ACE FINAL EXAM 517 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Time bound - ANS element of SMART goal setting
Kinesthetic pathways - ANS As you show your client a diagram of a hamstring stretch, your
client begins to perform the stretch without any prompting. This indicates that the client learns
BEST through
Congruent - ANS Interpersonal communication has the MOST powerful influence on a client
when the verbal and nonverbal cues are
10% verbal, 90% nonverbal - ANS communication consists of behaviors that are
approximately
rapport stage - ANS initial stage of the personal trainer/client relationship
cognitive stage - ANS stage of learning do participants seem variably uncoordinated and
consistently perform exercises incorrectly
Empathy, warmth, genuineness - ANS Three critical ingredients to developing and
maintaining a solid rapport with a client are
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,attending/non verbal behavior - ANS kneeling next to client and observing exercise
stages of client personal trainer relationship - ANS rapport, investigation, planning, action
verbal behaviors - ANS paraphrasing, probing, clarifying, questioning
planning stage - ANS set goals
investigation stage - ANS gather infor re: client's fitness level, goals, limitations
6 steps for program planning - ANS set goals, generate alternatives, explore alternatives,
make decisions, formulate plan, evaluate the implementation
SMART goals - ANS specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time bound
action stage - ANS when training occurs
tell-show-do method - ANS observe how skill is performed then perform it with trainer
supervision
3 stages of learning - ANS cognitive: first attempt to demo skill; associative: learned the basic
and now self-correcting; autonomous: skill is automatic and habitual without thinking; correct
their own errors
too much exercise - ANS A hypoglycemic episode may be the result of
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,Side-lying - ANS recovery position is BEST for a victim who is unconscious yet breathing
Identify any threats that need immediate attention - ANS In a medical emergency, the
purpose of a primary assessment
automated external defibrillator (AED) - ANS APortable device used to restore normal heart
rhythms
7-10% - ANS For every minute that goes by without defibrillation, the victim's chance of
survival decreases by
items personal trainer must always have on hand - ANS first aid kit and telephone
vital organs req`uired to sustain life - ANS heart, lungs, brain
ABC - ANS CPR- airway, breathing, circulation
skills needed to determine the nature of an emergency - ANS extract key info from victim &
assess victim's condition
primary assessment - ANS ABC - identify threats to life requiring immediate attention
secondary assessment - ANS more thorough check once primary assessment is complete &
help is on the way
dyspnea - ANS labored breathing
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, cyanosis - ANS bluish discoloration around the lips and fingertips
basic first aid for respiratory difficulties - ANS 1. stop activity; 2. ask about medical history; 3.
administer oxygen or inhaled meds; 4. administer mouth-to-mouth
steps to prevent asthma attack - ANS longer warm up, shorter aerobic phase, inhaler before
exercise, take prescribed meds
angina - ANS pain originating from the heart
syncope - ANS fainting
heart attack first aid - ANS stop activity, get comfortable, take meds, keep still, admin oxygen
and CPR
hypoglycemia first aid - ANS provide sugar (candy/fruit juice) & eat a meal
training regimen for diabetic - ANS exercise with regular freq/intensity/duration; no insulin
before workout
treatment for heat cramps - ANS drink electrolyte solution and massage the muscle(s);
mildest form of heat illness
treatment for heat exhaustion - ANS rest, fluid replacement, apply water to skin then fan dry,
get to a cool place and apply cool compresses to groin/underarm/neck
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Time bound - ANS element of SMART goal setting
Kinesthetic pathways - ANS As you show your client a diagram of a hamstring stretch, your
client begins to perform the stretch without any prompting. This indicates that the client learns
BEST through
Congruent - ANS Interpersonal communication has the MOST powerful influence on a client
when the verbal and nonverbal cues are
10% verbal, 90% nonverbal - ANS communication consists of behaviors that are
approximately
rapport stage - ANS initial stage of the personal trainer/client relationship
cognitive stage - ANS stage of learning do participants seem variably uncoordinated and
consistently perform exercises incorrectly
Empathy, warmth, genuineness - ANS Three critical ingredients to developing and
maintaining a solid rapport with a client are
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,attending/non verbal behavior - ANS kneeling next to client and observing exercise
stages of client personal trainer relationship - ANS rapport, investigation, planning, action
verbal behaviors - ANS paraphrasing, probing, clarifying, questioning
planning stage - ANS set goals
investigation stage - ANS gather infor re: client's fitness level, goals, limitations
6 steps for program planning - ANS set goals, generate alternatives, explore alternatives,
make decisions, formulate plan, evaluate the implementation
SMART goals - ANS specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time bound
action stage - ANS when training occurs
tell-show-do method - ANS observe how skill is performed then perform it with trainer
supervision
3 stages of learning - ANS cognitive: first attempt to demo skill; associative: learned the basic
and now self-correcting; autonomous: skill is automatic and habitual without thinking; correct
their own errors
too much exercise - ANS A hypoglycemic episode may be the result of
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Side-lying - ANS recovery position is BEST for a victim who is unconscious yet breathing
Identify any threats that need immediate attention - ANS In a medical emergency, the
purpose of a primary assessment
automated external defibrillator (AED) - ANS APortable device used to restore normal heart
rhythms
7-10% - ANS For every minute that goes by without defibrillation, the victim's chance of
survival decreases by
items personal trainer must always have on hand - ANS first aid kit and telephone
vital organs req`uired to sustain life - ANS heart, lungs, brain
ABC - ANS CPR- airway, breathing, circulation
skills needed to determine the nature of an emergency - ANS extract key info from victim &
assess victim's condition
primary assessment - ANS ABC - identify threats to life requiring immediate attention
secondary assessment - ANS more thorough check once primary assessment is complete &
help is on the way
dyspnea - ANS labored breathing
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, cyanosis - ANS bluish discoloration around the lips and fingertips
basic first aid for respiratory difficulties - ANS 1. stop activity; 2. ask about medical history; 3.
administer oxygen or inhaled meds; 4. administer mouth-to-mouth
steps to prevent asthma attack - ANS longer warm up, shorter aerobic phase, inhaler before
exercise, take prescribed meds
angina - ANS pain originating from the heart
syncope - ANS fainting
heart attack first aid - ANS stop activity, get comfortable, take meds, keep still, admin oxygen
and CPR
hypoglycemia first aid - ANS provide sugar (candy/fruit juice) & eat a meal
training regimen for diabetic - ANS exercise with regular freq/intensity/duration; no insulin
before workout
treatment for heat cramps - ANS drink electrolyte solution and massage the muscle(s);
mildest form of heat illness
treatment for heat exhaustion - ANS rest, fluid replacement, apply water to skin then fan dry,
get to a cool place and apply cool compresses to groin/underarm/neck
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