NASM CES Exam Actual Exam| NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist Exam
2025 | All Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Version
What percentage of adults are obese in the United States? - (CORRECT ANSWER)33.3%
What percentage of adolescents are obese in the United States? - (CORRECT ANSWER)18%
What is the most common sport-related injury? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Ankle sprains
What percentage of adults are affected by low-back pain? - (CORRECT ANSWER)80%
What percentage of work-related injuries involve the trunk? What percentage of these injuries involve
the low-back? - (CORRECT ANSWER)33.3% - 60%
How many ACL injuries occur every year? - (CORRECT ANSWER)80,000-100,000
How percentage of ACL injuries are non-contact? - (CORRECT ANSWER)70-75%
Most ACL injuries occur between what two ages? - (CORRECT ANSWER)15 - 25
What percentage of the general population experience shoulder pain? And what percentage of reported
shoulder pain cases persist for at least one year? - (CORRECT ANSWER)21% - 40%
What is the most common diagnosis of shoulder pain? And what percentage does it account for
reported shoulder pain? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Shoulder impingement - 40-65%
Inhibit - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to release tension, and decrease activity of overactive neuro-
myofascial tissues in the body
What tool is used in the inhibit phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Self-myofascial release (SMR)
, 2
Lengthen - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to increase the extensibility, length, and range of motion of neuro-
myofascial tissues in the body
What tools are used in the lengthen phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Static stretching and neuromuscular
stretching
Activate - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to re-educate and increase activation of underactive tissues
What tools are sued in the activate phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Isolated strengthening and positional
isometrics
Integrate - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to re-train the collective synergistic function of all muscles through
functional progressive movements
What tool is used in the integrate phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Integrated dynamic movement
What movements predominantly occur in the sagittal plane? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Flexion and extension
(front to back type movements)
Examples of sagittal plane movements - (CORRECT ANSWER)Cycling, running, shooting a basketball, and
squatting
What movements predominantly occur in the frontal plane? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Abduction and
adduction (side to side type movements)
Examples of frontal plane movements - (CORRECT ANSWER)Side lunges, lateral shifting, and lateral
shoulder raises
2025 | All Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Version
What percentage of adults are obese in the United States? - (CORRECT ANSWER)33.3%
What percentage of adolescents are obese in the United States? - (CORRECT ANSWER)18%
What is the most common sport-related injury? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Ankle sprains
What percentage of adults are affected by low-back pain? - (CORRECT ANSWER)80%
What percentage of work-related injuries involve the trunk? What percentage of these injuries involve
the low-back? - (CORRECT ANSWER)33.3% - 60%
How many ACL injuries occur every year? - (CORRECT ANSWER)80,000-100,000
How percentage of ACL injuries are non-contact? - (CORRECT ANSWER)70-75%
Most ACL injuries occur between what two ages? - (CORRECT ANSWER)15 - 25
What percentage of the general population experience shoulder pain? And what percentage of reported
shoulder pain cases persist for at least one year? - (CORRECT ANSWER)21% - 40%
What is the most common diagnosis of shoulder pain? And what percentage does it account for
reported shoulder pain? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Shoulder impingement - 40-65%
Inhibit - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to release tension, and decrease activity of overactive neuro-
myofascial tissues in the body
What tool is used in the inhibit phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Self-myofascial release (SMR)
, 2
Lengthen - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to increase the extensibility, length, and range of motion of neuro-
myofascial tissues in the body
What tools are used in the lengthen phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Static stretching and neuromuscular
stretching
Activate - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to re-educate and increase activation of underactive tissues
What tools are sued in the activate phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Isolated strengthening and positional
isometrics
Integrate - (CORRECT ANSWER)Used to re-train the collective synergistic function of all muscles through
functional progressive movements
What tool is used in the integrate phase? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Integrated dynamic movement
What movements predominantly occur in the sagittal plane? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Flexion and extension
(front to back type movements)
Examples of sagittal plane movements - (CORRECT ANSWER)Cycling, running, shooting a basketball, and
squatting
What movements predominantly occur in the frontal plane? - (CORRECT ANSWER)Abduction and
adduction (side to side type movements)
Examples of frontal plane movements - (CORRECT ANSWER)Side lunges, lateral shifting, and lateral
shoulder raises
