Practice Exam

1. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?





2. When is the only time you shouldn’t use a spotter?





3. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?





4. Why should you use a PAR-Q with your clients in the initial visit?





5. Which of the following muscles is not part of the quad muscles?





6. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?





7. Why does the American Diabetes Association recommend aerobic and strength training for managing diabetes?





8. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?





9. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?





10. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?






Grade Exam