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The 'Alternatives for Action' tool:
A. Asks clients to identify short-term and long-term goals
B. Designed to help pre-contemplative
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CSEP-CPT Theory Practice Questions &
Answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+
Verified.
The 'Alternatives for Action' tool:
A. Asks clients to identify short-term and long-term goals
B. Designed to help pre-contemplative and contemplative stage clients
C. Asks clients to set email obtainable goals
D. Involves all of the above - ✔✔-B. is desinged to help pre-contemplative and contemplative stage
clients
Adherence may be enhanced for a client in the early part of the Action stage of change if the QEP:
A. increases the awareness of health benefits for client
B. supports the client to avoid relapse
C. adds variety to the client's program
D. sets a target date to start - ✔✔-B. supports the client to avoid relapse
One source of error when taking blood pressure is:
A. the cuff is too wide
B. the arm is supported at heart level
C. the rate of deflation is equal to 2mmHg / second
D. the stethoscope is positioned over he brachial artery - ✔✔-A. the cuff is too wide
When using the %HRR formula it would be best to:
A. have a very accurate reading RHR
B. change the values for younger and very old clients
C. calculate max HR using a % of client's resting HRR
D. none of the above are correct - ✔✔-A. have a very accurate reading for RHR
Using an elliptical trainer, it is estimated that an individual will expend approx. 8 kcal/min while
exercising. If an individual weighs 83 kg and exercises for 25 minutes 3 times / week using the elliptical,
how long would you approx. it to take for this individual to lose 2.3 kg?
A. 34 weeks
B. 19 weeks
C. 29 weeks
D. 26 weeks - ✔✔-C. 29 weeks
To help determine your client's cardiovascular fitness you need to convert 3.6L/min to a relative
reading. The client's weight is 61 kg and she is 26 years old. What is the correct answer?
A. 41 ml/kg/min
B. 59 ml/kg/min
C. 64 ml/kg/min
D. 32 ml/kg/min - ✔✔-B. 59 ml/kg/min
Performing a bicep curl, a client stands erect and holds the barbell at waist level with shoulder width
underhand grip. Keeping elbows away from hips, he curls the barbell to his chin, pauses briefly, and then
slowly lowers to the starting position. An essential correction that needs to be pointed out is the
following:
A. barbell should intiially be held at chest level
B. elbows should be kept as close to hips as possible
C. hands should be wider apart than shoulder width
D. an overhand grip should be used - ✔✔-B. elbows should be kept as close to hips as possible
A previously sedentary male client is interested in starting an aerobic training program. Which of the
following exercise intensities would be the most appropriate for the client during the intial stage of his
program?
A. 20-30% HRR for 20-30 min
B. 40-50% HRR for 20-30 min
C. 75-84% HRR for 45-50 min
D. 65-75% HRR for 50-60 min - ✔✔-B. 40-50% HRR for 20-30 min
What would FITT look like in the Improvement stage for the individual identified in the previous
question?
A. 2x / week for 45-60 min at 75-85% HRR
B. 3x/week for 15 min @ 50-60% max HR
C. 3x/week for 25-30 min @ 60-70% HRR
D. 6x/week for 15 min @ 70-80% HRR - ✔✔-C. 3x/week for 25-30 min @ 60-70% HRR
Perfect sit-ups primarily work the:
A. iliopsoas
B. erectror spinae
C. rectus adominius
D. biceps femoris - ✔✔-C. rectus abdominus
The first step in handling price objections is to:
A. have confidence and value your service
B. lower your price
C. avoid the discussion
D. invite comparisons among different personal fitness trainers - ✔✔-a. have confidence and value your
service
Aerobic fitness Ax results from the One mile walk test:
Jill (33 yo, 160 lbs) completed the one mile walk test in 11 min 20 sec. Her final HR and BP were 160 bpm
and 126/80 mmHg respectively. What is Jill's predicted VO2 max based on the results?
A. 41.7
B. 45.7
C. 52
D. 36.5
E. 17.9 - ✔✔-c. 52
Sue is 23 yo and recently had her body mass, standing height, and WC assessed.
Weight: 61.3 kg
Height: 170.5 cm
WC: 81 cm
Sue's BMI is:
A. 27.9 kg/m2
B. 24.7 kg/m2
C. 21.1 kg/m2
D. none of the above - ✔✔-c. 21.1 kg/m2
Given Sue's BMI and WC and the BMI-WC scoring for adults 20-65 years below:
What is her health risk?
A. least
B. high
C. increased
D. very high
E. none of the above - ✔✔-b. high
Health behaviour change refers to:
A. people learning through experience
B. a person who is not ready to change their behaviours, but decides to meet with an exercise
professional
C. replacing health compromising habits with health enhancing habits
D. Changing health habits through external motivation - ✔✔-c. replacing health compromising habits
with health enhancing habits
"I;m going to start with my CPT next week at the local fitness club" is a statement that would reflect
which stage of change:
A. Preparation
B. Action
C. Pre-Contempation
D. Maintenace - ✔✔-a. preparation
Successful experience will boost self-efficacy is an example of:
A. recovery self-efficacy
B. external motivation
C. vicarious experience
D. mastery experience - ✔✔-d. mastery experience
All of the following below are examples of why motivational interviewing is helpful except:
A. enhances self-efficacy by observing a peer being successful
B. helps client discover his or her own intentions and reason for changing
C. strengthens their commitment to change
D. enhances confidence for taking action - ✔✔-a. enhances self-efficacy by observing a peer being
successful
"So, you see no benefit in trying out a new group fitness class" is what type of reflection tactic:
A. content
B. amplified negative
C. action
D. double-sided - ✔✔-b. amplified negative
Using a readiness ruler is a tactic for what..?
A. eliciting "change talk"
B. increasing external motivation
C. assists with double-sided reflections
D. enhancing active listening - ✔✔-a. eliciting "change talk"
Which of the following statements with regards to sedentary behaviour is false?
A. children and youth should limit screen time to no less than 2 hours / day.
B. sedentary behaviour is identical to PIA
C. any waking activity with an energy expenditure < 1.5 METS while in a sitting, reclining, lying posture
refers to sedentary beahviour
D. sedentary behaviour increases risk of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and pre-mature
mortality
E. breaking up sedentary behaviour decreases the negative impact on health - ✔✔-b. sedentary
behaviour is identfiy to PIA
Jumping jacks are performed in the _____ plane of movement.
A. sagittal
B. vertical
C. frontal
D. transverse
E. oblique - ✔✔-c. Frontal
Which of the following acute responses to aerobic activity is abnormal?
A. an increase in HR with an increase in exercise nitensity
B. both systolic and diastolic pressure increases
C. an increase in stroke volume with activity intensity until ~ 50% of maximal oxygen uptake
D. systolic BP increases and diastolic BP decreases or remains unchanged
E. less fit individuals will have higher HR for any given activity compared to more fit individuals - ✔✔-b.
both systolic and diastolic pressure increases
A 39-yo individual visits your establishment and wants to start a training program. As a QEP, what is the
most appropriate initial course of action?
A. start them on an exercise program to determine how well they respond
B. have them report to a physician for a medical check-up
C. Administer GAQ and informed consent documents
D. determine their present activity level before prescribing an exercise program - ✔✔-c. administer GAQ
and informed consent documents
When taking RHR:
A. take it for a count of 10 seconds
B. take it again, after a 5-min rest if it is iniitally greater than 99 bpm
C. use a HR monitor
D. if it is too high, the client cannot do the aerobic portion of the appraisal but can do the remaining
portions - ✔✔-b. take it again after 5-min rest if it is initally greater than 99 bpm
What is the purpose of the PASB-Q?
A. to estimate the client's PA and sedentary behaviour for a typical week
B. to estimate the client's muscle strengthening activity for a typical week
C. to estimate the client's aerobic PA for a typical day
D. to estimate the client's PA and sedentary behaviour for a typical day - ✔✔-a. to estimate client's
PASB-Q
Which of the following statements is true about BMI?
A. BMI indicates amount of fat on the body
B. BMI may classify trained athletes as overweight beucase increased muscularity
C. BMI is the ratio of height divided by body weight
D. BMI provides a more robust estimate of health benefit or risk than any other body composition
measure - ✔✔-b. BMI may classify trained athletes as overweight because of increased muscularity
During the aerobic fitness ax, the CPT should attempt to:
A. take BP at 1 and 3 min after exercise
B. stop a test if HR increases with an increasing workload
C. stop a test if BP increases with an increasing work load
D. use a max. test instead of a submax test - ✔✔-a. take BP at 1 and 3 min after exercise
What is a major component of the treadmill walking test?
A. client completes 3 minute walking stages
B. the treadmill grade remains constant while the speed increases
C. the target HR during the final exercise workload is 50-70% of HRmax
D. client's heart rates in the last 2 mins of exercise must be < or equal to 5bpm apart - ✔✔-d. the client's
heart rates in the last 2 mins of exercise must be < or equal to 5 bpm ap
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