ACSM EP EVALUATION EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are triglycerides? - ✔✔fats and oils
✔✔What is impaired fasting glucose? - ✔✔is a type of prediabetes, in which a person's
blood sugar levels during fasting are consistently above the normal range, but below the
diagnostic cut-off for a formal diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
✔✔what is impaired glucose tolerance - ✔✔borderline diabetes; high blood
sugar/prediabetes
✔✔What is hypertension? - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔What is atherosclerosis? - ✔✔hardening of the arteries
✔✔What is a myocardial infarction and its effects? - ✔✔heart attack
✔✔What is dyspnea? - ✔✔difficulty breathing
✔✔what is tachycardia - ✔✔fast heart rate
✔✔What is bradycardia? - ✔✔slow heart rate
✔✔What is claudication? - ✔✔Pain that occurs in the extremities due to limited blood
flow and resultant tissue hypoxia in the legs - exacerbated by exercise
✔✔What is hypoxia? - ✔✔deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
✔✔what is syncope - ✔✔fainting
✔✔what is ischemia - ✔✔an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body,
especially the heart muscles.
✔✔. recommended plasma cholesterol levels (e.g., National Cholesterol Education
Program/ATP Guidelines) - ✔✔LDL Cholesterol - Primary Target of Therapy <100
Optimal
Total Cholesterol <200 Desirable
HDL Cholesterol <40 Low
✔✔recommended blood pressure levels. - ✔✔Normal: 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1 Hypertension: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2 Hypertension: >160/>100
, ✔✔recommendations for medical clearance before initiating an exercise program. - ✔✔
✔✔the components of a health-history questionnaire (9) - ✔✔, past and current medical
history, family history of disease, orthopedic limitations, prescribed medications, activity
patterns, nutritional habits, stress and anxiety levels, smoking, alcohol use
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular
disease - ✔✔
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary
disease - ✔✔
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of metabolic
disease - ✔✔
✔✔. the administration of the preparticipation screening algorithm to determine the need
for medical clearance prior to initiating an exercise program and to select appropriate
physical fitness assessment protocols. - ✔✔
✔✔C. Determine and administer physical fitness assessments for apparently healthy
Application clients and those with controlled disease.
1) Knowledge of: a. physiological basis of the components of health-related physical
fitness (5) - ✔✔(cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility, body composition)
✔✔selecting the most appropriate testing protocols for each client based on preliminary
screening data - ✔✔
✔✔calibration techniques and proper use of fitness testing equipment - ✔✔
✔✔the purpose and procedures of fitness testing protocols for the components of
health-related physical fitness. - ✔✔
✔✔test termination criteria and best practice procedures to be followed after stopping
an exercise test. - ✔✔
✔✔fitness assessment sequencing - ✔✔
✔✔the effects of common medications and substances on exercise testing
(antianginals). - ✔✔
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are triglycerides? - ✔✔fats and oils
✔✔What is impaired fasting glucose? - ✔✔is a type of prediabetes, in which a person's
blood sugar levels during fasting are consistently above the normal range, but below the
diagnostic cut-off for a formal diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
✔✔what is impaired glucose tolerance - ✔✔borderline diabetes; high blood
sugar/prediabetes
✔✔What is hypertension? - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔What is atherosclerosis? - ✔✔hardening of the arteries
✔✔What is a myocardial infarction and its effects? - ✔✔heart attack
✔✔What is dyspnea? - ✔✔difficulty breathing
✔✔what is tachycardia - ✔✔fast heart rate
✔✔What is bradycardia? - ✔✔slow heart rate
✔✔What is claudication? - ✔✔Pain that occurs in the extremities due to limited blood
flow and resultant tissue hypoxia in the legs - exacerbated by exercise
✔✔What is hypoxia? - ✔✔deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
✔✔what is syncope - ✔✔fainting
✔✔what is ischemia - ✔✔an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body,
especially the heart muscles.
✔✔. recommended plasma cholesterol levels (e.g., National Cholesterol Education
Program/ATP Guidelines) - ✔✔LDL Cholesterol - Primary Target of Therapy <100
Optimal
Total Cholesterol <200 Desirable
HDL Cholesterol <40 Low
✔✔recommended blood pressure levels. - ✔✔Normal: 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1 Hypertension: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2 Hypertension: >160/>100
, ✔✔recommendations for medical clearance before initiating an exercise program. - ✔✔
✔✔the components of a health-history questionnaire (9) - ✔✔, past and current medical
history, family history of disease, orthopedic limitations, prescribed medications, activity
patterns, nutritional habits, stress and anxiety levels, smoking, alcohol use
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of cardiovascular
disease - ✔✔
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary
disease - ✔✔
✔✔presence and recognition of major signs or symptoms suggestive of metabolic
disease - ✔✔
✔✔. the administration of the preparticipation screening algorithm to determine the need
for medical clearance prior to initiating an exercise program and to select appropriate
physical fitness assessment protocols. - ✔✔
✔✔C. Determine and administer physical fitness assessments for apparently healthy
Application clients and those with controlled disease.
1) Knowledge of: a. physiological basis of the components of health-related physical
fitness (5) - ✔✔(cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility, body composition)
✔✔selecting the most appropriate testing protocols for each client based on preliminary
screening data - ✔✔
✔✔calibration techniques and proper use of fitness testing equipment - ✔✔
✔✔the purpose and procedures of fitness testing protocols for the components of
health-related physical fitness. - ✔✔
✔✔test termination criteria and best practice procedures to be followed after stopping
an exercise test. - ✔✔
✔✔fitness assessment sequencing - ✔✔
✔✔the effects of common medications and substances on exercise testing
(antianginals). - ✔✔
