Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 to 20

1 to 50

1 to 10

None of the above

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Very difficult

True

False

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

1 to 5

5 to 10

11 to 16

20 to 25

1 to 5%

5 to 10%

10 to 15%

More than 15%

Improves muscle mass

Improves quality of life

Helps to fight depression

All of the above

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

3

6

9

12

1 to 5 reps

6 to 8 reps

8 to 12 reps

15 to 20 reps

Practice Exam

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

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

3. Target heart rates are important to monitor for seniors.

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

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

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

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

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

9. When you measure heart rate with two fingers, you multiply the heart beat by what number?

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