NASM CPT PRACTICE EXAM ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
2025 -2026 UPDATE ALREADY A GRADED | NEW
AND REVISED
1. Denise has just earned her NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and has
been hired at a health club. She hopes to attract and retain clientele to grow her
business. What qualities would most help Denise be successful in her new career?
Select one:
a. Creating a social media page to post client results and a hashtag that her clients
can use to help grow her following
b. Providing accountability, support, feedback and guidance, and results
c. Providing a custom exercise prescription with an added meal plan for each client
d. Offering her services as an in-home trainer to people in her immediate area: b.
Providing accountability, support, feedback and guidance, and results
2. How are open-ended questions best used during the sales process?
a.
The questions help a personal trainer learn about a customer's family medical history.
b.
The questions are easy for the customer to answer, as they can be answered with a
simple yes or no.
c.
The questions identify the customer's wants, needs, fears, and desires.
d.
The questions help a personal trainer learn if the customer's workout schedule fits withi
,the personal trainer's availability.: c.
The questions identify the customer's wants, needs, fears, and desires.
3. Which component of evidence-based practice refers to a fitness profession- al's
accumulated education, experience, and practical skills?
a.
Client values and expectations
,b.
Individual professional expertise
c.
Best external evidence
d.
Number of continuing education units earned: b.
Individual professional expertise
4. In a SWOT analysis, which of the following would be an example of a
strength?
a.
Taking a workshop to learn more about sales and marketing for fitness pro- fessionals
b.
Needing to learn more about marketing and sales
c.
Competition from the other health clubs and training studios in the immediate area
d.
Having the NASM-CPT credential: d. Having
the NASM-CPT credential
5. According to the NASM Code of Professional Conduct, for how long must a fitness
professional maintain accurate financial, contract, appointment, and tax records?
Select one:
a.
1 year
b.
6 months
c.
4 years
, d.
Indefinitely: c.
4 years
6. Robert is a recently retired military veteran. He has earned his NASM-CPT
credential because he wants to help young people prepare for the physical demands
of serving in the military. Which employment options provide him with the greatest
access to potential clients in all geographic locations? Select one:
a.
Hosting boot camps in a local park
b.
Conducting online coaching and personal training
c.
Working as an in-home independent personal trainer
d.
Working in a nonprofit facility: b.
Conducting online coaching and personal training
7. At her first visit to her new fitness trainer, Alisha's BMI was 26. According to this
information, how would Alisha be classified?
Select one:
a.
Healthy weight
b.
Underweight
c.
Overweight
d.
Obese: c.
Overweight
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST
2025 -2026 UPDATE ALREADY A GRADED | NEW
AND REVISED
1. Denise has just earned her NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and has
been hired at a health club. She hopes to attract and retain clientele to grow her
business. What qualities would most help Denise be successful in her new career?
Select one:
a. Creating a social media page to post client results and a hashtag that her clients
can use to help grow her following
b. Providing accountability, support, feedback and guidance, and results
c. Providing a custom exercise prescription with an added meal plan for each client
d. Offering her services as an in-home trainer to people in her immediate area: b.
Providing accountability, support, feedback and guidance, and results
2. How are open-ended questions best used during the sales process?
a.
The questions help a personal trainer learn about a customer's family medical history.
b.
The questions are easy for the customer to answer, as they can be answered with a
simple yes or no.
c.
The questions identify the customer's wants, needs, fears, and desires.
d.
The questions help a personal trainer learn if the customer's workout schedule fits withi
,the personal trainer's availability.: c.
The questions identify the customer's wants, needs, fears, and desires.
3. Which component of evidence-based practice refers to a fitness profession- al's
accumulated education, experience, and practical skills?
a.
Client values and expectations
,b.
Individual professional expertise
c.
Best external evidence
d.
Number of continuing education units earned: b.
Individual professional expertise
4. In a SWOT analysis, which of the following would be an example of a
strength?
a.
Taking a workshop to learn more about sales and marketing for fitness pro- fessionals
b.
Needing to learn more about marketing and sales
c.
Competition from the other health clubs and training studios in the immediate area
d.
Having the NASM-CPT credential: d. Having
the NASM-CPT credential
5. According to the NASM Code of Professional Conduct, for how long must a fitness
professional maintain accurate financial, contract, appointment, and tax records?
Select one:
a.
1 year
b.
6 months
c.
4 years
, d.
Indefinitely: c.
4 years
6. Robert is a recently retired military veteran. He has earned his NASM-CPT
credential because he wants to help young people prepare for the physical demands
of serving in the military. Which employment options provide him with the greatest
access to potential clients in all geographic locations? Select one:
a.
Hosting boot camps in a local park
b.
Conducting online coaching and personal training
c.
Working as an in-home independent personal trainer
d.
Working in a nonprofit facility: b.
Conducting online coaching and personal training
7. At her first visit to her new fitness trainer, Alisha's BMI was 26. According to this
information, how would Alisha be classified?
Select one:
a.
Healthy weight
b.
Underweight
c.
Overweight
d.
Obese: c.
Overweight
