Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 day per week

2 days per week

3 days per week

6 days per week

Easy

Medium

Difficult (somewhat hard)

Very difficult

1 to 5 reps

6 to 8 reps

8 to 12 reps

15 to 20 reps

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

Age

Physical activity

Weight

Both B and C

To see if they like the exercise

To make sure they are not holding their breath

To make sure they are concentrating on the exercises

None of the above

1 to 5%

5 to 10%

10 to 15%

More than 15%

Flexibility

Balance

Strength

All of the above

Concentrate on moving through a full range of motion

Teach proper breathing

Heart rate shouldn’t exceed 11 to 14 on the Borg scale

All of the above

Practice Exam

1. How many days per week should a person with type 2 diabetes perform strength training?

2. A rating of 13 or 14 on the Borg scale is considered at what difficulty level?

3. When training a client with type 2 diabetes, how many reps should you generally recommend per exercise?

4. When training someone with type 2 diabetes, where should you place your exercise focus?

5. When training someone for weight management, where should you place your exercise focus?

6. What are common controllable factors for many chronic conditions?

7. What must you watch for when training someone with heart disease?

8. You can lower your risk of heart disease by losing as little as how much of your current body weight?

9. What factors are most important to consider in senior fitness?

10. When training someone with heart disease, where should you place your exercise focus?