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The initial assessment with a new client reveals that her waist circumference is 35 inches and her hip
circumference is 34 inches. Which of the following statements about these measurements is MOST
accurate? ✔Correct Answer-She is at risk for health problems due to excess abdominal fat.
During the initial interview, a new client claims, "I want to lose 15 lb. (6.8 kg) in the next month for
my high school reunion." Which of the following responses would be MOST appropriate? ✔Correct
Answer-Acknowledge her enthusiasm and help her develop more realistic goals and a series of
achievable steps to work toward them.
Larry is a client with whom you have been working for the past three months. During that time, he
has cancelled or failed to show up for approximately 20% of scheduled workout sessions with you.
Recently, Larry's work commitments have increased and he informs you that he will not be exercising
until his work load decreases. In which stage of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change
would Larry CURRENTLY be categorized? ✔Correct Answer-Contemplation
-Larry has relapsed to being physically inactive due to his work commitments, and has regressed to
this stage of change. Individuals in the contemplation stage weigh the costs and benefits of lifestyle
modification and are often ambivalent about changing. Individuals can remain in this stage for
months or years, alternating between approaching readiness to make an effort at change and
distancing themselves from it. Larry will have to decide to initiate a new exercise program before he
can move back to the preparation stage and eventually to the action and maintenance stages.
What is a diabetic client MOST likely to experience if he or she takes too much insulin prior to an
exercise session? ✔Correct Answer-Hypoglycemia
-Insulin causes glucose to move from the circulatory system into the working cells. Exercise has an
insulin-like effect, resulting in increased glucose uptake by the cells as well. Therefore, if a client takes
too much insulin prior to exercise, the client would have two factors (insulin and exercise) that would
be facilitating increased glucose uptake by the cells. This will cause a drop in blood glucose,
potentially leading to low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia.
When performing initial cardiorespiratory fitness assessments with a client who is taking a beta
blocker, which of the following medication-related effects SHOULD be expected? ✔Correct Answer-
Decreased exercise heart rate and decreased resting heart rate
beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers, cause ✔Correct Answer-both a decreased
exercise heart rate and a decreased resting heart rate.
At your request, a client visits his physician regarding recurrent leg pain. The physician diagnoses him
with sciatica and instructs him to complete physical therapy for his problem. Which muscle is MOST
commonly involved with sciatica due to its location relative to the sciatic nerve? ✔Correct Answer-
Piriformis
-Tightness or spasm in the deep lateral rotators of the hip, particularly the piriformis, can lead to hip
and leg pain, since the sciatic nerve often passes through or just inferior to the piriformis and can
become irritated by a spasm in the piriformis.
The "talk test" would be LEAST appropriate for which of the following clients? ✔Correct Answer-A
marathon runner trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon
, -because they have specific training time spent below VT1, from VT1 to below VT2, and VT2 and
above; or Zones 1, 2, and 3
Postural screening conducted with a new client reveals that he has an exaggerated posterior curve in
his thoracic spine and forward, rounded shoulders, with the backs of his hands facing forward. Which
of the following sets of muscles and muscle groups should be the PRIMARY focus of a flexibility
program designed to address this client's postural deviations? ✔Correct Answer-Shoulder
adductors and serratus anterior
kyphosis posture is associated with tight ✔Correct Answer-shoulder adductors (pectoralis major)
and tight scapular abductors (serratus anterior) which pull the scapular into protraction.
A new client tells you that he has been jogging 3-4 days per week for the past six weeks following a
program from a popular health magazine. He has worked his way up to jogging 30 continuous
minutes at an intensity of 70% of his predicted maximal HR, which he calculated by subtracting his
age from 220. As you design a new program for him, what method for monitoring cardiorespiratory
exercise intensity should be used to provide the MOST individualized training program? ✔Correct
Answer-Programming above/below HR at VT1 determined via the submaximal talk test for VT1
A new client wants to lose weight and body fat, and agrees to have his body composition assessed
during the initial session. He currently weighs 220 lb (100 kg) with 25% body fat (BF%). He wants to
decrease his body-fat level to 15%. If he maintains his current lean body weight (LBW), what will his
new weight be when he reaches his goal of 15% body fat? ✔Correct Answer-194 lb
-Step 1: 100% - Fat % = Lean body %
100% - 25% = 75%
Step 2: Body weight x Lean body % = LBW
220 lb x 0.75 = 165 lb
Step 3: 100% - Desired fat % = Desired lean %
100% - 15% = 85%
Step 4: LBW ÷ Desired lean % = DBW
165 lb ÷ 0.85 = 194 lb
Which of the following flexibility assessment results would indicate TIGHTNESS in the infraspinatus
and teres minor? ✔Correct Answer-Limited ROM during internal shoulder rotation
imitations in internal shoulder rotation are generally due to ✔Correct Answer-tightness in the
external rotators (Infraspinatus and teres minor )
A new client requests to train only at local beaches, parks, and trails. What is the FIRST precaution to
take when training clients outdoors in public places? ✔Correct Answer-The trainer should check
with the city or property manager to make sure that the areas of interest for training have been
identified as "legal."
-as it is the responsibility of the fitness professional to be familiar with local laws, as in some
jurisdictions it is illegal to train clients on public beaches, parks, and/or trails.
You are checking equipment in preparation for your next client to arrive for her training session and
notice that an exercise bike is not functioning properly and may pose a danger to your client and
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The initial assessment with a new client reveals that her waist circumference is 35 inches and her hip
circumference is 34 inches. Which of the following statements about these measurements is MOST
accurate? ✔Correct Answer-She is at risk for health problems due to excess abdominal fat.
During the initial interview, a new client claims, "I want to lose 15 lb. (6.8 kg) in the next month for
my high school reunion." Which of the following responses would be MOST appropriate? ✔Correct
Answer-Acknowledge her enthusiasm and help her develop more realistic goals and a series of
achievable steps to work toward them.
Larry is a client with whom you have been working for the past three months. During that time, he
has cancelled or failed to show up for approximately 20% of scheduled workout sessions with you.
Recently, Larry's work commitments have increased and he informs you that he will not be exercising
until his work load decreases. In which stage of the transtheoretical model of behavioral change
would Larry CURRENTLY be categorized? ✔Correct Answer-Contemplation
-Larry has relapsed to being physically inactive due to his work commitments, and has regressed to
this stage of change. Individuals in the contemplation stage weigh the costs and benefits of lifestyle
modification and are often ambivalent about changing. Individuals can remain in this stage for
months or years, alternating between approaching readiness to make an effort at change and
distancing themselves from it. Larry will have to decide to initiate a new exercise program before he
can move back to the preparation stage and eventually to the action and maintenance stages.
What is a diabetic client MOST likely to experience if he or she takes too much insulin prior to an
exercise session? ✔Correct Answer-Hypoglycemia
-Insulin causes glucose to move from the circulatory system into the working cells. Exercise has an
insulin-like effect, resulting in increased glucose uptake by the cells as well. Therefore, if a client takes
too much insulin prior to exercise, the client would have two factors (insulin and exercise) that would
be facilitating increased glucose uptake by the cells. This will cause a drop in blood glucose,
potentially leading to low blood glucose, or hypoglycemia.
When performing initial cardiorespiratory fitness assessments with a client who is taking a beta
blocker, which of the following medication-related effects SHOULD be expected? ✔Correct Answer-
Decreased exercise heart rate and decreased resting heart rate
beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers, cause ✔Correct Answer-both a decreased
exercise heart rate and a decreased resting heart rate.
At your request, a client visits his physician regarding recurrent leg pain. The physician diagnoses him
with sciatica and instructs him to complete physical therapy for his problem. Which muscle is MOST
commonly involved with sciatica due to its location relative to the sciatic nerve? ✔Correct Answer-
Piriformis
-Tightness or spasm in the deep lateral rotators of the hip, particularly the piriformis, can lead to hip
and leg pain, since the sciatic nerve often passes through or just inferior to the piriformis and can
become irritated by a spasm in the piriformis.
The "talk test" would be LEAST appropriate for which of the following clients? ✔Correct Answer-A
marathon runner trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon
, -because they have specific training time spent below VT1, from VT1 to below VT2, and VT2 and
above; or Zones 1, 2, and 3
Postural screening conducted with a new client reveals that he has an exaggerated posterior curve in
his thoracic spine and forward, rounded shoulders, with the backs of his hands facing forward. Which
of the following sets of muscles and muscle groups should be the PRIMARY focus of a flexibility
program designed to address this client's postural deviations? ✔Correct Answer-Shoulder
adductors and serratus anterior
kyphosis posture is associated with tight ✔Correct Answer-shoulder adductors (pectoralis major)
and tight scapular abductors (serratus anterior) which pull the scapular into protraction.
A new client tells you that he has been jogging 3-4 days per week for the past six weeks following a
program from a popular health magazine. He has worked his way up to jogging 30 continuous
minutes at an intensity of 70% of his predicted maximal HR, which he calculated by subtracting his
age from 220. As you design a new program for him, what method for monitoring cardiorespiratory
exercise intensity should be used to provide the MOST individualized training program? ✔Correct
Answer-Programming above/below HR at VT1 determined via the submaximal talk test for VT1
A new client wants to lose weight and body fat, and agrees to have his body composition assessed
during the initial session. He currently weighs 220 lb (100 kg) with 25% body fat (BF%). He wants to
decrease his body-fat level to 15%. If he maintains his current lean body weight (LBW), what will his
new weight be when he reaches his goal of 15% body fat? ✔Correct Answer-194 lb
-Step 1: 100% - Fat % = Lean body %
100% - 25% = 75%
Step 2: Body weight x Lean body % = LBW
220 lb x 0.75 = 165 lb
Step 3: 100% - Desired fat % = Desired lean %
100% - 15% = 85%
Step 4: LBW ÷ Desired lean % = DBW
165 lb ÷ 0.85 = 194 lb
Which of the following flexibility assessment results would indicate TIGHTNESS in the infraspinatus
and teres minor? ✔Correct Answer-Limited ROM during internal shoulder rotation
imitations in internal shoulder rotation are generally due to ✔Correct Answer-tightness in the
external rotators (Infraspinatus and teres minor )
A new client requests to train only at local beaches, parks, and trails. What is the FIRST precaution to
take when training clients outdoors in public places? ✔Correct Answer-The trainer should check
with the city or property manager to make sure that the areas of interest for training have been
identified as "legal."
-as it is the responsibility of the fitness professional to be familiar with local laws, as in some
jurisdictions it is illegal to train clients on public beaches, parks, and/or trails.
You are checking equipment in preparation for your next client to arrive for her training session and
notice that an exercise bike is not functioning properly and may pose a danger to your client and
