ACSM CPT ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
To prevent weight gain following weight loss, the recommended amount of moderate to
vigorous physical activity for better weight maintenance is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 250
minutes per week
Which of the following best describes the scapular or scaption plane? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30° anterior to the frontal plane
Which of the following is considered a gliding joint? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sacroiliac
Which of the following would be considered a positive risk factor for prediabetes? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Oral glucose tolerance test of 150 mg · dL−1
ACSM recommends a diagnostic exercise test for clients with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Type 2 diabetes for at least 10 years.
Which of the following is a recommended procedure for administering a 1-RM strength test?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conduct a familiarization period of no less than two weeks.
Which of the following muscles inserts on the humerus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Pectoralis Major
What type of blood pressure response to acute exercise is seen in children that is different
when compared with adults? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SBP decreases and DBP decreases.
Which of the following indicates that a client-centered approach is being used? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The client is talking more than the Certified Exercise Physiologist.
Which of the following includes characteristics of central obesity? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Male waist-hip ratio of 0.91
, Your potential 37-year-old client is on medication to control her hypertension and wishes to
start a moderate-intensity exercise program. She has no other risk factors. You should: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Design an exercise program that starts at a lower intensity.
A weight loss of what percent is associated with a reduction in health risks? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 10%
Before any health and fitness assessment is administered, the MOST important first course of
action is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Explain and demonstrate each assessment before
the client is tested.
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding risk classification? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- "Recommended" reflects the notion that a medical examination, exercise test,
and physician supervision is recommended in the preparticipation health screening process.
At submaximal workloads, which training effects from regular exercise are typically seen in
systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- SBP, DBP, and MAP are decreased slightly.
The most immediate source of ATP is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Creatine Phosphate
System
Which of the following activities requires the CP system to be utilized? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The long jump
A male client is 45 years old and has high-density lipoprotein of 35 mg · dL−1. He spends 30
minutes a day walking to and from work. Based on this profile, how many total risk factors
does he have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2
How many risk factors are present for this 54-year-old female?
Family history: Mother had myocardial infarction at the age of 60.
Nonsmoker
Blood pressure: 134/85 mm Hg
Total cholesterol: 230 mg · dL−1
and CORRECT Answers
To prevent weight gain following weight loss, the recommended amount of moderate to
vigorous physical activity for better weight maintenance is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 250
minutes per week
Which of the following best describes the scapular or scaption plane? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 30° anterior to the frontal plane
Which of the following is considered a gliding joint? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sacroiliac
Which of the following would be considered a positive risk factor for prediabetes? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Oral glucose tolerance test of 150 mg · dL−1
ACSM recommends a diagnostic exercise test for clients with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Type 2 diabetes for at least 10 years.
Which of the following is a recommended procedure for administering a 1-RM strength test?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conduct a familiarization period of no less than two weeks.
Which of the following muscles inserts on the humerus? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Pectoralis Major
What type of blood pressure response to acute exercise is seen in children that is different
when compared with adults? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SBP decreases and DBP decreases.
Which of the following indicates that a client-centered approach is being used? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The client is talking more than the Certified Exercise Physiologist.
Which of the following includes characteristics of central obesity? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Male waist-hip ratio of 0.91
, Your potential 37-year-old client is on medication to control her hypertension and wishes to
start a moderate-intensity exercise program. She has no other risk factors. You should: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Design an exercise program that starts at a lower intensity.
A weight loss of what percent is associated with a reduction in health risks? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 10%
Before any health and fitness assessment is administered, the MOST important first course of
action is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Explain and demonstrate each assessment before
the client is tested.
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding risk classification? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- "Recommended" reflects the notion that a medical examination, exercise test,
and physician supervision is recommended in the preparticipation health screening process.
At submaximal workloads, which training effects from regular exercise are typically seen in
systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial pressure? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- SBP, DBP, and MAP are decreased slightly.
The most immediate source of ATP is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The Creatine Phosphate
System
Which of the following activities requires the CP system to be utilized? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The long jump
A male client is 45 years old and has high-density lipoprotein of 35 mg · dL−1. He spends 30
minutes a day walking to and from work. Based on this profile, how many total risk factors
does he have? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2
How many risk factors are present for this 54-year-old female?
Family history: Mother had myocardial infarction at the age of 60.
Nonsmoker
Blood pressure: 134/85 mm Hg
Total cholesterol: 230 mg · dL−1
