ACE GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR REAL EXAMINATION
2025 – 2026 VERSION / WELL- DETAILED QUESTIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS ALREADY RATED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the CORRECT term for a credential compromised of a
course or series of courses on a specific topic with a end of course
assessment?
Curriculum-Based Certification
Which of the following BEST describes a professional certification?
A credential awarded after verification that a individual has
demonstrated the knowledge and skill required to enter a job role.
Attending a one-day workshop focused on teaching indoor cycling
BEST describes which of the following types of credentials?
Modality Certificate
Which of the following BEST describes NCCA accreditation?
Accreditation awarded to certification programs that meet all NCCA
standards.
Which of the following is within the ACE Certified Group Fitness
Instructor scope of practice?
Educating participants about health-related topics to facilitate long
term success.
At what point is a individual FIRST responsible for adhering to the
ACE Code Of Ethics?
After registering for the ACE certification exam.
Which of the following is CORRECT about the Allied Healthcare
Continuum?
Physicians are the "gate keepers" of allied healthcare.
Which of the following BEST describes a certificate received after
continuing education?
A certificate designating that a individual has completed a course on
a specific topic.
, Which of the following scenarios would warrant referral of a group
fitness class participant to a appropriately qualified healthcare
professional?
A participant says that he has been experiencing knee pain since
participating last week in a new sports conditioning class.
Which of the following is best description of a pre-choreographed
class?
Instructors follow a written script with music, cues, and moves
outlined from start to finish.
A warm up should include which of the following goals?
Gradually redistribute blood flow to the working muscles.
The talk test, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) are
PRIMARILY used to monitor exercise intensity during which
segment of a group fitness class?
Conditioning segment
What is a minimum recommendation for static stretching during the
post -conditioning cool-down segment of a group fitness class?
Preform one repetition of a stretch for each major muscle group,
holding each stretch for at least 15-30 seconds.
Which skill-related component of fitness is described as a the ability
to smoothly and accurately preform complex movement?
Coordination
Which component of fitness is described as the ability to preform
repeated sustained muscular contractions over a period of time
without fatigue?
Muscular Endurance
Which class type would be MOST appropriate for a participant who
wants to focus on a cardiorespiratory endurance workout?
Step
Which of the following is included in the recommendations for
aerobic exercise?
Sedentary individuals can yield benefits from less than 20 minutes
of exercise each day.
, Which of the following intensity levels is most appropriate for novice
to intermediate exercisers seeking to improve their strength.
60-70% of 1-RM
What is the recommended repetition range for resistance exercises
to improve muscular endurance?
15-20
Which of the following exercises occurs PRIMARILY in the sagittal
plane?
Dumbbell biceps
What is the best description of the frontal planes?
Separates the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Which of the following joints is considered to be a section of the
kinetic chain that favors stability over mobility?
Lumbar spine
Which of following exercise combinations is an example of balanced
program design in group fitness?
Grapevine combined with forward and back marching
What is the name of the movement that involves raising the top of
the foot towards the of front of the lower leg?
Dorsiflexion
Which of the follow actions is an example of concentric contraction?
Upward phase of a push up.
Which of the following activities is fueled PRIMARILY via the aerobic
system?
Jogging for 10 minutes.
A group fitness instructor asks the class a question and notices
most participants can respond, but talking is a little challenging.
Based on this observation, in what zone of the three zone intensity
model are the participants currently exercising?
Zone 2
Which muscle causes knee extension and hip flexion as its primary
joint actions?
2025 – 2026 VERSION / WELL- DETAILED QUESTIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS ALREADY RATED A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the CORRECT term for a credential compromised of a
course or series of courses on a specific topic with a end of course
assessment?
Curriculum-Based Certification
Which of the following BEST describes a professional certification?
A credential awarded after verification that a individual has
demonstrated the knowledge and skill required to enter a job role.
Attending a one-day workshop focused on teaching indoor cycling
BEST describes which of the following types of credentials?
Modality Certificate
Which of the following BEST describes NCCA accreditation?
Accreditation awarded to certification programs that meet all NCCA
standards.
Which of the following is within the ACE Certified Group Fitness
Instructor scope of practice?
Educating participants about health-related topics to facilitate long
term success.
At what point is a individual FIRST responsible for adhering to the
ACE Code Of Ethics?
After registering for the ACE certification exam.
Which of the following is CORRECT about the Allied Healthcare
Continuum?
Physicians are the "gate keepers" of allied healthcare.
Which of the following BEST describes a certificate received after
continuing education?
A certificate designating that a individual has completed a course on
a specific topic.
, Which of the following scenarios would warrant referral of a group
fitness class participant to a appropriately qualified healthcare
professional?
A participant says that he has been experiencing knee pain since
participating last week in a new sports conditioning class.
Which of the following is best description of a pre-choreographed
class?
Instructors follow a written script with music, cues, and moves
outlined from start to finish.
A warm up should include which of the following goals?
Gradually redistribute blood flow to the working muscles.
The talk test, heart rate, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) are
PRIMARILY used to monitor exercise intensity during which
segment of a group fitness class?
Conditioning segment
What is a minimum recommendation for static stretching during the
post -conditioning cool-down segment of a group fitness class?
Preform one repetition of a stretch for each major muscle group,
holding each stretch for at least 15-30 seconds.
Which skill-related component of fitness is described as a the ability
to smoothly and accurately preform complex movement?
Coordination
Which component of fitness is described as the ability to preform
repeated sustained muscular contractions over a period of time
without fatigue?
Muscular Endurance
Which class type would be MOST appropriate for a participant who
wants to focus on a cardiorespiratory endurance workout?
Step
Which of the following is included in the recommendations for
aerobic exercise?
Sedentary individuals can yield benefits from less than 20 minutes
of exercise each day.
, Which of the following intensity levels is most appropriate for novice
to intermediate exercisers seeking to improve their strength.
60-70% of 1-RM
What is the recommended repetition range for resistance exercises
to improve muscular endurance?
15-20
Which of the following exercises occurs PRIMARILY in the sagittal
plane?
Dumbbell biceps
What is the best description of the frontal planes?
Separates the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Which of the following joints is considered to be a section of the
kinetic chain that favors stability over mobility?
Lumbar spine
Which of following exercise combinations is an example of balanced
program design in group fitness?
Grapevine combined with forward and back marching
What is the name of the movement that involves raising the top of
the foot towards the of front of the lower leg?
Dorsiflexion
Which of the follow actions is an example of concentric contraction?
Upward phase of a push up.
Which of the following activities is fueled PRIMARILY via the aerobic
system?
Jogging for 10 minutes.
A group fitness instructor asks the class a question and notices
most participants can respond, but talking is a little challenging.
Based on this observation, in what zone of the three zone intensity
model are the participants currently exercising?
Zone 2
Which muscle causes knee extension and hip flexion as its primary
joint actions?
