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CANFITPRO PERSONAL TRAINING SPECIALIST THEORY ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTINS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE
What are the 5 stages of behavioural change? - ANSWER✔✔Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance
In which stage of change would a PTS discuss health risks, myths and fears, and provide client with general education? - ANSWER✔✔Precontemplation
In which stage of change would a PTS make a list of advantages related to regular exercise, provide clear recommendations, and build the client's self-confidence? - ANSWER✔✔Contemplation
In which stage of change would a PTS provide a personalized exercise design and work on goal setting and action plans? - ANSWER✔✔Preparation
In which stage of change would a PTS provide encouragement, talk to the client about self monitoring, and prepare for relapses? - ANSWER✔✔Action
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2 In which stage of change would a PTS review and revise goals, address concerns, set new fitness goals, and provide social support? - ANSWER✔✔Maintenance
What does PFITT stand for? - ANSWER✔✔Purpose, Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type of exercise
This principle suggests that program design must accommodate every client's individual needs - ANSWER✔✔Individualization
This principle suggests that if clients want to improve a particular aspect of their performance, they have to train that specifically - ANSWER✔✔Specificity
This principle suggests that clients must continually challenge their fitness to see significant improvement over time - ANSWER✔✔Progressive overload
This principle becomes increasingly important as clients' workouts become more successful, and should be a mandatory principle of training - ANSWER✔✔Recovery
This principle suggests that the strengthening of joints will result in the ability to sustain subsequently greater stresses in training and have greater resistance to injury - ANSWER✔✔Structural Tolerance
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3 This principle suggests that people who are well developed through all components of fitness are less prone to injury and more likely to perform better in sport and life - ANSWER✔✔All- around development
This principle suggests that when training ceases, the body will gradually return to its pre- training state - ANSWER✔✔Reversibility
This principle suggests that after a level of fitness has been achieved, it can be maintained with less work than was needed to attain it - ANSWER✔✔Maintenance
The main energy source of the anaerobic (glycolytic) system is - ANSWER✔✔Carbohydrates
The main energy source of the aerobic (glycolytic) system is - ANSWER✔✔Carbohydrates
The main energy source of the aerobic fatty acid oxidation system is - ANSWER✔✔Fat
What are the four systems the human body uses when forming ATP? - ANSWER✔✔1. ATP-CP
- Anaerobic (glycolytic) system
- Aerobic (glycolytic) system
- Fatty acid oxidation system
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