Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 day per week

2 days per week

3 days per week

6 days per week

Focus on joint mobility

Work on building duration

Teach a proper warm up and cool down

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

Behind your ears

Behind your knee caps

At your wrist

At the bottom of your foot

A healthy diet

Being at an appropriate weight

Both A and B

None of the above

1 to 5

5 to 10

11 to 16

20 to 25

1 to 2%

3 to 5%

5 to 10%

10 to 20%

True

False

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

1 day a week

2 days a week

5 days a week

Workout every day

Practice Exam

1. How many days per week should a person with type 2 diabetes perform strength training?

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

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

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

5. What factors can have an effect on osteoarthritis?

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

7. According to research, what percentage of a person’s muscles declines about every 10 years?

8. The formula to measure heart rate is 220 minus your age.

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

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