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ACE CPT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Health benefits of exercise - answer✔✔-reduced risk of many diseases
-min of 150 min per week of moderate intensity to receive benefits
Health professionals - answer✔✔credentialed to identify, prevent, and treat diseases and
disorders
-rehabilitation professionals, nutritional professionals,
physician/nurse practitioner, mental health professionals, licensed alternative healthcare
professionals, trainers/coaches/instructors
Intrinsic motivation - answer✔✔person truly enjoys exercise and the pleasure/emotions and
experience that comes from engaging in it. -INCREASES ADHERENCE
Extrinsic motivation - answer✔✔participation for any benefit other than enjoyment such as
weight loss, trying to be healthy, looking good, meeting new people.
-feelings of guilt, tension, pressure
self-efficacy - answer✔✔belief in one's own capability to engage in a physical-activity program
Maintaining Client Motivation - answer✔✔-social support
-assertivness
-self-regulation
-high risk situations
Strategies for building a social support system - answer✔✔1.Find a workout partner
2.ask friends/family to be encouraging
3.set up "fun" contests
4.add social element
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5. find an enjoyable activity
Fighting negative social influences - answer✔✔1. Balance time w/unsupportive people and
supportive people
2. set limits on how much time is spent with unsupportive people
3. mentally prepare
4.mentally review
5.explain to them why exercise is important for you
Maintaining client motivation:
Assertiveness - answer✔✔honest, straightforward expression of thoughs, feelings, and beliefs
Maintaining client motivation: Self-regulation - answer✔✔teach clients to take control over their
behavior instead of doing it for them
Maintaining client motivation:
High risk situations - answer✔✔teach clients to be prepared for barriers and relapses and have a
plan of action for when high-risk situations occur
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Influences on adherence and participation: Personal attributes - answer✔✔*demographic
variables*
*health status*
-people w/diseases are less likely to exercise than healthy individuals
*activity history*
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*psychological traits*
*knowledge, attitudes, beliefs*
Locus of control - answer✔✔belief in personal control over health outcomes- increases
adherence
Influences on adherence: environmental factors - answer✔✔-access to facilities (should be closer
to them for increase of adherence)
-time (change by goal setting, prioritizing, organizing time)
-social support (should be positive in order to support adherence)
Influences on adherence and participation-physical activity factors - answer✔✔-intensity (if
program is too intense , it can cause dropout. should start at moderate intensity and slowly inc
according to their HR Reserve or V02 Max)
-injury
Feedback: extrinsic feedback - answer✔✔reinforcment, error correction, encouragement
-this feedback is great but clients should not rely on it
Feedback: intrinsic feedback - answer✔✔information that the clients provide themselves based
on own sensory system( what they feel, see, hear)
-increases adherence
Feedback: Knowledge of results - answer✔✔increases adherence
-provides info on progress
Leadership qualities of trainer - answer✔✔-professionalism
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-trust and credibility
-demonstrates listening abilities
-demonstrates excitement for their job
-continuing to show clients they care
-takes time to think about clients experiences through clients eyes
How trainer can help build adherence: program design - answer✔✔pt must be able to design a
program with regard to each clients preferences , schedule, experience, apprehensions and
constraints
How trainer can help build adherence: role clarity - answer✔✔-responsibilities and expectations
of both parties
How trainer can help build adherence: goal setting - answer✔✔-avoid setting too many goals
-set short term and long term goals
-avoid setting negative goals
-revisit goals on regular basis
SMART
-Specific -clear/defined. not too general
-Measurable-to keep track
-attainable-actions to attain plan/goal
-relevant-realistic, not too hard
-time-bound -ex 3months
How the trainer can help build adherence: contract agreements - answer✔✔creating clarity
related to expectations and goals through written agreements and contracts
Client-trainer relationship - answer✔✔Rapport, investigation, planning, action
Client-trainer relationship: RAPPORT STAGE - answer✔✔-Mutual understanding and trust in a
relationship both verbal and nonverbal
Rapport stage - answer✔✔initial stage of the personal trainer/client relationship
ACE CPT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Health benefits of exercise - answer✔✔-reduced risk of many diseases
-min of 150 min per week of moderate intensity to receive benefits
Health professionals - answer✔✔credentialed to identify, prevent, and treat diseases and
disorders
-rehabilitation professionals, nutritional professionals,
physician/nurse practitioner, mental health professionals, licensed alternative healthcare
professionals, trainers/coaches/instructors
Intrinsic motivation - answer✔✔person truly enjoys exercise and the pleasure/emotions and
experience that comes from engaging in it. -INCREASES ADHERENCE
Extrinsic motivation - answer✔✔participation for any benefit other than enjoyment such as
weight loss, trying to be healthy, looking good, meeting new people.
-feelings of guilt, tension, pressure
self-efficacy - answer✔✔belief in one's own capability to engage in a physical-activity program
Maintaining Client Motivation - answer✔✔-social support
-assertivness
-self-regulation
-high risk situations
Strategies for building a social support system - answer✔✔1.Find a workout partner
2.ask friends/family to be encouraging
3.set up "fun" contests
4.add social element
, ©EXAM STUDY MATERIAL 8/9/2024 11:50 AM
5. find an enjoyable activity
Fighting negative social influences - answer✔✔1. Balance time w/unsupportive people and
supportive people
2. set limits on how much time is spent with unsupportive people
3. mentally prepare
4.mentally review
5.explain to them why exercise is important for you
Maintaining client motivation:
Assertiveness - answer✔✔honest, straightforward expression of thoughs, feelings, and beliefs
Maintaining client motivation: Self-regulation - answer✔✔teach clients to take control over their
behavior instead of doing it for them
Maintaining client motivation:
High risk situations - answer✔✔teach clients to be prepared for barriers and relapses and have a
plan of action for when high-risk situations occur
`
Influences on adherence and participation: Personal attributes - answer✔✔*demographic
variables*
*health status*
-people w/diseases are less likely to exercise than healthy individuals
*activity history*
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*psychological traits*
*knowledge, attitudes, beliefs*
Locus of control - answer✔✔belief in personal control over health outcomes- increases
adherence
Influences on adherence: environmental factors - answer✔✔-access to facilities (should be closer
to them for increase of adherence)
-time (change by goal setting, prioritizing, organizing time)
-social support (should be positive in order to support adherence)
Influences on adherence and participation-physical activity factors - answer✔✔-intensity (if
program is too intense , it can cause dropout. should start at moderate intensity and slowly inc
according to their HR Reserve or V02 Max)
-injury
Feedback: extrinsic feedback - answer✔✔reinforcment, error correction, encouragement
-this feedback is great but clients should not rely on it
Feedback: intrinsic feedback - answer✔✔information that the clients provide themselves based
on own sensory system( what they feel, see, hear)
-increases adherence
Feedback: Knowledge of results - answer✔✔increases adherence
-provides info on progress
Leadership qualities of trainer - answer✔✔-professionalism
, ©EXAM STUDY MATERIAL 8/9/2024 11:50 AM
-trust and credibility
-demonstrates listening abilities
-demonstrates excitement for their job
-continuing to show clients they care
-takes time to think about clients experiences through clients eyes
How trainer can help build adherence: program design - answer✔✔pt must be able to design a
program with regard to each clients preferences , schedule, experience, apprehensions and
constraints
How trainer can help build adherence: role clarity - answer✔✔-responsibilities and expectations
of both parties
How trainer can help build adherence: goal setting - answer✔✔-avoid setting too many goals
-set short term and long term goals
-avoid setting negative goals
-revisit goals on regular basis
SMART
-Specific -clear/defined. not too general
-Measurable-to keep track
-attainable-actions to attain plan/goal
-relevant-realistic, not too hard
-time-bound -ex 3months
How the trainer can help build adherence: contract agreements - answer✔✔creating clarity
related to expectations and goals through written agreements and contracts
Client-trainer relationship - answer✔✔Rapport, investigation, planning, action
Client-trainer relationship: RAPPORT STAGE - answer✔✔-Mutual understanding and trust in a
relationship both verbal and nonverbal
Rapport stage - answer✔✔initial stage of the personal trainer/client relationship
