ACSM CEP Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025

ACSM CEP Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Physical Activity - ANSWERSAny bodily movement produced by contracting skeletal muscles, with an increase in energy expenditure. Exercise - ANSWERSPlanned, purposeful, and repetitive movement. Physical Fitness - ANSWERSAttributes or characteristics that individuals have achieved that related to their ability to perform physical activity. Metabolic Pathways the body uses to create ATP - ANSWERS1. Creatine Phosphate (CP) 2. Anaerobic Glycolysis 3. Oxidative System Creatine Phosphate (CP) System - ANSWERSSmall amounts of CP are stored within each cell. Simple one-to-one trade off that allows for the rapid production of ATP. ONLY used during short bouts of exercise (<10 seconds). Anaerobic Glycolysis - ANSWERSNo oxygen required. Next most immediate energy source after CP. Break down CHO (glucose or glycogen) into pyruvate. Used during medium-duration exercise. No more than 90 seconds. Aerobic Glycolysis (Oxidative System) - ANSWERSOxygen dependent. As exercise intensity decreases allowing for longer duration activities, use of this system increases (Krebs Cycle and ETC).