NASM/AFAA GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR EXAM PREP EXAM 2024/25 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NASM/AFAA GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
EXAM PREP EXAM 2024/25 |QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS




"Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes on it" is a cue to
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which correct common form mistake?
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balancing
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2-beat cueing is best represented by which of the following?
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ANS: "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat, right!"
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A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. What is the best
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recommendation for this participant?
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prolonged break
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A person affected by the hormone relaxin should avoid what
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type exercise?
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According to pre-class set-up procedures, the instructor
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should arrive early and do what?
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equipment and sound system, and resolve technical
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difficulties.
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,After class, a participant approaches you, the instructor,
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about knee pain. What is the appropriate response?
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ANS: Refer the participant to a physician or physical
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therapist.
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An instructor has been teaching the same format in the same
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time slot for several years. In the past few months, he has
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found it hard to get motivated to teach, and class numbers
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have declined. After thinking about it, he decides to attend a
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workshop on a new format and asks for a meeting with his
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supervisor to discuss changing the class. What does this
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scenario represent?
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As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster class growth
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and promote retention by building rapport and marketing
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yourself. What is the best way to help you accomplish this
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goal?
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before or after class.
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Cardiac output is represented by what formulas?
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SV x HR = Q
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Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise for which
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type of participant?
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, During a class, what is the transition component designed to
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do?
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From which of the following positions does horizontal
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abduction involve the movement of the arm or thigh in the
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transverse plane to a lateral position?
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For the general population, what percentage of total daily
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calories should come from carbohydrates?
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65%
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Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep music volume
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to no higher than what decibel (db) level?
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Exercising in the strength level works to do what?
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ANS: Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to
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produce force
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he Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through
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stages of change in what type of pattern?
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Cyclical
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How many components of class design does AFAA
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recommend?
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