Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Very difficult

1 to 5

5 to 10

11 to 16

20 to 25

True

False

1 to 2 days a week

2 to 3 days a week

5 to 6 days a week

They should diet only

High impact

Low impact

They should not do any activity

Work out every day for an hour

1 day a week

2 days a week

5 days a week

Workout every day

Low impact activities or walking

Light to medium intensities

Teach proper warm up and cool down

All of the above

1 day per week

2 days per week

3 days per week

6 days per week

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

Practice Exam

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

2. A rating of 17 to 20 on the Borg scale is considered at what difficulty level?

3. For type 2 diabetes, which exercise level on the Borg scale is most appropriate?

4. The most important factor in aging is keeping a fit and healthy body.

5. How many days a week should a person exercise if they are overweight?

6. What activities should a person with osteoarthritis engage in?

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

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

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

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