Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 to 2 days a week

2 to 3 days a week

5 to 6 days a week

They should diet only

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

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

True

False

A healthy diet

Being at an appropriate weight

Both A and B

None of the above

Behind your ears

Behind your knee caps

At your wrist

At the bottom of your foot

Focus on weight loss

Focus on cardiorespiratory fitness

Both A and B

None of the above

Age

Physical activity

Weight

Both B and C

5 seconds

10 seconds

30 seconds

45 seconds

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

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

6. What factors can have an effect on osteoarthritis?

7. Use two fingers together to measure your heart rate at what body location?

8. When training someone with metabolic syndrome, where should you place your exercise focus?

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

10. When you measure heart rate with your fingers, you should use what count (in seconds)?