Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 day a week

2 days a week

5 days a week

Workout every day

1 to 2 days a week

2 to 3 days a week

5 to 6 days a week

They should diet only

Focus on weight loss

Focus on cardiorespiratory fitness

Both A and B

None of the above

1 to 5%

5 to 10%

10 to 15%

More than 15%

True

False

Improves muscle mass

Improves quality of life

Helps to fight depression

All of the above

3

6

9

12

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

Low impact activities or walking

Light to medium intensities

Teach proper warm up and cool down

All of the above

Focus on joint mobility

Work on building duration

Teach a proper warm up and cool down

All of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

5. The only way to measure heart rate is through a heart rate monitor.

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

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

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

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

10. When training someone with osteoarthritis, where should you place your exercise focus?