Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

Age

Physical activity

Weight

Both B and C

Flexibility

Balance

Strength

All of the above

High impact

Low impact

They should not do any activity

Work out every day for an hour

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Very difficult

True

False

A healthy diet

Being at an appropriate weight

Both A and B

None of the above

1 to 5 reps

6 to 8 reps

8 to 12 reps

15 to 20 reps

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

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

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

6. A rating of 6 or 7 on the Borg scale is considered at what difficulty level?

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

8. What factors can have an effect on osteoarthritis?

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

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