NASM Group Fitness Instructor Exam
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Q: An industry standard is the necessity for Group Fitness Instructors to be competent in the
emergency response protocol for participants who experience which of the following?
Answer:
Cardiac arrest
Q: Which of the following is an appropriate BPM for an aqua or seniors class?
Answer:
122-128 BPM
Q: Which of the following is a method of learning?
Answer:
Kinesthetic
Q: Which of the following is true of original artist music downloaded or streamed for a monthly
fee?
Answer:
It is not legal to use in class because it is intended for personal use only.
Q: At what point in a class should an instructor provide an overview of the workout and the
equipment needed?
Answer:
Introduction
Q: If an instructor suspects a participant may be suffering from dehydration, the instructor
should seek help immediately if the participant shows which of the following signs?
Answer:
Dizziness
Q: Which of the following are fibrous connective tissues that connect bone to bone and provide
static and dynamic stability as well as input to the nervous system?
Answer:
Ligaments
Q: Which of the following refers to how a human body responds to stress?
Answer:
General adaptation syndrome
Q: Which of the following types of fitness refers to a comprehensive training approach that
incorporates all forms of exercise as part of a progressive system?
Answer:
Integrated
Q: Instructors can use 32-count phrasing to track time and reps during class. At 128 BPM, how
many seconds will a single 32-count phrase take to complete?
Answer:
15
Q: Which of the following terms refers to a body part located toward or on the front side of the
body?
Answer:
Anterior
Q: Which of the following best describes the classifications for obesity
Answer:
An individual who is 45 pounds over the recommended weight for height
Q: Which of the following is a basic regression option for a kneeling push-up?
Answer:
Place the hands on an elevated, stable surface while keeping the hips straight.
Q: What is the proper regression for camel pose?
Answer:
Place hands at the back of pelvis
Q: In a cycle class, intensity is best created by manipulating which of the following factors?
Answer:
Body position
Q: Effective participant arrangements include which of the following?
Answer:
Circuit
Q: What type of liability insurance is recommended for all instructors?
Answer:
Professional
Q: Neuromuscular adaptions from resistance training include which of the following?
Answer:
Hypertrophy
Q: In what type of teaching style must an instructor cue while facing participants?
Answer:
Mirroring
Q: “Freestyle” instruction refers to the instructor’s ability to do which of the following?
Answer:
Determine his or her own class plan and music selection
Q: Rather than “don’t let your shoulders rise up,” an instructor focusing on inclusive and
participant-centered teaching could say which of the following?
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NASM Group Personal Training Exam
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Q: Which GPT location requires a permit to use prior to conducting a session?
Answer:
Recreation park
Q: What exercise equipment used in GPT creates an offset center of mass and allows for more
integrated exercises and movements that are in nature?
Answer:
Kettlebells
Q: How many basic techniques are used for functional movements that can be addressed using
kinetic chain check points?
Answer:
5
Q: What exercise equipment requires the movement for most exercises to come from the
shoulders?
Answer:
Ropes
Q: What exercise equipment in GPT is mobile but requires a large area to utilize?
Answer:
Ladders
Q: A simple progression push-up includes?
Answer:
Performed on the medicine ball
Q: Using PHA programming is recommended for participants that?
Answer:
Have cardiovascular disease
Q: What patters occur when the participant is turning through a given range of motion,
requiring integration of the extremities through the lumbo pelvic hip complex?
Answer:
Rotational patters.
Q: The term “training age” refers to what?
Answer:
The number of years an athlete has been training.
Q: What type of programs are Shorter duration and has less formalized attention?
Answer:
Entry level programs
Q: What type of client purchases all of the products and services you offer as a G.P.T.?
Answer:
Ultra-responsive
Q: Examples of a high level program would be a combination package of , one-onone sessions, high dollar, multi-day workshops and/or destination retreats, all specific to the
participants goals.
Answer:
Small group personal training.
Q: When developing a brand for your G.P.T. business, you want to consider?
Answer:
Customer experience, product alignment, and consistency.
Q: Attraction marketing is the use of Marketing techniques designed to inform the consumer on
the benefits of the product or services. When is this tactic used?
Answer:
Prior to purchasing.
Q: Within the branding pyramid, a product or service where the G.P.T. experience high
demand, little to no price elasticity, and the ability to accept or decline the admittance of a client
would be considered the ___ stage.
Answer:
Celebrity
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NASM Senior Fitness Specialist Exam
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Q: Which of the following types of aging is determined by appearance, mobility, strength, and
mental capacity?
Answer:
Functional
Q: Approximately what percentage of the population consists of older adults over the age of
65?
Answer:
12.5%
Q: By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total population is projected to be
older than the age of 65?
Answer:
25%
Q: In 2005, health care expenditures for every older adult was approximately
Answer:
$12,000.
Q: Which of the following was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older adults for the
year 2000?
Answer:
Heart disease
Q: Which of the following age-related nervous system changes will cause nerve signals to
travel at a slower rate in the central and peripheral nervous system?
Answer:
Thinning of the dendrites
Q: Which of the following types of training best reverses proprioception loss?
Answer:
Balance
Q: Which of the following structural changes to the musculoskeletal system leads to decreased
ability to produce quick, forceful contractions?
Answer:
Loss of Type II muscle fibers
Q: In which of the following populations is muscle strength and power maintained to a longer
extent?
Answer:
Older adults who are elite athletes
Q: Which of the following physiological changes typically results in a reduction in joint range
of motion?
Answer:
. Ligament shorteningb
Q: Which of the following is the confidence to accomplish a certain task?
Answer:
Self-efficacy
Q: Which of the following would a dramatic life changing event most likely impact?
Answer:
. Emotional well-being
Q: Which of the following is the first step in helping older adults achieve lifestyle changes?
Answer:
. Develop rapport
Q: Which of the following describes the feeling that the health and fitness professional will not
understand the older client’s goals?
Answer:
Fear of intolerance
Q: Which of the following requires an internal locus of control to help clients move toward a
goal?
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NASM/ AFAA Group Fitness Exam (Latest
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Q: What is biomechanics the study of
Answer:
How forces affect a living body
Q: What is the isolated function of the quadriceps muscle group
Answer:
Concentrically accelerates knee extension
Q: movement in the transverse plane
Answer:
Forearm pronation
Q: Posterior
Answer:
position on or toward the back of the body
Q: Anterior
Answer:
located toward or on the front side of the body
Q: Concentric
Answer:
production of a force when a muscle develops tension while shortening in length
Q: Biceps curls
Answer:
example of sagittal plane movement
Q: Flexion
Answer:
bending movement in which the relative angle between two adjacent segments decreases
Q: occurs when the shoulder blades move toward the midline
Answer:
Retraction
Q: horizontal abduction involve the movement of the arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a
lateral position
Answer:
Anterior
Q: Abduction
Answer:
movement in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body
Q: muscular relationship best describes a contralateral anatomic location
Answer:
The right latissimus dorsi and left gluteus maximus working together to stabilize the hip
Q: horizontal abduction involve the movement of the arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a
lateral position
Answer:
Anterior
Q: muscle is exerting force greater than the resistive force, resulting in shortening of the muscle
Answer:
Concentric
Q: Sagittal plane
Answer:
bisects the body into right and left sides
Q: What is caused by a tight muscle decreasing the neural drive to its functional antagonist
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AFAA Primary Group Exercise Certification
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Q: Explain why ballistic movements can be dangerous.
Answer:
When ballistic movements are used, the muscle spindles sense the quick changes in muscle
length and cause a muscular contraction.
Q: List 6 classes of nutrients.
Answer:
Water
Carbs
Protein
Fat
Vitamins
Minerals
Q: List the different types of carbohydrates and give examples of each.
Answer:
Simple – Sugars (table sugar, sucrose and sugar in milk and fruit
Complex – Glucose molecules linked together – polysaccharides . grains, legumes, veggiespotatoes.
Q: What are vitamins?
Answer:
Non-caloric, organic compounds needed in small quantities to assist in such functions as growth,
maintenance, and repair.
Q: Describe the difference between fat . soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins.
Answer:
fat soluble vitamins stored in liver and can be toxic w/overdosing.
water soluble vitamins. Excreted by kidneys, not likely to be toxic.
Q: Water are minerals?
Answer:
Inorganic compounds that assist processed such as regulating activity of enzymes and
maintaining acid-based balance and are structural components of body tissue.
Q: List a minimum of 8 dietary guidelines for Americans outlined by the U.S. Dept. of Health
and Human Services and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Answer:
- Consume variety of nutrient dense food/beverages among food groups, limit saturated
fat/transfat, sugars, salts, and alcohol. - To prevent weight gain over time, make small decreases in calories and increase activity.
- Engage in regular activity.
- Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables each day.
- Consume 3 cups of fat free or lowfat milk products per day.
- Achieve physical fitness w/cardio, stretching, resistance, calisthenics.
- Consume 3+ oz whole grain products/day.
- Consume less than 10% calories from sat. fatty acids and less that 300 mg per day of
cholesterol, keep transfatty acid as low as possible
Q: Describe MyPyramid and how participants may benefit from this resource.
Answer:
Offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan/access food choices based
on dietary guidelines for Americans. It will help give participants a better understanding of what
to eat and how much exercise is needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Q: Review Appendix B: AFAA’s Nutritional Supplement Policy and discuss what the role and
responsibilities of a fitness professional are when it comes to the sale and distribution of
nutritional supplements.
Answer:
They can only be sold under MY name, where item is sold in good faith to only good candidates.
Q: Explain the difference between an acute injury and a chronic injury.
Answer:
Chronic . Most common, long-term
Acute . Sudden onset due to a specific trauma
Q: List the part of the body in which each of the following chronic injuries occurs most often.
Answer:
a) Plantar fasciitis . Inflammation of fascia/connective tissue in metatarsals. Most often occurs in
arch of foot.
b) Chondromalacia . Overuse injury affecting articular cartilage of posterior surface, or patella.
Most often occurs in the knee cap.
c) Achilles tendonitis . Inflammation of connective tissue that joins muscle to bone. Most often
occurs in achilles tendon.
Q: What is the difference between a muscle strain and a muscle sprain?
Answer:
Strain . Overstretching or tearing of muscle or tendon.
Sprain . Tearing or overstretching of ligament.
Q: List 3 ways to prevent injuries to vocal nodules.
Answer:
Use microphone.
Non verbal cueing . gestures.
Relaxation . keep head, neck, jaw tension-free.
Pitch. speak without effort.
Posture . speak while in position.
Projection . speak out not up or down.
Environment . music at a moderate volume.
Q: List 3 ways to prevent low-back pain.
Answer:
Proper position.
Exercise selection.
Attention to knees and spine.
Q: List 3 ways to prevent shin splints.
Answer:
Proper footwear.
Quality flooring.
Safe technique.
Q: List 4 things that may contribute to heat injuries, cardiovascular conditions, or exercise
induced conditions as they related to participants in physical activity.
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Q: Which of the following special populations would benefit most from speed, agility, and
quickness training?
Answer:
Youth
Q: What does the principle of specificity state?
Answer:
The type of exercise stimulus placed on the body will determine the expected physiological
outcome.
Q: What is a proper progression for a burpee?
Answer:
add a tuck jump
Q: Which of the following is appropriate for the movement prep segment of a cycle workout?
Answer:
Single-leg pedaling
Q: Which of the following is an appropriate exercise progression for prone iso-abs?
Answer:
Single-leg iso-abs
Q: What kinetic chain check point would you evaluate if you noticed a participant “slamming”
down onto the saddle in a cycle class?
Answer:
LPHC (lumbo-pelvic-hip complex)
Q: Using strategies such as poker cards, group tasks, and pyramid circuits is most commonly
used in what type of class?
Answer:
Boot camp
Q: Which class format alternates extremely intense periods with moderate-to-low intensity
recovery periods?
Answer:
HIIT (high-intensity interval training)
Q: Which type of music makes it easier to track repetitions, time, match choreography, and
create patterns that resonate both physically and emotionally with participants?
Answer:
32-count phrasing
Q: Which of the following is the most appropriate music BPM for a boot camp class?
Answer:
130-140 BPM
Q: In order to introduce more challenging options during a class, an instructor should do which
of the following?
Answer:
Start with the base movement and increase complexity after pattern has been established.
Q: What is the proper proprioceptive regression for a bodyweight squat on a BOSU ball?
Answer:
Single-leg squat on the floor
Q: Which teaching method is very time-efficient after a certain level of experience has been
obtained?
Answer:
free-style
Q: Which of the following is true regarding the Borg RPE scale?
Answer:
Subjective measures of intensity are highly correlated to workload, heart rate, and oxygen
consumption.
Q: The Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of change in what type of
pattern?
Answer:
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Q: In the action stage of the Transtheoretical Model, individuals make specific, overt
modifications in their lifestyle within what timeframe?
Answer:
The past 6 months
Q: In what type of teaching style must an instructor cue while facing partici- pants?
Answer:
Mirroring
Q: Instructors can use 32-count phrasing to track time and reps during class. At 128 BPM, how
many seconds will a single 32-count phrase take to com- plete?
Answer:
15
Q: Modality focus should align with what?
Answer:
Intended outcome
Q: Monitoring participant intensity is most important during which compo- nent of a group
workout?
Answer:
Body of workout
Q: Rather than “don’t let your shoulders rise up,” an instructor focusing on inclusive and
participant-centered teaching could say what?
Answer:
“Try to keep your shoulders down.”
Q: The drawing-in maneuver recruits local core stabilizers by drawing-in which area toward the
spine?
Answer:
Navel
Q: The synergistic action of muscle groups to produce movement around a joint is known as
what?
Answer:
Force-couple
Q: The Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of change in what type of
pattern?
Answer:
Cyclical
Q: To overload the cardiorespiratory system, achieve the desired adaptations, and improve
cardiovascular fitness, which type of training may be employed?-
Answer:
Zone training
Q: Unstable hips is a common form mistake for what cycle position?
Answer:
Standing flat
Q: Using strategies such as poker cards, group tasks, and pyramid circuits is most commonly
used in what type of class?
Answer:
Boot camp
Q: What effect does the hormone relaxin have on women who are pregnant?-
Answer:
Decreases joint stability
Q: To which direction in the body does internal rotation of a joint refer?
Answer:
To- ward the middle
Q: What is a common overactive muscle that could be included during static stretching?
Answer:
Gastrocnemius
Q: What is a proper progression for a burpee?
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