Practice Exam

1. Which one of these is not within your scope of responsibilities?

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

2. Why should you use a PAR-Q with your clients in the initial visit?

To see if the client needs to lose weight

To assess a client’s interest in working out

As a pre exercise screening tool to uncover any medical concerns

A PAR-Q is not required prior to working out

3. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

4. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

5. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

6. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

7. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

8. What are the most common signs of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

9. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

10. Exercise volume refers to the amount of intensity a client has.

True

False

Grade Exam

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National Personal Training Association
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