IAAI FIT EXAM SCRIPT PREMIUM REVIEW
SHEET TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● cardiorespiratory
Answer: exercise increases the capacity of heart, lungs and blood vessels
to deliver oxygen; aerobic fitness
●● muscle endurance
Answer: ability to do repeated, sustained contractions; submaximal
●● muscle strength
Answer: 1 rep max
●● flexibility
Answer: joint's range of motion
●● body composition
Answer: ratio of lean to fat mass
●● health related fitness
Answer: activity to improve quality of life and prevent disease
, ●● fitness conditioning
Answer: exercise to improve a specific component of fitness; based on
ACSM recommendations
●● Principle of adaptation
Answer: progressive overload; system responds by expanding it's
capacity
●● specificity of training
Answer: body adapts to specific stimulus
●● FITTE
Answer: frequency, intensity, time/duration, type/mode/kind, enjoyment
●● warm up
Answer: progressive physiological preparation, slow vasodilation
●● cool down
Answer: slow to promote venous return, prevent blood pooling, longer
warm up and cool down for seniors, HTN, pregnancy, diabetes
●● cardiovascular system
Answer: heart as pump, vessels as conduits
SHEET TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● cardiorespiratory
Answer: exercise increases the capacity of heart, lungs and blood vessels
to deliver oxygen; aerobic fitness
●● muscle endurance
Answer: ability to do repeated, sustained contractions; submaximal
●● muscle strength
Answer: 1 rep max
●● flexibility
Answer: joint's range of motion
●● body composition
Answer: ratio of lean to fat mass
●● health related fitness
Answer: activity to improve quality of life and prevent disease
, ●● fitness conditioning
Answer: exercise to improve a specific component of fitness; based on
ACSM recommendations
●● Principle of adaptation
Answer: progressive overload; system responds by expanding it's
capacity
●● specificity of training
Answer: body adapts to specific stimulus
●● FITTE
Answer: frequency, intensity, time/duration, type/mode/kind, enjoyment
●● warm up
Answer: progressive physiological preparation, slow vasodilation
●● cool down
Answer: slow to promote venous return, prevent blood pooling, longer
warm up and cool down for seniors, HTN, pregnancy, diabetes
●● cardiovascular system
Answer: heart as pump, vessels as conduits