Running Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

Uneven ground including cracks and grates

Where your partner is running

Make sure you have good running shoes

Both A and C

Soleus

Gastrocnemius

Piriformis

All of the above

Running with poor posture

Not stretching or warming up your body

Running outside your current capabilities

All of the above

Careful on hill training

Evaluate the surface you run on

Rest and ice potential injury areas following activity

All of the above

Soleus

Gastrocnemius

Biceps

Both A and B

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

Shinsplints

Overpronation

Running on hard surfaces

Tight calf muscles

All of the above

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

Shinsplints

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

All of the above

True

False

Practice Exam

1. What should you watch for while running?

2. What muscles should you stretch for running?

3. What are some ways you can create more stress and injury to your body?

4. What are some of the rules of healthy running?

5. If you suspect Achilles Tendinitis, you should stretch which muscles?

6. Which injury describes pain at the bottom of the heel?

7. Which of these is a common reason for developing shinsplints?

8. Which injury describes pain on the front of the leg below the kneecap?

9. What are some of the most common injuries?

10. Stretches can help tight muscles that a person develops while running.