Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Very difficult

A healthy diet

Being at an appropriate weight

Both A and B

None of the above

Flexibility

Balance

Strength

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

Improves muscle mass

Improves quality of life

Helps to fight depression

All of the above

1 day per week

2 days per week

3 days per week

6 days per week

1 day a week

2 days a week

5 days a week

Workout every day

1 to 20

1 to 50

1 to 10

None of the above

Low impact activities or walking

Light to medium intensities

Teach proper warm up and cool down

All of the above

True

False

Practice Exam

1. A rating of 6 or 7 on the Borg scale is considered at what difficulty level?

2. What factors can have an effect on osteoarthritis?

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

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

5. What are some benefits for seniors who engage in an exercise program?

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

7. How many days per week should a person with heart disease train for as a goal?

8. The Borg scale refers to a personal assessment of your exercise effort on what range of scale?

9. When training clients who have had cancer, focus on which key aspects of training?

10. Lifestyle factors are known contributors to metabolic syndrome.