NFPT EXAM STUDY GUIDE Exam 2026–2027
Exam Questions and Verified Correct Answers
What are three additional factors that are specific to the fitness
regimens of athletes and sports teams? - CORRECT ANSWER Agility,
speed and Mobility
How many bones are in the adult body? - CORRECT ANSWER 206. We
are born with 350
The five components of physical health - CORRECT ANSWER
Cardiorespiratory conditioning, muscular endurance, muscular
strength, flexibility, body composition
When we breathe the body takes in oxygen and removes what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Carbon dioxide
What is the technical term for the windpipe and what purpose does it
serve - CORRECT ANSWER Trachea, allows passage of air into the lungs
What is the name for the tubes that carry air into each lung - CORRECT
ANSWER Bronchi
Bronchi divide into even smaller tubes called what - CORRECT ANSWER
Bronchioles
,What is the name for the small air sacs located at the end of each
bronchiole and which I wrapped up by the capillaries - CORRECT
ANSWER Alveoli
What is the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER The body system
that deals with breathing
Our breathing process is controlled by which muscle - CORRECT
ANSWER The diaphragm which is located in the Torso underneath the
lungs
Is the diaphragm contracts does it expand or flatten - CORRECT
ANSWER It flattens, causing the chest to expand and air to be sucked
into the lungs
What test can you perform dtermine an individuals maximum oxygen
intake in one breath - CORRECT ANSWER VO2 max
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for sending and
receiving information to and from the entire body and consists of the
brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER The central nervous system
which is the processing hub
Which nervous system consists of nerves that attach to the CNS to the
body's organs and extremities and acts as a messenger between the
,brain and the rest of the body - CORRECT ANSWER The peripheral
nervous system
SPICES - CORRECT ANSWER Social health, physical health, intellectual
Health, cognitive health, emotional health, spiritual health
Cardiorespiratory conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER Endurance
Muscular endurance - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of strength that
can be repeated several times
Muscular strength - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of strength in one
repetition
Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER The range of motion in given joints
Body composition - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of body fat relative
to the total weight or as compared to the lean mass
Intellectual health - CORRECT ANSWER The capacity to assimilate and
integrate new information into one's thinking and thought processes
Cognitive health - CORRECT ANSWER Often grouped with mental health
as it has mostly to do with how we process information in the brain. It
, includes the way we see, or conceptualized, the world around it
includes brain functioning in the areas of conceptual and perceptual
skill, language learning as well as many other brain development
functions
Emotional health - CORRECT ANSWER Includes self-esteem, self-
awareness, self-acceptance, self-image and our capacities to deal with
adversity and stress. This includes our ability to intimate, not just
sexual, with a significant other.
Spiritual health - CORRECT ANSWER This is focused on the connection
of ourselves with a higher power, a sense of purpose, self-actualization,
and an inner Joy. It is often described as self-acceptance, repentance
for misdeeds, a willingness to give to and forgive others and a desire to
seek peace with the community and World overall
Why is it important to touch on all things spices related as a personal
trainer? - CORRECT ANSWER Think about it and perhaps write a blog
post
What are the three categories of motivating factors for positive
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER Predisposing factors, enabling factors and
reinforcing factors
Predisposing factors include - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge, attitude,
believe, values and perceptions
Exam Questions and Verified Correct Answers
What are three additional factors that are specific to the fitness
regimens of athletes and sports teams? - CORRECT ANSWER Agility,
speed and Mobility
How many bones are in the adult body? - CORRECT ANSWER 206. We
are born with 350
The five components of physical health - CORRECT ANSWER
Cardiorespiratory conditioning, muscular endurance, muscular
strength, flexibility, body composition
When we breathe the body takes in oxygen and removes what? -
CORRECT ANSWER Carbon dioxide
What is the technical term for the windpipe and what purpose does it
serve - CORRECT ANSWER Trachea, allows passage of air into the lungs
What is the name for the tubes that carry air into each lung - CORRECT
ANSWER Bronchi
Bronchi divide into even smaller tubes called what - CORRECT ANSWER
Bronchioles
,What is the name for the small air sacs located at the end of each
bronchiole and which I wrapped up by the capillaries - CORRECT
ANSWER Alveoli
What is the respiratory system - CORRECT ANSWER The body system
that deals with breathing
Our breathing process is controlled by which muscle - CORRECT
ANSWER The diaphragm which is located in the Torso underneath the
lungs
Is the diaphragm contracts does it expand or flatten - CORRECT
ANSWER It flattens, causing the chest to expand and air to be sucked
into the lungs
What test can you perform dtermine an individuals maximum oxygen
intake in one breath - CORRECT ANSWER VO2 max
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for sending and
receiving information to and from the entire body and consists of the
brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER The central nervous system
which is the processing hub
Which nervous system consists of nerves that attach to the CNS to the
body's organs and extremities and acts as a messenger between the
,brain and the rest of the body - CORRECT ANSWER The peripheral
nervous system
SPICES - CORRECT ANSWER Social health, physical health, intellectual
Health, cognitive health, emotional health, spiritual health
Cardiorespiratory conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER Endurance
Muscular endurance - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of strength that
can be repeated several times
Muscular strength - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of strength in one
repetition
Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER The range of motion in given joints
Body composition - CORRECT ANSWER The amount of body fat relative
to the total weight or as compared to the lean mass
Intellectual health - CORRECT ANSWER The capacity to assimilate and
integrate new information into one's thinking and thought processes
Cognitive health - CORRECT ANSWER Often grouped with mental health
as it has mostly to do with how we process information in the brain. It
, includes the way we see, or conceptualized, the world around it
includes brain functioning in the areas of conceptual and perceptual
skill, language learning as well as many other brain development
functions
Emotional health - CORRECT ANSWER Includes self-esteem, self-
awareness, self-acceptance, self-image and our capacities to deal with
adversity and stress. This includes our ability to intimate, not just
sexual, with a significant other.
Spiritual health - CORRECT ANSWER This is focused on the connection
of ourselves with a higher power, a sense of purpose, self-actualization,
and an inner Joy. It is often described as self-acceptance, repentance
for misdeeds, a willingness to give to and forgive others and a desire to
seek peace with the community and World overall
Why is it important to touch on all things spices related as a personal
trainer? - CORRECT ANSWER Think about it and perhaps write a blog
post
What are the three categories of motivating factors for positive
behavior - CORRECT ANSWER Predisposing factors, enabling factors and
reinforcing factors
Predisposing factors include - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge, attitude,
believe, values and perceptions
