CURRENTLY TESTING SOLUTIONS AFAA Primary Group Exercise
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
List 8 health benefits associated with regular participation in physical activity. - ANSWER-1. Lower risk of
coronary heart disease
2. Lower risk of high blood pressure
3. Lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
4. Lower risk of breast cancer
5. Reduced depression
6. Improved cardiorespiraratory & muscular fitness
7. Lower risk of colon cancer
8. Prevention of weight gain
How can interval training improve aerobic performance? - ANSWER-Maximizes aerobic power and
minimizes boredom, overloads both the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems
List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve exercise performance and state how or why
improvements occurs. - ANSWER-1. Increased maximal blood flow - Performing aerobic exercise forces
large volumes of blood which increases stroke volume.
2. Increased oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal - The cardiorespiratory system saturates blood
coming from the lungs with oxygen efficiently. The high pulmonary ventilation assists with the removal
of carbon dioxide during exercise.
,3. Increased maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic power - Regular aerobic exercise causes an increase in
the number of capillaries per muscle fiber.
Define energy and its food source. - ANSWER-Energy is the ability to do work and the source of energy is
the sun.
What is an intercellular carrier of chemical energy produced by the body for muscular work? - ANSWER-
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
List the 2 Energy Pathways - ANSWER-Anaerobic and Aerobic
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway consists of:
a. ATP-CP system/phosphagen system
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = creatine phosphate
2) Intensity = very high
3) Duration = very short (1-20sec)
4) Activities = 100 meter sprinting, jumping, throwing, kicking, lifting heavy weights
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway also consists of:
b. A lactic acid system consists of:
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = carbohydrate only
2) Intensity = sustained high intensity
,3) Duration = short / medium (45-90 sec)
4) Activities = prolonged sprints, soccer, basketball, hockey, swimming, cycling
Fill in the blanks below:
An aerobic pathway consists of:
a. An aerobic system
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = COH, fat, protein
2) Intensity = moderate / low
3) Duration = medium / very long (>3-5 mins)
4) Activities = sitting, reading, studying, watching TV, internet surfing, sleeping, walking, biking, rowing,
skating, distance running, aerobics
Define: Aerobic - ANSWER-Aerobic is with oxygen or the presence of oxygen.
Define: Anaerobic - ANSWER-Anaerobic is without oxygen; usually w/short-spurt, high-energy activities
Steady State - ANSWER-After first 3-4 minutes of exercise, oxygen uptake has reached an adequate level
to meet oxygen demand of the tissues; heart rate, cardio output, and pulmonary ventilation have
attained fairly constant levels.
Excess post-oxygen consumption (EPOC) - ANSWER-Oxygen debt referring to oxygen uptake remaining
elevated above resting levels for several minutes during recovery
Oxygen deficit - ANSWER-Period in which the level of oxygen consumption is below what is necessary to
supply ATP production
Anaerobic threshold - ANSWER-Point at which the body can no longer meet its demand for oxygen and
anaerobic metabolism is accelerated
, Aerobic capacity - ANSWER-Ability of the body to remove oxygen from the air and transfer it through the
lungs and blood to the working muscles; related to cardiorespiratory endurance.
Lactic acid - ANSWER-By-product of anaerobic metabolism of glucose; milk sugar.
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic
1) Breakdown of glucose
2) Use of carbohydrates as fuel
3) Duration of activity
4) Level of EPOC - ANSWER-1a) Aerobic - Complete breakdown of glucose
1b) Anaerobic - Partial breakdown of glucose
2a) Aerobic - Can utilize carbs, fats, or proteins as fuel
2b) Anaerobic - Can only use carbs as fuel
3a) Aerobic - Long-duration of activity
3b) Anaerobic - Short-duration of activity
4a) Aerobic - Smaller EPOC
4b) Anaerobic - Greater EPOC
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic (cont.)
5) Intensity level
6) Product
7) Breakdown - ANSWER-5a) Aerobic - Submaximal work (moderate intensity)
5b) Anaerobic - Maximal work (high intensity)
6a) Aerobic - CO2 and H2O are end products
6b) Anaerobic - Lactic acid is the by-product
7a) Aerobic - Uses oxygen in chemical breakdown
7b) Doesn't need O2 in chemical breakdown
Certification EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
List 8 health benefits associated with regular participation in physical activity. - ANSWER-1. Lower risk of
coronary heart disease
2. Lower risk of high blood pressure
3. Lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
4. Lower risk of breast cancer
5. Reduced depression
6. Improved cardiorespiraratory & muscular fitness
7. Lower risk of colon cancer
8. Prevention of weight gain
How can interval training improve aerobic performance? - ANSWER-Maximizes aerobic power and
minimizes boredom, overloads both the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems
List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve exercise performance and state how or why
improvements occurs. - ANSWER-1. Increased maximal blood flow - Performing aerobic exercise forces
large volumes of blood which increases stroke volume.
2. Increased oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal - The cardiorespiratory system saturates blood
coming from the lungs with oxygen efficiently. The high pulmonary ventilation assists with the removal
of carbon dioxide during exercise.
,3. Increased maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic power - Regular aerobic exercise causes an increase in
the number of capillaries per muscle fiber.
Define energy and its food source. - ANSWER-Energy is the ability to do work and the source of energy is
the sun.
What is an intercellular carrier of chemical energy produced by the body for muscular work? - ANSWER-
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
List the 2 Energy Pathways - ANSWER-Anaerobic and Aerobic
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway consists of:
a. ATP-CP system/phosphagen system
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = creatine phosphate
2) Intensity = very high
3) Duration = very short (1-20sec)
4) Activities = 100 meter sprinting, jumping, throwing, kicking, lifting heavy weights
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway also consists of:
b. A lactic acid system consists of:
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = carbohydrate only
2) Intensity = sustained high intensity
,3) Duration = short / medium (45-90 sec)
4) Activities = prolonged sprints, soccer, basketball, hockey, swimming, cycling
Fill in the blanks below:
An aerobic pathway consists of:
a. An aerobic system
1) Fuel source = __________
2) Intensity = __________
3) Duration = __________
4) List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system. - ANSWER-1) Fuel source = COH, fat, protein
2) Intensity = moderate / low
3) Duration = medium / very long (>3-5 mins)
4) Activities = sitting, reading, studying, watching TV, internet surfing, sleeping, walking, biking, rowing,
skating, distance running, aerobics
Define: Aerobic - ANSWER-Aerobic is with oxygen or the presence of oxygen.
Define: Anaerobic - ANSWER-Anaerobic is without oxygen; usually w/short-spurt, high-energy activities
Steady State - ANSWER-After first 3-4 minutes of exercise, oxygen uptake has reached an adequate level
to meet oxygen demand of the tissues; heart rate, cardio output, and pulmonary ventilation have
attained fairly constant levels.
Excess post-oxygen consumption (EPOC) - ANSWER-Oxygen debt referring to oxygen uptake remaining
elevated above resting levels for several minutes during recovery
Oxygen deficit - ANSWER-Period in which the level of oxygen consumption is below what is necessary to
supply ATP production
Anaerobic threshold - ANSWER-Point at which the body can no longer meet its demand for oxygen and
anaerobic metabolism is accelerated
, Aerobic capacity - ANSWER-Ability of the body to remove oxygen from the air and transfer it through the
lungs and blood to the working muscles; related to cardiorespiratory endurance.
Lactic acid - ANSWER-By-product of anaerobic metabolism of glucose; milk sugar.
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic
1) Breakdown of glucose
2) Use of carbohydrates as fuel
3) Duration of activity
4) Level of EPOC - ANSWER-1a) Aerobic - Complete breakdown of glucose
1b) Anaerobic - Partial breakdown of glucose
2a) Aerobic - Can utilize carbs, fats, or proteins as fuel
2b) Anaerobic - Can only use carbs as fuel
3a) Aerobic - Long-duration of activity
3b) Anaerobic - Short-duration of activity
4a) Aerobic - Smaller EPOC
4b) Anaerobic - Greater EPOC
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic (cont.)
5) Intensity level
6) Product
7) Breakdown - ANSWER-5a) Aerobic - Submaximal work (moderate intensity)
5b) Anaerobic - Maximal work (high intensity)
6a) Aerobic - CO2 and H2O are end products
6b) Anaerobic - Lactic acid is the by-product
7a) Aerobic - Uses oxygen in chemical breakdown
7b) Doesn't need O2 in chemical breakdown
