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ACSM CERTIFIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |2025
Flexibility program designs - Correct-answer-Flexibility gains are lost within 4 to 6
weeks of quitting exercises. 2-3 x per week for at least 3-4 weeks may be
required. Do these exercises when the body is warm. hold to mild discomfort. NO
link between ROM training and prevention of low back pain or muscle soreness.
Central abdominal obesity is associated with.. - Correct-answer-metabolic
syndrome.
what is metabolic syndrome? - Correct-answer-a clustering of metabolic factors
that increase the risk of cardiorespiratory disease.
What are anthropometric measures? - Correct-answer-noninvasive and
quantitative techniques for determining body size by measuring specific body
dimensions.
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Anthropometric methods for measuring body composition - Correct-answer-BMI-
measure of weight in relation to height.
Waist circumference
Skinfolds
WHR
How to calculate BMI. Limitations of BMI? - Correct-answer-divide weight (kg) by
height (meters squared).
1kg = 2.2 lbs
1in = 2.54cm
1m = 100cm
Does not differentiate between fat and fat free mass. Not a true measure of body
fatness.
what is BMI classifications of:
Underweight
Normal
Overweight
Obesity class I
Obesity class II
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Obesity class III - Correct-answer-Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5-24.9
Overweight 25-29.9
Obesity class I 30-34.5
Obesity class II 35-39.9
Obesity class II 40+
Central obesity versus gynoid - Correct-answer-central (apple, or abdominal) vs.
pear shaped (hips and thighs)
Waist to hip ratio - Correct-answer-identify people with more central abdominal
fat. Divide the circumference of the waist by the circumference of the hips
(buttocks/hips) in inches.
Using waist circumference alone - Correct-answer-describes abdominal fat
measurement. health risks are higher when measurement is 35+ in for women
and 40+ for men.
risk category for waist circumference in male and female adults. (very low, low,
high, very high) - Correct-answer-Women:
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very low <70cm
Low 70-89cm
High 90-110cm
Very high >110
Men
very low <80cm
Low 80-9cm
High 100-120cm
Very high >120
standard circumference sites - Correct-answer-Abdomen
Arm
*Buttox/hip
Calf
Forearm
Hips/thigh
Mid-thigh
*Waist
ACSM CERTIFIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |2025
Flexibility program designs - Correct-answer-Flexibility gains are lost within 4 to 6
weeks of quitting exercises. 2-3 x per week for at least 3-4 weeks may be
required. Do these exercises when the body is warm. hold to mild discomfort. NO
link between ROM training and prevention of low back pain or muscle soreness.
Central abdominal obesity is associated with.. - Correct-answer-metabolic
syndrome.
what is metabolic syndrome? - Correct-answer-a clustering of metabolic factors
that increase the risk of cardiorespiratory disease.
What are anthropometric measures? - Correct-answer-noninvasive and
quantitative techniques for determining body size by measuring specific body
dimensions.
,2|Page
Anthropometric methods for measuring body composition - Correct-answer-BMI-
measure of weight in relation to height.
Waist circumference
Skinfolds
WHR
How to calculate BMI. Limitations of BMI? - Correct-answer-divide weight (kg) by
height (meters squared).
1kg = 2.2 lbs
1in = 2.54cm
1m = 100cm
Does not differentiate between fat and fat free mass. Not a true measure of body
fatness.
what is BMI classifications of:
Underweight
Normal
Overweight
Obesity class I
Obesity class II
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Obesity class III - Correct-answer-Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5-24.9
Overweight 25-29.9
Obesity class I 30-34.5
Obesity class II 35-39.9
Obesity class II 40+
Central obesity versus gynoid - Correct-answer-central (apple, or abdominal) vs.
pear shaped (hips and thighs)
Waist to hip ratio - Correct-answer-identify people with more central abdominal
fat. Divide the circumference of the waist by the circumference of the hips
(buttocks/hips) in inches.
Using waist circumference alone - Correct-answer-describes abdominal fat
measurement. health risks are higher when measurement is 35+ in for women
and 40+ for men.
risk category for waist circumference in male and female adults. (very low, low,
high, very high) - Correct-answer-Women:
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very low <70cm
Low 70-89cm
High 90-110cm
Very high >110
Men
very low <80cm
Low 80-9cm
High 100-120cm
Very high >120
standard circumference sites - Correct-answer-Abdomen
Arm
*Buttox/hip
Calf
Forearm
Hips/thigh
Mid-thigh
*Waist
