ACSM CPT CORE EXAM SET 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔vitamin K - ✔✔fat soluble vitamin involved in blood clotting (anti-hemmorhagic
vitamin)
green leafy vegs, intestinal bacterial synthesis
✔✔vitamin E - ✔✔fat soluble vitamin that is a powerful antioxidant
veg oils, green leafy vegetables, nuts, legumes
✔✔1,000 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation of Calcium
✔✔Calcium - ✔✔mineral that helps bone and teeth growth
found in milk and dairy
✔✔700 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation of Phosphorous
✔✔700-900 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for vitamin A
✔✔5 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Vitamin D
✔✔A & D - ✔✔vitamins that are toxic if taken in large amounts (2)
✔✔phosphorus - ✔✔mineral that is the structure of bones and teeth, part of DNA, RNA
and ATP
meats, cereals, grains, dairy products
✔✔700 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Phosphorus
✔✔8 mg/day or 18 mg/day for women 19-50 in age - ✔✔recommendation for Iron intake
✔✔8-11 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Zinc intake
✔✔320-420 mg/day - ✔✔magnesium recommendation
✔✔precontemplation - ✔✔not considering change
✔✔contemplation - ✔✔considering changes within the next 6 months
✔✔preparation - ✔✔developed plan of action toward behavior change, next 30 days
, ✔✔action - ✔✔the client is actively making behavior changes
✔✔maintenance - ✔✔client actively maintaining changes made during the action stage
for 6 months and preventing relapse
✔✔68% - ✔✔__% of Americans are overweight/obese
✔✔Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) - ✔✔difference between max HR & resting HR
✔✔equation for mph to meters/per min - ✔✔mph x 26.8
✔✔VO2 always reported in _____ - ✔✔mL/kg/min
✔✔walking vo2 equation - ✔✔(0.1 x S) + (1.8 x S x G) +3.5
✔✔running vo2 equation - ✔✔(0.2 x S) + (0.9 x S x G) + 3.5
✔✔relative vo2 expressed in - ✔✔mL x kg(-1) x min(-1)
✔✔absolute vo2 expressed in - ✔✔L x min(-1)
✔✔VO2rest is always estimated to be - ✔✔3.5 ml/kg/min
✔✔9 f - ✔✔how many kcal in a gram of fat
✔✔4 c - ✔✔how many calories in a gram of carbs
✔✔4 p - ✔✔how many kcal in a gram of protein
✔✔FITTVP - ✔✔frequency
intensity
time
type
volume
progression
✔✔calories burned/min equation - ✔✔(METS x 3.5mL/kg/min x body weight in kg.) / 200
= ???
✔✔karavonen method equation - ✔✔THR= [ (%) x (HRmax - HRrest)] +HRrest
2 equations: upper % and lower %
✔✔karavonen method - ✔✔intensity determined from HR
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔vitamin K - ✔✔fat soluble vitamin involved in blood clotting (anti-hemmorhagic
vitamin)
green leafy vegs, intestinal bacterial synthesis
✔✔vitamin E - ✔✔fat soluble vitamin that is a powerful antioxidant
veg oils, green leafy vegetables, nuts, legumes
✔✔1,000 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation of Calcium
✔✔Calcium - ✔✔mineral that helps bone and teeth growth
found in milk and dairy
✔✔700 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation of Phosphorous
✔✔700-900 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for vitamin A
✔✔5 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Vitamin D
✔✔A & D - ✔✔vitamins that are toxic if taken in large amounts (2)
✔✔phosphorus - ✔✔mineral that is the structure of bones and teeth, part of DNA, RNA
and ATP
meats, cereals, grains, dairy products
✔✔700 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Phosphorus
✔✔8 mg/day or 18 mg/day for women 19-50 in age - ✔✔recommendation for Iron intake
✔✔8-11 mg/day - ✔✔recommendation for Zinc intake
✔✔320-420 mg/day - ✔✔magnesium recommendation
✔✔precontemplation - ✔✔not considering change
✔✔contemplation - ✔✔considering changes within the next 6 months
✔✔preparation - ✔✔developed plan of action toward behavior change, next 30 days
, ✔✔action - ✔✔the client is actively making behavior changes
✔✔maintenance - ✔✔client actively maintaining changes made during the action stage
for 6 months and preventing relapse
✔✔68% - ✔✔__% of Americans are overweight/obese
✔✔Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) - ✔✔difference between max HR & resting HR
✔✔equation for mph to meters/per min - ✔✔mph x 26.8
✔✔VO2 always reported in _____ - ✔✔mL/kg/min
✔✔walking vo2 equation - ✔✔(0.1 x S) + (1.8 x S x G) +3.5
✔✔running vo2 equation - ✔✔(0.2 x S) + (0.9 x S x G) + 3.5
✔✔relative vo2 expressed in - ✔✔mL x kg(-1) x min(-1)
✔✔absolute vo2 expressed in - ✔✔L x min(-1)
✔✔VO2rest is always estimated to be - ✔✔3.5 ml/kg/min
✔✔9 f - ✔✔how many kcal in a gram of fat
✔✔4 c - ✔✔how many calories in a gram of carbs
✔✔4 p - ✔✔how many kcal in a gram of protein
✔✔FITTVP - ✔✔frequency
intensity
time
type
volume
progression
✔✔calories burned/min equation - ✔✔(METS x 3.5mL/kg/min x body weight in kg.) / 200
= ???
✔✔karavonen method equation - ✔✔THR= [ (%) x (HRmax - HRrest)] +HRrest
2 equations: upper % and lower %
✔✔karavonen method - ✔✔intensity determined from HR
