ACE GFI Exam Questions and Answers- Updated 2024

ACE GFI Exam Questions and Answers- Updated 2024 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION - Answer-A voluntary process by which a non-governmental body grants a time-limited recognition and use of a credential to individuals who have demonstrated that they have met the criteria for required knowledge, skills, or competencies for safe and effective practice in a specific job role CERTIFICATES - Answer-Education or training program on a specific topic for which participants receive a certificate after attendance and/or completion of the coursework. KNOWLEDGE BASED CERTIFICATES - Answer-Recognizes a relatively narrowed scope of specialized knowledge used in performing duties and tasks as part of a certain professional occupation. This is issued when an individual passes an assessment instrument. Example: continuing education. CURRICULUM BASED CERTIFICATES - Answer-Issues after individual completes a course or series of courses and passes an assessment instrument. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OR PARTICIPATION - Answer-Issues after an individual attends or participates in a particular learning events. No knowledge assessments. Not a credential. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 2/28 LICENSURE - Answer-A mandatory process in which a governmental agency grants a time limited permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation after verifying that he/she has met standardized criteria and offers title protection for those who meet the criteria REGISTRATION - Answer-Either the profession designation defined by the governmental entity in professional regulations or rules, or to a listing, or registry of practitioner Basic components of group fitness class - Answer-1. pre-class preparation 2. warm-up 3. Conditioning segment 4. cool down Warm up components of group fitness class - Answer-1. dynamic movements 2. raised internal body temperature 3. increase blood flow to muscles 4. rehearsal movements major muscle group addressed through dynamic range of motion conditioning segment - Answer--promote independence/ self responsibility -gradually increase intensity -give progression and regression options -build sequences logically and progressively EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 3/28 -monitor intensity using talk test, HR, and RPE -incorporate a post-conditioning cool-down/stretch segment cool down - Answer-low-level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state benefits of warm up - Answer-increase metabolic rate gradual increase of blood flow to working muscles decrease muscle relaxation time following contraction increase speed and force of muscle contraction increase muscle, tendon, and ligament elasticity gradual increase in energy production which limits lactate build up reduce risk of abnormal heart rhythm skill related fitness - Answer-agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, speed health-related fitness - Answer-cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition aerobic recommendations: frequency - Answer-1. 5 or more days/week of moderate intensity 2. 3 or more days/week of vigorous intensity 3.3-5 days or more/of combo of moderate to vigorous EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 4/28 aerobic recommendations: time - Answer-30-60 min/day of moderate intensity 20-60 min/day of vigorous intensity at least 20 minutes of any exercise Frequency of resistance training - Answer-2-3 days/week intensity for novice to improve strength - Answer-60-70% 1RM INTENSITY for experienced individual to improve strength - Answer->80% 1RM INTENSITY for older individual to improve strength - Answer-40-50% 1 RM intensity for sedentary individual beginning resistance training - Answer-40-50% 1 RM intensity to improve muscular endurance - Answer-less then or equal to 50% 1RM INTENSITY for older adults to improve power - Answer-20-50% 1RM how often should flexibility be focused - Answer-2-3 days/week specificity - Answer-physiological changes caused by training are highly specific to the types of activities performed progressive overload - Answer-To gradually increase the amount of overload so that fitness gains occur, but without potential for injury Principle of Reversibility - Answer-training adaptations will revert towards initial levels when training is stopped. "Use it or lose it" EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 5/28 points of mobility - Answer-glenohumeral thoracic spine hip ankle points of stability - Answer-scapulothoracic lumbar spine knee foot three planes of motion - Answer-1. Sagittal Plane 2. Frontal Plane 3. Transverse Plane sagittal plane - Answer-divides body into left and right Possible Joint Actions in the Sagittal Plane - Answer-1. flexion (elbows, shoulders, hip, knees, spine) 2. extensions 3. plantar flexions (ankles) 4. dorsidflexions (ankles) EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 6/28 practical exercises in sagittal plane - Answer-indoor cycling supine pilates squats lunges tradition abdominal crunches frontal planes - Answer-divides body into front and back Movements in frontal plane - Answer-lateral movements Possible Joint Actions in the Frontal Plane - Answer-ABduction of shoulders and hips ADDuction of shoulders and hips lateral spinal flexion ankle eversion and inversion Examples of movement in frontal planes - Answer-jumping jacks lateral lunges transverse plane - Answer-divides the body into superi