FITOUR PRIMARY PERSONAL TRAINING
CERTIFICATION COURSE REVIEW TEST
PAPER 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. __________ refers to the amount of time between training bouts
and is important to program appropriately so that adaptation responses
are possible.
a. Rest interval
b. Recovery period
c. Training volume
d. Exercise duration.
Answer: b
⩥ 3. Which exercise would be the best choice for increasing a 48-year
old female's upper body strength while placing a demand on her spinal
stabilizers?
a. Bench press
b. Triceps pushdown
c. Push-ups off a bench
,d. Lat pulldown.
Answer: c
⩥ 4. You have a client with the following fitness parameters:
29 year old female Cholesterol: 178 mg/dl
136 lbs Failed shoulder rotation flexibility screen
RHR 72 bpm Failed spinal extension R.O.M. screen
VO2max = 45 ml/kg/min Failed hip extension R.O.M. screen
Body Fat 30%
Based on the available information, what muscles would you emphasize
as part of her flexibility program?
a. Deltoids, back extensors, lateral rotators of the hip
b. Rotator cuff, trunk flexors, hip flexors
c. Pectoralis major, back extensors, hamstrings
d. Deltoids, back extensors, glutes.
Answer: b
⩥ 5. You have a client with the following fitness parameters:
,49 year old female Body Fat 38%
180 lbs Cholesterol 189 mg/dl
RHR 82 bpm Failed Knee Flexion Screen
RBP 136/100 Failed Hip Extension Screen
VO2max = 28 ml/kg/min
She has been cleared for exercise, but the medical clearance form says to
avoid dramatic elevations in blood pressure. Which of the following
would be a poor choice for leg training?
a. Single leg extension for 10 repetitions
b. Squats holding a 6 lb medicine ball
c. Leg press 70% 1RM for 12 repetitions
d. Body step ups on a box - 8 repetitions each leg.
Answer: c
⩥ 6. One of the primary contributors to exercise-induced adaptations is
the ____________ of the exercise, often expressed as a percentage of
maximum.
a. intensity
b. frequency
c. volume
, d. duration.
Answer: a
⩥ 7. Which of the following flexibility techniques can be effectively
used as a warm-up for physical activity?
a. Static stretching
b. Dynamic flexibility
c. PNF stretching
d. All of the above.
Answer: b
⩥ 8. ________ is the recommended intensity range for aerobic
improvements in healthy individuals when prescribing exercise using the
heart rate reserve (Karvonen formula) or VO2max formulas.
a. 40-60%
b. 50-70%
c. 60-80%
d. 75-90%.
Answer: c
CERTIFICATION COURSE REVIEW TEST
PAPER 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ 2. __________ refers to the amount of time between training bouts
and is important to program appropriately so that adaptation responses
are possible.
a. Rest interval
b. Recovery period
c. Training volume
d. Exercise duration.
Answer: b
⩥ 3. Which exercise would be the best choice for increasing a 48-year
old female's upper body strength while placing a demand on her spinal
stabilizers?
a. Bench press
b. Triceps pushdown
c. Push-ups off a bench
,d. Lat pulldown.
Answer: c
⩥ 4. You have a client with the following fitness parameters:
29 year old female Cholesterol: 178 mg/dl
136 lbs Failed shoulder rotation flexibility screen
RHR 72 bpm Failed spinal extension R.O.M. screen
VO2max = 45 ml/kg/min Failed hip extension R.O.M. screen
Body Fat 30%
Based on the available information, what muscles would you emphasize
as part of her flexibility program?
a. Deltoids, back extensors, lateral rotators of the hip
b. Rotator cuff, trunk flexors, hip flexors
c. Pectoralis major, back extensors, hamstrings
d. Deltoids, back extensors, glutes.
Answer: b
⩥ 5. You have a client with the following fitness parameters:
,49 year old female Body Fat 38%
180 lbs Cholesterol 189 mg/dl
RHR 82 bpm Failed Knee Flexion Screen
RBP 136/100 Failed Hip Extension Screen
VO2max = 28 ml/kg/min
She has been cleared for exercise, but the medical clearance form says to
avoid dramatic elevations in blood pressure. Which of the following
would be a poor choice for leg training?
a. Single leg extension for 10 repetitions
b. Squats holding a 6 lb medicine ball
c. Leg press 70% 1RM for 12 repetitions
d. Body step ups on a box - 8 repetitions each leg.
Answer: c
⩥ 6. One of the primary contributors to exercise-induced adaptations is
the ____________ of the exercise, often expressed as a percentage of
maximum.
a. intensity
b. frequency
c. volume
, d. duration.
Answer: a
⩥ 7. Which of the following flexibility techniques can be effectively
used as a warm-up for physical activity?
a. Static stretching
b. Dynamic flexibility
c. PNF stretching
d. All of the above.
Answer: b
⩥ 8. ________ is the recommended intensity range for aerobic
improvements in healthy individuals when prescribing exercise using the
heart rate reserve (Karvonen formula) or VO2max formulas.
a. 40-60%
b. 50-70%
c. 60-80%
d. 75-90%.
Answer: c
