ACE PRACTICE EXAM QUETSIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The initial assessment with a new client reveals that her waist
circumference is 35 inches and her hip circumference is 34 inches. Which of
the following statements about these measurements is MOST accurate? -
✔✔She is at risk for health problems due to excess abdominal fat.
During the initial interview, a new client claims, "I want to lose 15 lb. (6.8
kg) in the next month for my high school reunion." Which of the following
responses would be MOST appropriate? - ✔✔Acknowledge her
enthusiasm and help her develop more realistic goals and a series of
achievable steps to work toward them.
Larry is a client with whom you have been working for the past three
months. During that time, he has cancelled or failed to show up for
approximately 20% of scheduled workout sessions with you. Recently,
1
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
,Larry's work commitments have increased and he informs you that he will
not be exercising until his work load decreases. In which stage of the
transtheoretical model of behavioral change would Larry CURRENTLY be
categorized? - ✔✔Contemplation
-Larry has relapsed to being physically inactive due to his work
commitments, and has regressed to this stage of change. Individuals in the
contemplation stage weigh the costs and benefits of lifestyle modification
and are often ambivalent about changing. Individuals can remain in this
stage for months or years, alternating between approaching readiness to
make an effort at change and distancing themselves from it. Larry will have
to decide to initiate a new exercise program before he can move back to the
preparation stage and eventually to the action and maintenance stages.
What is a diabetic client MOST likely to experience if he or she takes too
much insulin prior to an exercise session? - ✔✔Hypoglycemia
-Insulin causes glucose to move from the circulatory system into the
working cells. Exercise has an insulin-like effect, resulting in increased
glucose uptake by the cells as well. Therefore, if a client takes too much
2
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
, insulin prior to exercise, the client would have two factors (insulin and
exercise) that would be facilitating increased glucose uptake by the cells.
This will cause a drop in blood glucose, potentially leading to low blood
glucose, or hypoglycemia.
When performing initial cardiorespiratory fitness assessments with a client
who is taking a beta blocker, which of the following medication-related
effects SHOULD be expected? - ✔✔Decreased exercise heart rate and
decreased resting heart rate
beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers, cause - ✔✔both a
decreased exercise heart rate and a decreased resting heart rate.
At your request, a client visits his physician regarding recurrent leg pain.
The physician diagnoses him with sciatica and instructs him to complete
physical therapy for his problem. Which muscle is MOST commonly
involved with sciatica due to its location relative to the sciatic nerve? -
✔✔Piriformis
-Tightness or spasm in the deep lateral rotators of the hip, particularly the
piriformis, can lead to hip and leg pain, since the sciatic nerve often passes
3
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The initial assessment with a new client reveals that her waist
circumference is 35 inches and her hip circumference is 34 inches. Which of
the following statements about these measurements is MOST accurate? -
✔✔She is at risk for health problems due to excess abdominal fat.
During the initial interview, a new client claims, "I want to lose 15 lb. (6.8
kg) in the next month for my high school reunion." Which of the following
responses would be MOST appropriate? - ✔✔Acknowledge her
enthusiasm and help her develop more realistic goals and a series of
achievable steps to work toward them.
Larry is a client with whom you have been working for the past three
months. During that time, he has cancelled or failed to show up for
approximately 20% of scheduled workout sessions with you. Recently,
1
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
,Larry's work commitments have increased and he informs you that he will
not be exercising until his work load decreases. In which stage of the
transtheoretical model of behavioral change would Larry CURRENTLY be
categorized? - ✔✔Contemplation
-Larry has relapsed to being physically inactive due to his work
commitments, and has regressed to this stage of change. Individuals in the
contemplation stage weigh the costs and benefits of lifestyle modification
and are often ambivalent about changing. Individuals can remain in this
stage for months or years, alternating between approaching readiness to
make an effort at change and distancing themselves from it. Larry will have
to decide to initiate a new exercise program before he can move back to the
preparation stage and eventually to the action and maintenance stages.
What is a diabetic client MOST likely to experience if he or she takes too
much insulin prior to an exercise session? - ✔✔Hypoglycemia
-Insulin causes glucose to move from the circulatory system into the
working cells. Exercise has an insulin-like effect, resulting in increased
glucose uptake by the cells as well. Therefore, if a client takes too much
2
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
, insulin prior to exercise, the client would have two factors (insulin and
exercise) that would be facilitating increased glucose uptake by the cells.
This will cause a drop in blood glucose, potentially leading to low blood
glucose, or hypoglycemia.
When performing initial cardiorespiratory fitness assessments with a client
who is taking a beta blocker, which of the following medication-related
effects SHOULD be expected? - ✔✔Decreased exercise heart rate and
decreased resting heart rate
beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers, cause - ✔✔both a
decreased exercise heart rate and a decreased resting heart rate.
At your request, a client visits his physician regarding recurrent leg pain.
The physician diagnoses him with sciatica and instructs him to complete
physical therapy for his problem. Which muscle is MOST commonly
involved with sciatica due to its location relative to the sciatic nerve? -
✔✔Piriformis
-Tightness or spasm in the deep lateral rotators of the hip, particularly the
piriformis, can lead to hip and leg pain, since the sciatic nerve often passes
3
100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights
