Personal Trainer Certification Study Guide Exam Questions
and Answers
Question 1
Health
Correct Answer
absence of disease
Question 2
Fitness
Correct Answer
degree of body functioning; ability to handle physical demands
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,Question 3
Benefits of Fitness
Correct Answer
1) improves general health, wards off disease, slows aging process
2) improves mental outlook and mood through the release of endorphis
3) helps one achieve a better body composition (low fat, high muscle)
4) improves stat4e of mind, promotes better mental health, improves sleep
5) helps in achieving better bone density
6) enhances self-confidence; improves appearance of person
7) helps avoid atrophy
Question 4
Components of Fitness
Correct Answer
1) Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2) Muscular Strength
3) Muscular Endurance
4) Flexibility
5) Body Composition
Question 5
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Correct Answer
the ability to perform prolonged large-muscle dynamic exercises at moderate-to-high levels of intensity; trains heart,
increases its efficiency
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, Question 6
Muscular strength
Correct Answer
amount of force a muscle can exert with a single maximum effort; improves body alignment
Question 7
Muscular endurance
Correct Answer
ability to sustain a given level of muscle tension; important for good posture and injury prevention
Question 8
Flexibility
Correct Answer
the ability of the joints to move through their full range of motion; poor flexibility leads to stiffness, misalignment, and
pain
Question 9
Body composition
Correct Answer
proportion of fat-free mass (muscle, bone, water) to fat in a body; high proportion of fat-free mass to low proportion of
fat is healthy
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and Answers
Question 1
Health
Correct Answer
absence of disease
Question 2
Fitness
Correct Answer
degree of body functioning; ability to handle physical demands
Page 1 of 28
,Question 3
Benefits of Fitness
Correct Answer
1) improves general health, wards off disease, slows aging process
2) improves mental outlook and mood through the release of endorphis
3) helps one achieve a better body composition (low fat, high muscle)
4) improves stat4e of mind, promotes better mental health, improves sleep
5) helps in achieving better bone density
6) enhances self-confidence; improves appearance of person
7) helps avoid atrophy
Question 4
Components of Fitness
Correct Answer
1) Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2) Muscular Strength
3) Muscular Endurance
4) Flexibility
5) Body Composition
Question 5
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Correct Answer
the ability to perform prolonged large-muscle dynamic exercises at moderate-to-high levels of intensity; trains heart,
increases its efficiency
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, Question 6
Muscular strength
Correct Answer
amount of force a muscle can exert with a single maximum effort; improves body alignment
Question 7
Muscular endurance
Correct Answer
ability to sustain a given level of muscle tension; important for good posture and injury prevention
Question 8
Flexibility
Correct Answer
the ability of the joints to move through their full range of motion; poor flexibility leads to stiffness, misalignment, and
pain
Question 9
Body composition
Correct Answer
proportion of fat-free mass (muscle, bone, water) to fat in a body; high proportion of fat-free mass to low proportion of
fat is healthy
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