ACSM CPT |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
1. Which of the following NOT considered one of the five main components of health -
related physical fitness ?
a . Muscular power
b . Flexibility
c . Muscular endurance .
d. Body composition
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Muscular power
Question 2
Which of the following exercise - training program ? statements are true about medical
clearance prior to participating in an exercises training program?
A. All clients need medical clearance from a physician prior to participation in an exercise -
training program
B. Only clients with diagnosed cardiovascular , respiratory , or metabolic diseases need
clearance prior to participation .
c . Children adolescents , men less than forty - five years , and women less than fifty - five
years who do not have CAD risk factors / symptoms or known disease and who did not
answer " yes " to any questions on the PAR - Q do not need clearance .
d . Children , adolescents , men less than fifty years , and women less than fifty - five years
who do not have CAD risk factors / symptoms or a known disease and who did not answer "
yes " to any questions on the PAR - Q do not need clearance .
CORRECT ANSWER
C.
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,Question 3
The Client - Trainer agreement form should include all of the following EXCEPT :
a . Cost - structure for sessions
b . Cancellation policy
c . Expectations of both parties
d . Risk stratification information of obesity
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
What is the criteria of obesity that counts as a positive risk factor for CAD ?
a . Waist circumference of > 100 cm
b . BMI ≤ 29 kg / m²
c . Waist circumference of < 100 cm
d . BMI ≥ 29 kg / m²
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 5
Which of the following is a positive risk factor for CAD ?
a . Blood pressure reading of 130/90 mmHg
b . Fasting blood glucose of ≥ 90 mg / dL confirmed by at least two separate measurements
c . Current use of lipid - lowering medications
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, d . Death of father at age sixty - six from myocardial infarction
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
6. Which of the following is the best definition for intermittent claudication ?
a . Tissue swelling as a result of an imbalance between fluid coming out of circulation in
blood vessels into tissues or back into circulation from tissue
b . Dizziness upon standing that resolves with sitting or lying down
C. Microscopic tissue damage from eccentric exercise that usually appears twenty - four
hours after exercise
d . An achy , cramping feeling typically of the lower legs that may come and go with exercise
due to occlusion of blood vessels
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
Which of the following lists of joint types is in the correct order for increasing amounts of
permitted motion ( least mobile to most mobile ) ?
a . Hinge , condyloid , saddle
b . Saddle , hinge , condyloid
c . Saddle , condyloid , hinger
d . Hinge , saddle , condyloid
CORRECT ANSWER
A
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ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
1. Which of the following NOT considered one of the five main components of health -
related physical fitness ?
a . Muscular power
b . Flexibility
c . Muscular endurance .
d. Body composition
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Muscular power
Question 2
Which of the following exercise - training program ? statements are true about medical
clearance prior to participating in an exercises training program?
A. All clients need medical clearance from a physician prior to participation in an exercise -
training program
B. Only clients with diagnosed cardiovascular , respiratory , or metabolic diseases need
clearance prior to participation .
c . Children adolescents , men less than forty - five years , and women less than fifty - five
years who do not have CAD risk factors / symptoms or known disease and who did not
answer " yes " to any questions on the PAR - Q do not need clearance .
d . Children , adolescents , men less than fifty years , and women less than fifty - five years
who do not have CAD risk factors / symptoms or a known disease and who did not answer "
yes " to any questions on the PAR - Q do not need clearance .
CORRECT ANSWER
C.
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,Question 3
The Client - Trainer agreement form should include all of the following EXCEPT :
a . Cost - structure for sessions
b . Cancellation policy
c . Expectations of both parties
d . Risk stratification information of obesity
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
What is the criteria of obesity that counts as a positive risk factor for CAD ?
a . Waist circumference of > 100 cm
b . BMI ≤ 29 kg / m²
c . Waist circumference of < 100 cm
d . BMI ≥ 29 kg / m²
CORRECT ANSWER
A
Question 5
Which of the following is a positive risk factor for CAD ?
a . Blood pressure reading of 130/90 mmHg
b . Fasting blood glucose of ≥ 90 mg / dL confirmed by at least two separate measurements
c . Current use of lipid - lowering medications
2
, d . Death of father at age sixty - six from myocardial infarction
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 6
6. Which of the following is the best definition for intermittent claudication ?
a . Tissue swelling as a result of an imbalance between fluid coming out of circulation in
blood vessels into tissues or back into circulation from tissue
b . Dizziness upon standing that resolves with sitting or lying down
C. Microscopic tissue damage from eccentric exercise that usually appears twenty - four
hours after exercise
d . An achy , cramping feeling typically of the lower legs that may come and go with exercise
due to occlusion of blood vessels
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
Which of the following lists of joint types is in the correct order for increasing amounts of
permitted motion ( least mobile to most mobile ) ?
a . Hinge , condyloid , saddle
b . Saddle , hinge , condyloid
c . Saddle , condyloid , hinger
d . Hinge , saddle , condyloid
CORRECT ANSWER
A
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