ACE Certified Personal Training Exam
Questions and Answers
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - Correct Answers -A general term for any disease of the
heart, blood vessels, or circulation.
Health Equity - Correct Answers -A fair and equal opportunity for every individual to
attain their highest level of health
Hypertension - Correct Answers -High blood pressure, or the elevation of resting blood
pressure above 140/90 mmHg.
Which business structure combines the limited liability and flow-through taxation of the
s-corp with easier creation and operation requirements? - Correct Answers -Limited
liability partnership
What is the best method for ensuring that all aspects of a client-personal trainer
relationship are properly established? - Correct Answers -Signed contract
What is the legal term used to describe where a personal trainer fails to act and a client
is injured, but the client is determined to have played a role in his or her own injury and
the court apportions a percentage of guilt to all parties involved? - Correct Answers -
Comparative negligence
What form is used to have the client acknowledge that he or she has been specifically
informed about the risks associated with the activity in which he or she is about to
engage? - Correct Answers -Informed consent
Body Composition - Correct Answers -The makeup of the body in terms of the relative
percentage of fat free mass and body fat
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Correct Answers -Enacted
in 1996, requires the U.S. Department of Health to establish national standards for
electronic healthcare info to facilitate efficient and secure exchange of private health
data
Chronic Diseases are also known as.. - Correct Answers -AKA Noncommunicable
Diseases
,True or False: Personal Trainers can prescribe dietary supplements to clients interested
in improving performance - Correct Answers -False
The Primary purpose of professional certifications is to:
A. Provide the professional with additional education to enhance his or her knowledge,
skills, and abilities
B. Enhance a professional's resume for employment and/or higher compensation
C. Protect the public from harm by assessing if candidates meet established levels of
minimum competence
D. Confirm a candidates understanding of key concepts following the completion of a
bachelors degree - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following is within the scope of practice for personal trainers?
A. Counseling clients through life experiences that negatively impact program
adherence
B. Assessing clients for exercise limitations to facilitate exercise program design
C. Evaluating client injuries while designing rehabilitative exercise programs
D. Recommending effective supplements for clients who skip meals - Correct Answers -
B
Which of the following is outside the ACE certified personal trainer scope of practice?
A. Developing exercise programs for clients who have type 2 diabetes and medical
clearance for exercise
B. Providing guidance, motivation, and feedback to empower individuals to adhere to
their exercise programs
C. Implementing post-rehabilitate exercise programs for clients following their
physicians' recommendations
D. Creating an individualized nutritional program with specific meal plans based on
physician recommendations - Correct Answers -D
At what point does a candidate for the ACE personal training certification (or nay other
ACE certification) agree to uphold the ACE Code of Ethics?:
A. While registering for an ACE certification exam
B. Once the candidate earns his or her first ACE certification
C. Upon receiving a printed copy of the ACE code of ethics with the printed ACE
certification
D. When accepting his or her first job as an ACE certified personal trainer - Correct
Answers -A
The primary reason ACE has established a minimum continuing education requirement
of 20 hours every two years in order to maintain a certification is to help ACE certified
personal trainers:
A. Earn promotions so they can advance their careers
B. Increase their earning potential by adding new specialty certificates to their resumes
C. Enhance their resumes to attract more clients
, D. Stay current with the lates exercise science research and guidelines for fitness and
health - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following is within an ace certified personal trainer scope of practice:
A. Helping clients gain a better understanding of portion sizes and healthful foods so
they can make better choices
B. Providing clients with individualized recipes and shopping lists for four weeks to get
them on track with a specialty diet
C. Conducting 24-hour dietary recalls to determine nutritional needs, and
recommending nutritional intake
D. Educating clients about resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the need to consumer
fewer calories than RMR to lose weight - Correct Answers -A
A personal trainer who wants to provide massage to help clients who have tight or sore
muscles can do so ONLY if:
A. The personal trainer has extensive knowledge about the benefits of massage
B. The client gives his or her consent for the massage
C. The personal trainer becomes a licensed massage therapist
D. The massage therapist is not available and the personal trainer has some training -
Correct Answers -C
What do most allied health certification programs, such as the credentials for registered
dietitians, occupational therapists, and nurse practitioners, have in common with
certifications from the American Council on Exercise?
A. They require a bachelors degree as a minimum eligibility requirement
B. They are accredited by the national commission for certifying agencies
C. They share the same collective scope of practice in allied health
D. They meet the competency based exam requirement for licensure in most states -
Correct Answers -B
Which of the following is most accurate regarding personal trainers recommending
supplements to their clients?
A. The personal trainer should only recommend those supplements covered under his
or her professional liability insurance
B.unless the personal trainer has other credentials such as an RD or MD, he or she
does not possess the qualifications to legally recommend supplements
C. The personal trainer should become educated about the specific supplements before
making any recommendations
D. Due to potential complications from taking supplements with other medications,
personal trainers should recommend only plant based supplements - Correct Answers -
B
Which of the following is NOT part of the knowledge, skills, and abilities assessed by
the ACE personal trainer certification exam?
A. Enhancing rapport
B. Establish goals
Questions and Answers
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - Correct Answers -A general term for any disease of the
heart, blood vessels, or circulation.
Health Equity - Correct Answers -A fair and equal opportunity for every individual to
attain their highest level of health
Hypertension - Correct Answers -High blood pressure, or the elevation of resting blood
pressure above 140/90 mmHg.
Which business structure combines the limited liability and flow-through taxation of the
s-corp with easier creation and operation requirements? - Correct Answers -Limited
liability partnership
What is the best method for ensuring that all aspects of a client-personal trainer
relationship are properly established? - Correct Answers -Signed contract
What is the legal term used to describe where a personal trainer fails to act and a client
is injured, but the client is determined to have played a role in his or her own injury and
the court apportions a percentage of guilt to all parties involved? - Correct Answers -
Comparative negligence
What form is used to have the client acknowledge that he or she has been specifically
informed about the risks associated with the activity in which he or she is about to
engage? - Correct Answers -Informed consent
Body Composition - Correct Answers -The makeup of the body in terms of the relative
percentage of fat free mass and body fat
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Correct Answers -Enacted
in 1996, requires the U.S. Department of Health to establish national standards for
electronic healthcare info to facilitate efficient and secure exchange of private health
data
Chronic Diseases are also known as.. - Correct Answers -AKA Noncommunicable
Diseases
,True or False: Personal Trainers can prescribe dietary supplements to clients interested
in improving performance - Correct Answers -False
The Primary purpose of professional certifications is to:
A. Provide the professional with additional education to enhance his or her knowledge,
skills, and abilities
B. Enhance a professional's resume for employment and/or higher compensation
C. Protect the public from harm by assessing if candidates meet established levels of
minimum competence
D. Confirm a candidates understanding of key concepts following the completion of a
bachelors degree - Correct Answers -C
Which of the following is within the scope of practice for personal trainers?
A. Counseling clients through life experiences that negatively impact program
adherence
B. Assessing clients for exercise limitations to facilitate exercise program design
C. Evaluating client injuries while designing rehabilitative exercise programs
D. Recommending effective supplements for clients who skip meals - Correct Answers -
B
Which of the following is outside the ACE certified personal trainer scope of practice?
A. Developing exercise programs for clients who have type 2 diabetes and medical
clearance for exercise
B. Providing guidance, motivation, and feedback to empower individuals to adhere to
their exercise programs
C. Implementing post-rehabilitate exercise programs for clients following their
physicians' recommendations
D. Creating an individualized nutritional program with specific meal plans based on
physician recommendations - Correct Answers -D
At what point does a candidate for the ACE personal training certification (or nay other
ACE certification) agree to uphold the ACE Code of Ethics?:
A. While registering for an ACE certification exam
B. Once the candidate earns his or her first ACE certification
C. Upon receiving a printed copy of the ACE code of ethics with the printed ACE
certification
D. When accepting his or her first job as an ACE certified personal trainer - Correct
Answers -A
The primary reason ACE has established a minimum continuing education requirement
of 20 hours every two years in order to maintain a certification is to help ACE certified
personal trainers:
A. Earn promotions so they can advance their careers
B. Increase their earning potential by adding new specialty certificates to their resumes
C. Enhance their resumes to attract more clients
, D. Stay current with the lates exercise science research and guidelines for fitness and
health - Correct Answers -D
Which of the following is within an ace certified personal trainer scope of practice:
A. Helping clients gain a better understanding of portion sizes and healthful foods so
they can make better choices
B. Providing clients with individualized recipes and shopping lists for four weeks to get
them on track with a specialty diet
C. Conducting 24-hour dietary recalls to determine nutritional needs, and
recommending nutritional intake
D. Educating clients about resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the need to consumer
fewer calories than RMR to lose weight - Correct Answers -A
A personal trainer who wants to provide massage to help clients who have tight or sore
muscles can do so ONLY if:
A. The personal trainer has extensive knowledge about the benefits of massage
B. The client gives his or her consent for the massage
C. The personal trainer becomes a licensed massage therapist
D. The massage therapist is not available and the personal trainer has some training -
Correct Answers -C
What do most allied health certification programs, such as the credentials for registered
dietitians, occupational therapists, and nurse practitioners, have in common with
certifications from the American Council on Exercise?
A. They require a bachelors degree as a minimum eligibility requirement
B. They are accredited by the national commission for certifying agencies
C. They share the same collective scope of practice in allied health
D. They meet the competency based exam requirement for licensure in most states -
Correct Answers -B
Which of the following is most accurate regarding personal trainers recommending
supplements to their clients?
A. The personal trainer should only recommend those supplements covered under his
or her professional liability insurance
B.unless the personal trainer has other credentials such as an RD or MD, he or she
does not possess the qualifications to legally recommend supplements
C. The personal trainer should become educated about the specific supplements before
making any recommendations
D. Due to potential complications from taking supplements with other medications,
personal trainers should recommend only plant based supplements - Correct Answers -
B
Which of the following is NOT part of the knowledge, skills, and abilities assessed by
the ACE personal trainer certification exam?
A. Enhancing rapport
B. Establish goals
