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ACSM EP Exam 392QUESTIONS AND CORREC
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WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAMOSTAimportantAexerciseAvariableAinApreventingAinjuries?

a.AHighAintensity

b.ALongerAboutsAofAduration

c.AConsecutiveAdaysAofAtraining

d.ASlowAandAgradualAprogressionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAd.ASlowAandAgradualAprogression



TheAFraminghamAHeartAStudyAstartedAasAaAlargeAcohortAstudyAinA1948AwithAtheApurposeAofAidentifyi
ngAandAexaminingAtheAeffectsAofAvariousAriskAfactorsAforAtheAdevelopmentAofAwhichAdiseaseAprocess
?

a.ACardiovascularAdisease

b.ANeuromotorAdisease

c.APulmonaryAdisease

d.AMetabolicAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAa.ACardiovascularAdisease



ToAlessenAtheAchanceAofAinjury,AtheAACSM-EPAshould:

a.AAssessAtheAclient'sAgoalAandArewriteAitAtoAbeAmoreArealisticAbasedAonAexerciseAtestingAresults.

b.ABeAdiligentAinAchoosingAexerciseAmodesAandAprescribingAexercisesAthatAareAbasedAonAanAindividu
al'sAcurrentAfitnessAlevelAandAdesires.

c.ADetermineAtheAclient'sAintensityAthresholdAandAworkA10%AofAtheAtimeAaboveAthatAthresholdAforAad
aptationApurposes.

d.AStartAatAaAmoderateAtoAhighAlevelAofAintensity,Afrequency,AandAdurationAandAprogressAslowly.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAb.ABeAdiligentAinAchoosingAexerciseAmodesAandAprescribingAexercisesAth

atAareAbasedAonAanAindividual'sAcurrentAfitnessAlevelAandAdesires.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAskill-
relatedAparameterAthatAmightAbeAaddressedAinAaAclient'sAexerciseAprogram?

a.ABalance

b.AFlexibility

c.AAerobicAcapacity

d.ABodyAcompositionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAa.ABalance

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WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAMOSTAaccurateAregardingAsubmaximalAexerciseAtesting?

a.AItAisAgenerallyAconsideredAsafeAforAmostAindividuals

b.AItArequiresAmedicalAsupervisionAfromAaAphysicianAorAotherAtrainedAprofessional

c.AItArequiresAmedicalAclearanceAfromAtheAclient'sAprimaryAhealthAcareAprovider

d.AItAisAindicatedAforAindividualsAunderA45AyearsAofAageA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAa.AItAisAgenerallyAconsideredAsafeAforAmostAindividuals




ForAindividualsAyoungerAthanA30AyearsAofAage,AtheAmostAcommonAcause(s)AofAsuddenAcardiacAdeath
Ais/are:



a.AHeadAandAcervicalAspineAtrauma.

b.ACongenitalAandAhereditaryAabnormalities.

c.AChronicAobstructiveApulmonaryAdisease.

d.ACoronaryAarteryAdisease.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAb.ACongenitalAandAhereditaryAabnormalities.




WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAhasAtheAlowestAriskAofAmusculoskeletalAinjury?

a.AWeightlifting

b.AJogging

c.ABasketball

d.AWalkingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAd.AWalking



AA1995AjointApositionAstatementAofAtheAACSMAandACDCArecommendedAthatAeveryAadultAaccumulat
eAhowAmanyAminutesAofAactivityAperAday?

a.A60Aminutes

b.A10Aminutes

c.A30Aminutes

d.A15AminutesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAc.A30Aminutes

,ACSM EP Exam 392QUESTIONS AND CORREC
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WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAskill-relatedAaspectAofAphysicalAactivity?

a.AStrength

b.AAbility

c.ACoordination

d.AEnduranceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAc.ACoordination



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAcommonAriskAfactorAthatAisAassociatedAwithAexercise?

a.ASprainAofAtheAshoulderAjoint

b.AInjuriesAatAtheAlumbarAspine

c.AInjuriesAatAtheAkneeAorAfoot

d.AStrainAofAtheArotatorAcuffA-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAc.AInjuriesAatAtheAkneeAorAfoot



WhichAofAtheAfollowingABESTAdescribesAtheAmechanismAforAtheAcauseAofAsuddenAcardiacAdeath?

a.AAnAerraticAatrialArhythmAduringAdiastole

b.AAAdropAinAbloodApressureAbelowA90/60AmmAHg

c.AHypertensiveAresponseAatArestAorAduringAexercise

d.APlaqueAbuildupAthatAdislodgesAfromAanAarteryAandAcausesAaAbloodAclotA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAd.APlaqueAbuildupAthatAdislodgesAfromAanAarteryAandAcausesAaAbloodAcl

ot



ToAminimizeAanyAemergentAeventAduringAexerciseAtestingAorAtraining,AitAisAcriticalAthatAtheAACSM-EP:

a.AAssessAtheAclient'sAexerciseAintensityAthresholdAandAmaintainAintensityAbelowAit.

b.APostAhighlyAvisibleAemergencyAproceduresAandAphoneAnumbersAinAprominentAareas.

c.AConductAappropriateAscreeningAonAeachAclientAasAaAfirstAstep.

d.AObtainAaAsignedAinformedAconsentAtoAminimizeAliability.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAc.AConductAappropriateAscreeningAonAeachAclientAasAaAfirstAstep.

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HowAcanAtheAtotalAamountAofAenergyAexpenditureAassociatedAwithAphysicalAactivityAbeAdetermined?

a.AByAconsideringAtheAintensityAofAtheAactivity

b.AByAconsideringAtheAdurationAofAtheAactivity

c.AByAconsideringAtheAfrequencyAofAtheAmuscularAcontractionsAinvolvedAinAtheAactivity

d.AByAdeterminingAtheAamountAofAmuscleAmassAproducingAbodiltyAmovementsAandAtheAintensity,Adu
ration,AandAfrequencyAofAmuscularAcontractionsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAd.AByAdeterminingAtheAamountAofAmuscleAmassAproducingAbodiltyAmove

mentsAandAtheAintensity,Aduration,AandAfrequencyAofAmuscularAcontractions



TheArelationshipAbetweenAphysicalAactivityAandAriskAofAdevelopingAcardiovascularAdiseaseAcanAbestA
beAdescribedAas:

a.AScientificallyAproven.

b.AQuestionableApendingAfurtherAresearch.

c.ADependentAonACVDAriskAprofile.

d.AAAdose-responseArelationship.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAd.AAAdose-responseArelationship.



TheA2007AupdateAtoAanAACSM/CDCArecommendationAforAactivityAfocusedAonAtheAfrequencyArecom
mendation;AinsteadAofA"most,ApreferablyAall,AdaysAofAtheAweek,"AtheAupdateAwasAchangedAto:

a.AFiveAdaysAeachAweek.

b.ASevenAdaysAaAweek.

c.AMostAdaysAofAtheAweek.

d.AAllAdaysAofAtheAweek.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAa.AFiveAdaysAeachAweek.



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheABESTAwayAtoAminimizeAtheAriskAofAmusculoskeletalAinjuryAasAaAclientAb
eginsAanAexerciseAprogram?

a.ASetArealisticAexerciseAgoalsAforAtheAprogram

b.AUseAprogramsAthatAareAeffectiveAwithAotherAclients

c.AAvoidAtheAuseAofAfreeAweightsAforAstrengthAtraining

d.AUtilizeAlower-intensity,Alonger-durationAcardioAexerciseA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAAAAAAAAa.ASetArealisticAexerciseAgoalsAforAtheAprogram
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