SPINNING CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST EXAM
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔In order to reduce bouncing in the saddle, one should decrease the resistance.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔What hand position should one never use when in a seated position for an indoor
cycling class? - ✔✔#3.
✔✔In the upward movement, the pedal is dynamically being pulled upward and not just
following through. The heel is ______. - ✔✔Lifted.
✔✔At Top Dead Point/0 Degrees of pedaling, the Rectus Femoris is "turned off".
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔At 270 degrees of pedaling, the main muscle group that is involved is the
_________. - ✔✔Hamstrings.
✔✔When the foot is at the Bottom Dead Point/180 Degrees of pedaling, the foot is at
_____ o'clock. - ✔✔6.
✔✔To properly slow down the pedaling, simply stop pedaling.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔Breathing during an indoor cycling class should be diaphragmatic coming from the
abdomen.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When initially setting up the bike the vertical saddle height should be how many
inches below the hip? - ✔✔1.
✔✔When initially setting up the vertical handlebar height, the handlebar and saddle
height should be the same, however, beginners and those with back issues may need
to have the handle bars higher.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When initially setting up the distance between the handlebars and the saddle, one
should measure the distance using his/her _______. - ✔✔Forearm.
✔✔When making final adjustments of the vertical saddle height, one's leg should be
fully extended with a slight flexion in the knee when seated on the bike and the foot at 6
o'clock in the pedal.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
, ✔✔When seated on the bike, one should lean forward at ______ degrees from the hips.
- ✔✔45.
✔✔A heavy squeezing grip on the handlebars is recommended for indoor cycling.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔What hand position is being described: The hands are resting together on top of the
handle bars in the middle. - ✔✔Hand Position #1.
✔✔All of the following except _______ describe proper positioning of the legs, hips, and
knees when cycling.
-Hips should be in line with the handlebars.
-Knees should be parallel to the bike in line with the hips.
-Hips well balanced in a horizontal line.
-The hips should be positioned well above the handlebars so that the knee has to lock
out to complete the pedal stroke. - ✔✔The hips should be positioned well above the
handlebars so that the knee has to lock out to complete the pedal stroke.
✔✔What riding position is great for the warm-up and taking water breaks? - ✔✔Seated
Road Position.
✔✔The main difference between the Seated Road Position and the Seated Climb
Position is _______. - ✔✔Resistance.
✔✔What riding position is used for simulating a steep hill climb? - ✔✔Standing Climb
Position.
✔✔What riding position takes a cyclist from Seated Road Position to a Standing Climb
Position? - ✔✔Jumps Position.
✔✔When peforming in the Seated Speed Position, one should bounce up and down in
the saddle.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔Within the Vertical Position one should place his fingertips at what hand position on
the handlebars? - ✔✔#1.
✔✔All of the following apply to the Seated Road Drill except ______.
- This drill is great for warm-up and cool-down.
- Hand games can be played during this drill.
- The instructor can talk to students during this drill.
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔In order to reduce bouncing in the saddle, one should decrease the resistance.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔What hand position should one never use when in a seated position for an indoor
cycling class? - ✔✔#3.
✔✔In the upward movement, the pedal is dynamically being pulled upward and not just
following through. The heel is ______. - ✔✔Lifted.
✔✔At Top Dead Point/0 Degrees of pedaling, the Rectus Femoris is "turned off".
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔At 270 degrees of pedaling, the main muscle group that is involved is the
_________. - ✔✔Hamstrings.
✔✔When the foot is at the Bottom Dead Point/180 Degrees of pedaling, the foot is at
_____ o'clock. - ✔✔6.
✔✔To properly slow down the pedaling, simply stop pedaling.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔Breathing during an indoor cycling class should be diaphragmatic coming from the
abdomen.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When initially setting up the bike the vertical saddle height should be how many
inches below the hip? - ✔✔1.
✔✔When initially setting up the vertical handlebar height, the handlebar and saddle
height should be the same, however, beginners and those with back issues may need
to have the handle bars higher.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
✔✔When initially setting up the distance between the handlebars and the saddle, one
should measure the distance using his/her _______. - ✔✔Forearm.
✔✔When making final adjustments of the vertical saddle height, one's leg should be
fully extended with a slight flexion in the knee when seated on the bike and the foot at 6
o'clock in the pedal.
True or False? - ✔✔True.
, ✔✔When seated on the bike, one should lean forward at ______ degrees from the hips.
- ✔✔45.
✔✔A heavy squeezing grip on the handlebars is recommended for indoor cycling.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔What hand position is being described: The hands are resting together on top of the
handle bars in the middle. - ✔✔Hand Position #1.
✔✔All of the following except _______ describe proper positioning of the legs, hips, and
knees when cycling.
-Hips should be in line with the handlebars.
-Knees should be parallel to the bike in line with the hips.
-Hips well balanced in a horizontal line.
-The hips should be positioned well above the handlebars so that the knee has to lock
out to complete the pedal stroke. - ✔✔The hips should be positioned well above the
handlebars so that the knee has to lock out to complete the pedal stroke.
✔✔What riding position is great for the warm-up and taking water breaks? - ✔✔Seated
Road Position.
✔✔The main difference between the Seated Road Position and the Seated Climb
Position is _______. - ✔✔Resistance.
✔✔What riding position is used for simulating a steep hill climb? - ✔✔Standing Climb
Position.
✔✔What riding position takes a cyclist from Seated Road Position to a Standing Climb
Position? - ✔✔Jumps Position.
✔✔When peforming in the Seated Speed Position, one should bounce up and down in
the saddle.
True or False? - ✔✔False.
✔✔Within the Vertical Position one should place his fingertips at what hand position on
the handlebars? - ✔✔#1.
✔✔All of the following apply to the Seated Road Drill except ______.
- This drill is great for warm-up and cool-down.
- Hand games can be played during this drill.
- The instructor can talk to students during this drill.
