudinal [Show More]

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