NCEP CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
7 primary movements - (answer)push, pull, bend, twist, squat, lunge, gait
Name at least 5 benefits of exercise. - (answer)Better appearance, improved health, feeling better,
performing better, and stress reliever
What are the components of Fitness? - (answer)Nutritional Guidance, Flexibility Training/ROM,
Cardiovascular Training, Resistance Training, and Attitude Training
What is a calorie? - (answer)Unit of Energy
Define Active Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)Ability to move a bone around an axis using An
internal force.
An example is bringing your leg up high and then holding it there w/o anything (other than your leg
muscles themselves) to keep the leg in an extended position.
Define Passive Stretching. Give an example. I - (answer)Ability to move a bone around an axis with help
from an external force.
An example is using a belt when stretching.
Define Static Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)Not continually moving.
An example is Quadriceps Stretch (flamingos)
Define Ballistic Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)In constant motion.
An example is standing upright and putting either leg on elevation to front. Keep legs straight. With back
straight bend over and repeatedly reach forward and relax.
, NCEP CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is blood pressure? - (answer)Amount of pressure placed on the arterial walls during the pumping
(systolic) and diastolic phases.
What is the formula for training heart rate? - (answer)(220-age) x % of max heart rate
Define endurance - (answer)Submaximal force repeatedly over time
Define strength - (answer)Maximum force produced in a specific enviroment
Define power - (answer)work over time
What is your core? - (answer)Defined as the ability to stabilize your spine and transfer load efficiently
throughout the body
List at least 5 cardiac risk factors - (answer)High blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol level, heart
disease, smoking.
List at least 3 signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease - (answer)Chest pain, shortness of breath,
irregular or accelerated heart rate
What are 3 risk stratifications - (answer)Apparently healthy (AH), Increased Risk (IR), Known Disease (KD)
Why do we start any program with assessments? - (answer)So that you can identify their strengths and
weaknesses.
What is the purpose of the overhead squat? - (answer)it works almost the entire kinetic chain, and it can
tell you a lot on what a client needs to work on to be stronger and feel better. Also, it helps with
posture.
What is the purpose of the push-up hold? - (answer)The purpose is to access the entire body, the head,
the scapulae, and the lower back to see if they have any problems in that area.
7 primary movements - (answer)push, pull, bend, twist, squat, lunge, gait
Name at least 5 benefits of exercise. - (answer)Better appearance, improved health, feeling better,
performing better, and stress reliever
What are the components of Fitness? - (answer)Nutritional Guidance, Flexibility Training/ROM,
Cardiovascular Training, Resistance Training, and Attitude Training
What is a calorie? - (answer)Unit of Energy
Define Active Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)Ability to move a bone around an axis using An
internal force.
An example is bringing your leg up high and then holding it there w/o anything (other than your leg
muscles themselves) to keep the leg in an extended position.
Define Passive Stretching. Give an example. I - (answer)Ability to move a bone around an axis with help
from an external force.
An example is using a belt when stretching.
Define Static Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)Not continually moving.
An example is Quadriceps Stretch (flamingos)
Define Ballistic Stretching. Give an example. - (answer)In constant motion.
An example is standing upright and putting either leg on elevation to front. Keep legs straight. With back
straight bend over and repeatedly reach forward and relax.
, NCEP CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is blood pressure? - (answer)Amount of pressure placed on the arterial walls during the pumping
(systolic) and diastolic phases.
What is the formula for training heart rate? - (answer)(220-age) x % of max heart rate
Define endurance - (answer)Submaximal force repeatedly over time
Define strength - (answer)Maximum force produced in a specific enviroment
Define power - (answer)work over time
What is your core? - (answer)Defined as the ability to stabilize your spine and transfer load efficiently
throughout the body
List at least 5 cardiac risk factors - (answer)High blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol level, heart
disease, smoking.
List at least 3 signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease - (answer)Chest pain, shortness of breath,
irregular or accelerated heart rate
What are 3 risk stratifications - (answer)Apparently healthy (AH), Increased Risk (IR), Known Disease (KD)
Why do we start any program with assessments? - (answer)So that you can identify their strengths and
weaknesses.
What is the purpose of the overhead squat? - (answer)it works almost the entire kinetic chain, and it can
tell you a lot on what a client needs to work on to be stronger and feel better. Also, it helps with
posture.
What is the purpose of the push-up hold? - (answer)The purpose is to access the entire body, the head,
the scapulae, and the lower back to see if they have any problems in that area.
