ACSM CPT - Questions & Complete Answers
To prevent weight gain following weight loss, the recommended amount of
moderate to vigorous physical activity for better weight maintenance is:
✔️Ans - 250 minutes per week
Which of the following best describes the scapular or scaption plane?
✔️Ans - 30° anterior to the frontal plane
Which of the following is considered a gliding joint? ✔️Ans - Sacroiliac
Which of the following would be considered a positive risk factor for
prediabetes? ✔️Ans - Oral glucose tolerance test of 150 mg · dL−1
ACSM recommends a diagnostic exercise test for clients with: ✔️Ans -
Type 2 diabetes for at least 10 years.
Which of the following is a recommended procedure for administering a 1-RM
strength test? ✔️Ans - Conduct a familiarization period of no less than
two weeks.
Which of the following muscles inserts on the humerus? ✔️Ans -
Pectoralis Major
What type of blood pressure response to acute exercise is seen in children
that is different when compared with adults? ✔️Ans - SBP decreases and
DBP decreases.
Which of the following indicates that a client-centered approach is being
used? ✔️Ans - The client is talking more than the Certified Exercise
Physiologist.
Which of the following includes characteristics of central obesity? ✔️Ans -
Male waist-hip ratio of 0.91
Your potential 37-year-old client is on medication to control her hypertension
and wishes to start a moderate-intensity exercise program. She has no other
, risk factors. You should: ✔️Ans - Design an exercise program that starts at
a lower intensity.
A weight loss of what percent is associated with a reduction in health risks?
✔️Ans - 10%
Before any health and fitness assessment is administered, the MOST
important first course of action is to: ✔️Ans - Explain and demonstrate
each assessment before the client is tested.
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding risk classification?
✔️Ans - "Recommended" reflects the notion that a medical examination,
exercise test, and physician supervision is recommended in the
preparticipation health screening process.
At submaximal workloads, which training effects from regular exercise are
typically seen in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean
arterial pressure? ✔️Ans - SBP, DBP, and MAP are decreased slightly.
The most immediate source of ATP is: ✔️Ans - The Creatine Phosphate
System
Which of the following activities requires the CP system to be utilized?
✔️Ans - The long jump
A male client is 45 years old and has high-density lipoprotein of 35 mg · dL−1.
He spends 30 minutes a day walking to and from work. Based on this profile,
how many total risk factors does he have? ✔️Ans - 2
How many risk factors are present for this 54-year-old female?
Family history: Mother had myocardial infarction at the age of 60.
Nonsmoker
Blood pressure: 134/85 mm Hg
Total cholesterol: 230 mg · dL−1
HDL-C: 46 mg · dL−1
Fasting blood glucose: 82 mg · dL−1
BMI: 27.3
Sedentary lifestyle. ✔️Ans - 3, Risk factors include family history, total
and HDL cholesterol, and sedentary lifestyle.
To prevent weight gain following weight loss, the recommended amount of
moderate to vigorous physical activity for better weight maintenance is:
✔️Ans - 250 minutes per week
Which of the following best describes the scapular or scaption plane?
✔️Ans - 30° anterior to the frontal plane
Which of the following is considered a gliding joint? ✔️Ans - Sacroiliac
Which of the following would be considered a positive risk factor for
prediabetes? ✔️Ans - Oral glucose tolerance test of 150 mg · dL−1
ACSM recommends a diagnostic exercise test for clients with: ✔️Ans -
Type 2 diabetes for at least 10 years.
Which of the following is a recommended procedure for administering a 1-RM
strength test? ✔️Ans - Conduct a familiarization period of no less than
two weeks.
Which of the following muscles inserts on the humerus? ✔️Ans -
Pectoralis Major
What type of blood pressure response to acute exercise is seen in children
that is different when compared with adults? ✔️Ans - SBP decreases and
DBP decreases.
Which of the following indicates that a client-centered approach is being
used? ✔️Ans - The client is talking more than the Certified Exercise
Physiologist.
Which of the following includes characteristics of central obesity? ✔️Ans -
Male waist-hip ratio of 0.91
Your potential 37-year-old client is on medication to control her hypertension
and wishes to start a moderate-intensity exercise program. She has no other
, risk factors. You should: ✔️Ans - Design an exercise program that starts at
a lower intensity.
A weight loss of what percent is associated with a reduction in health risks?
✔️Ans - 10%
Before any health and fitness assessment is administered, the MOST
important first course of action is to: ✔️Ans - Explain and demonstrate
each assessment before the client is tested.
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding risk classification?
✔️Ans - "Recommended" reflects the notion that a medical examination,
exercise test, and physician supervision is recommended in the
preparticipation health screening process.
At submaximal workloads, which training effects from regular exercise are
typically seen in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean
arterial pressure? ✔️Ans - SBP, DBP, and MAP are decreased slightly.
The most immediate source of ATP is: ✔️Ans - The Creatine Phosphate
System
Which of the following activities requires the CP system to be utilized?
✔️Ans - The long jump
A male client is 45 years old and has high-density lipoprotein of 35 mg · dL−1.
He spends 30 minutes a day walking to and from work. Based on this profile,
how many total risk factors does he have? ✔️Ans - 2
How many risk factors are present for this 54-year-old female?
Family history: Mother had myocardial infarction at the age of 60.
Nonsmoker
Blood pressure: 134/85 mm Hg
Total cholesterol: 230 mg · dL−1
HDL-C: 46 mg · dL−1
Fasting blood glucose: 82 mg · dL−1
BMI: 27.3
Sedentary lifestyle. ✔️Ans - 3, Risk factors include family history, total
and HDL cholesterol, and sedentary lifestyle.
