NSCA CPT EXAMS SET COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● In which situation should the trainer refer the client to a dietician?
A) Billy wants advice on losing 100 pounds
B) Shelly would like to learn how to eat healthier
C) Bob has cardiovascular disease and would like to lose 30 pounds
D) Gina is interested in cutting calories to lose weight
Answer: C - Personal trainers should refer their clients to a dietician if
the client is in a disease state
●● What information does the Health History Questionnaire collect?
A) Evidence of disclosure
B) Previous exercise history including adherence experience
C) Detailed medical and health information
D) Fitness measurement data
Answer: C - The health history questionnaire collects detailed
information about an individual's health background such as
medications, surgeries, family history, and lifestyle information
,●● What information does the Informed Consent form collect?
A) Evidence of disclosure
B) Previous exercise history including adherence experience
C) Detailed medical and health information
D) Fitness measurement data
Answer: A - The informed consent form is where your client
acknowledges their "assumption of risk" and serves as evidence of
disclosure risks and communicates the potential dangers of exercise. It
does not release liability.
●● What blood pressure measurement is considered to be a risk factor
for cardiovascular disease?
A) 130/70 mmHg
B) 120/80 mmHg
C) 121/81 mmHg
D) 140/90 mmHg
Answer: D - An individual with blood pressure greater than or equal to
140 mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic is considered to be
hypertensive, or high blood pressure, making it a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.
,●● Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a condition that
affects mainly which system?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Integumentary
C) Cardiovascular
D) Respiratory
Answer: D - COPD is a common respiratory problem, affecting the
lungs and an individuals oxygen carrying capacity
●● When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
(PAR-Q), your client answers "yes" to a bone or joint problem that could
be made worse by a change in physical activity. What is the next step in
his fitness program?
A) Begin training at a low intensity
B) Talk with her doctor about her readiness for exercise
C) Conduct a fitness appraisal
D) Fill out a Health History Questionnaire
Answer: B - If a client answers "yes" to one or more of the questions on
the PAR-Q it is necessary for them to talk with their doctor about their
readiness to begin an exercise program before any other actions are
taken, especially before a fitness appraisal
, ●● When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
(PAR-Q), your client answers "yes" to chest pain during physical activity
as well as currently taking a prescription blood pressure medication.
What is the next step in his fitness program?
A) Begin training at a low intensity
B) Talk with her doctor about her readiness for exercise
C) Conduct a fitness appraisal
D) Fill out a Health History Questionnaire
Answer: B - If a client answers "yes" to one or more of the questions on
the PAR-Q it is necessary for them to talk with their doctor about their
readiness to begin an exercise program before any other actions are
taken, especially before a fitness appraisal
●● Which of the following is a method used by personal trainers for
gathering dietary intake data in which clients report what they have
eaten in the past 24 hours?
A) Dietary recall
B) Diet records
C) Dietary history
D) Dietary synopsis
Answer: A - The form of dietary data collection in which a person recalls
what they have eaten in the last 24 hours is called dietary recall
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
COLLECTION
●● In which situation should the trainer refer the client to a dietician?
A) Billy wants advice on losing 100 pounds
B) Shelly would like to learn how to eat healthier
C) Bob has cardiovascular disease and would like to lose 30 pounds
D) Gina is interested in cutting calories to lose weight
Answer: C - Personal trainers should refer their clients to a dietician if
the client is in a disease state
●● What information does the Health History Questionnaire collect?
A) Evidence of disclosure
B) Previous exercise history including adherence experience
C) Detailed medical and health information
D) Fitness measurement data
Answer: C - The health history questionnaire collects detailed
information about an individual's health background such as
medications, surgeries, family history, and lifestyle information
,●● What information does the Informed Consent form collect?
A) Evidence of disclosure
B) Previous exercise history including adherence experience
C) Detailed medical and health information
D) Fitness measurement data
Answer: A - The informed consent form is where your client
acknowledges their "assumption of risk" and serves as evidence of
disclosure risks and communicates the potential dangers of exercise. It
does not release liability.
●● What blood pressure measurement is considered to be a risk factor
for cardiovascular disease?
A) 130/70 mmHg
B) 120/80 mmHg
C) 121/81 mmHg
D) 140/90 mmHg
Answer: D - An individual with blood pressure greater than or equal to
140 mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic is considered to be
hypertensive, or high blood pressure, making it a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.
,●● Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a condition that
affects mainly which system?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Integumentary
C) Cardiovascular
D) Respiratory
Answer: D - COPD is a common respiratory problem, affecting the
lungs and an individuals oxygen carrying capacity
●● When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
(PAR-Q), your client answers "yes" to a bone or joint problem that could
be made worse by a change in physical activity. What is the next step in
his fitness program?
A) Begin training at a low intensity
B) Talk with her doctor about her readiness for exercise
C) Conduct a fitness appraisal
D) Fill out a Health History Questionnaire
Answer: B - If a client answers "yes" to one or more of the questions on
the PAR-Q it is necessary for them to talk with their doctor about their
readiness to begin an exercise program before any other actions are
taken, especially before a fitness appraisal
, ●● When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
(PAR-Q), your client answers "yes" to chest pain during physical activity
as well as currently taking a prescription blood pressure medication.
What is the next step in his fitness program?
A) Begin training at a low intensity
B) Talk with her doctor about her readiness for exercise
C) Conduct a fitness appraisal
D) Fill out a Health History Questionnaire
Answer: B - If a client answers "yes" to one or more of the questions on
the PAR-Q it is necessary for them to talk with their doctor about their
readiness to begin an exercise program before any other actions are
taken, especially before a fitness appraisal
●● Which of the following is a method used by personal trainers for
gathering dietary intake data in which clients report what they have
eaten in the past 24 hours?
A) Dietary recall
B) Diet records
C) Dietary history
D) Dietary synopsis
Answer: A - The form of dietary data collection in which a person recalls
what they have eaten in the last 24 hours is called dietary recall
