NETA Personal Trainer Exam
NETA Personal Trainer Exam Questions And
Answers.
Roles of the Fitness Professional - ✔️✔️✔️INSTRUCTOR: provides info and explanation
COACH: asks questions, facilitates self-directed change
FACILITATOR: maintains focus, establishes environment
LEADER: provides optimism, sets the course
ROLE MODEL: demonstrates habits of healthy living
REFERRAL SOURCE: establishes a multi-disciplinary network of health care professionals
Ideal qualities and characteristics - ✔️✔️✔️empathy, respectfulness, enthusiasm,
lifelong learner, genuineness
The three dimensions of a successful career in personal training - ✔️✔️✔️People Skills,
Technical Knowledge, and Business Acumen
2 Years - ✔️✔️✔️The NETA Group Exercise and Personal Trainer certifications are valid
for how many years?
20 CEC's - ✔️✔️✔️NETA-certified professionals must complete a minimum of hose many
continued education credits (CECs) prior to the certification expiration date in order to be
eligible for renew?
Code of Ethics - ✔️✔️✔️A set of guidelines established by professional organizations to
direct the conduct and actions related to common business practices with a given profession
Rapport - ✔️✔️✔️Defined as a positive interaction or connection experienced between
two or more people.
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Six ways (principles) to make people like you: - ✔️✔️✔️1. Become genuinely interested
in other people
2. Smile
3. Remember people's names
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves
5. Talk in terms of the other person's interests
6. Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely
Impact of a Message % - ✔️✔️✔️38% How you say it
7% What you say
55% Body Language
Paraphrasing - ✔️✔️✔️Re-Stating using SIMILAR words and SIMILAR phrase
arrangement to those used by the speaker.
Reflecting(Clarifying) - ✔️✔️✔️Stating what you heard the speaker say using your own
words and sentence structure, often making an assumption with regard to the underlying
meaning of the statement
Repeating (Parroting) - ✔️✔️✔️Re-stating the message using EXACTLY the same words
used by the speaker.
Summarizing - ✔️✔️✔️Stating the key points of a long thought or conversation. Also used
to close conversation or transition to a new topic of discussion.
Minimal Encouragers - ✔️✔️✔️Words or short phrases used to encourage the speaker to
continue. Also may be nonverbal movements.
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Questioning - ✔️✔️✔️Gathering info using both open- and closed- ended questions
Is this an OPEN or CLOSED ended question: How do you imagine you will feel when you
achieve this goal? - ✔️✔️✔️Open
Is this an OPEN or CLOSED ended question: Waht is your blood pressure? - ✔️✔️✔
️Closed
The five stages of the Transtheoretical Model: - ✔️✔️✔️1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
Precontemplation - ✔️✔️✔️The individual is not thinking about adopting physical
activity or an exercise program and has no intention of beginning in the foreseeable future(6
months)
Contemplation - ✔️✔️✔️The individual has intentions of becoming more physically
active and/or beginning an exercise program within the next 6 months
Preperation - ✔️✔️✔️Intentions to become physically active or start exercising with the
next month
Action - ✔️✔️✔️Performing regular physical activity and/or exercise up to the minimum
level, at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity per week.
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Maintenance - ✔️✔️✔️Individuals move into this phase once they have sustained regular
physical activity above the minimum levels for 6 consecutive months
Self Efficacy - ✔️✔️✔️An individual's belief that they are capable of performing physical
activity or exercise and adhering to a physically-active lifestyle or an exercise program
Factors that influence Self Efficacy - ✔️✔️✔️Past performance
accomplishments, Mastery experiences, Vicarious experiences/social modeling, Social
persuasion, Physiological states, Affective states
Decisional Balance - ✔️✔️✔️Individuals perceptions, beliefs and interpretation of the
pros and cons related to changing their behavior
Social Cognitive Theory - ✔️✔️✔️theory suggests that behavior change and learning is
affected by three variables including personal characteristics, environmental factors, and
behavioral attributes
Extrinsic Motivation - ✔️✔️✔️Motivation driven by factors external to or outside of the
individual such as financial incentives, awards, competition with others, or approval from
others.
Intrinsic motivation - ✔️✔️✔️Refers to the motivation to perform a task for the inherent
pleasure, satisfaction, or the personal challenge
SMART goals Sands for - ✔️✔️✔️Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time Bound
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NETA Personal Trainer Exam Questions And
Answers.
Roles of the Fitness Professional - ✔️✔️✔️INSTRUCTOR: provides info and explanation
COACH: asks questions, facilitates self-directed change
FACILITATOR: maintains focus, establishes environment
LEADER: provides optimism, sets the course
ROLE MODEL: demonstrates habits of healthy living
REFERRAL SOURCE: establishes a multi-disciplinary network of health care professionals
Ideal qualities and characteristics - ✔️✔️✔️empathy, respectfulness, enthusiasm,
lifelong learner, genuineness
The three dimensions of a successful career in personal training - ✔️✔️✔️People Skills,
Technical Knowledge, and Business Acumen
2 Years - ✔️✔️✔️The NETA Group Exercise and Personal Trainer certifications are valid
for how many years?
20 CEC's - ✔️✔️✔️NETA-certified professionals must complete a minimum of hose many
continued education credits (CECs) prior to the certification expiration date in order to be
eligible for renew?
Code of Ethics - ✔️✔️✔️A set of guidelines established by professional organizations to
direct the conduct and actions related to common business practices with a given profession
Rapport - ✔️✔️✔️Defined as a positive interaction or connection experienced between
two or more people.
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Six ways (principles) to make people like you: - ✔️✔️✔️1. Become genuinely interested
in other people
2. Smile
3. Remember people's names
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves
5. Talk in terms of the other person's interests
6. Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely
Impact of a Message % - ✔️✔️✔️38% How you say it
7% What you say
55% Body Language
Paraphrasing - ✔️✔️✔️Re-Stating using SIMILAR words and SIMILAR phrase
arrangement to those used by the speaker.
Reflecting(Clarifying) - ✔️✔️✔️Stating what you heard the speaker say using your own
words and sentence structure, often making an assumption with regard to the underlying
meaning of the statement
Repeating (Parroting) - ✔️✔️✔️Re-stating the message using EXACTLY the same words
used by the speaker.
Summarizing - ✔️✔️✔️Stating the key points of a long thought or conversation. Also used
to close conversation or transition to a new topic of discussion.
Minimal Encouragers - ✔️✔️✔️Words or short phrases used to encourage the speaker to
continue. Also may be nonverbal movements.
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Questioning - ✔️✔️✔️Gathering info using both open- and closed- ended questions
Is this an OPEN or CLOSED ended question: How do you imagine you will feel when you
achieve this goal? - ✔️✔️✔️Open
Is this an OPEN or CLOSED ended question: Waht is your blood pressure? - ✔️✔️✔
️Closed
The five stages of the Transtheoretical Model: - ✔️✔️✔️1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
Precontemplation - ✔️✔️✔️The individual is not thinking about adopting physical
activity or an exercise program and has no intention of beginning in the foreseeable future(6
months)
Contemplation - ✔️✔️✔️The individual has intentions of becoming more physically
active and/or beginning an exercise program within the next 6 months
Preperation - ✔️✔️✔️Intentions to become physically active or start exercising with the
next month
Action - ✔️✔️✔️Performing regular physical activity and/or exercise up to the minimum
level, at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity leisure-time physical activity per week.
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Maintenance - ✔️✔️✔️Individuals move into this phase once they have sustained regular
physical activity above the minimum levels for 6 consecutive months
Self Efficacy - ✔️✔️✔️An individual's belief that they are capable of performing physical
activity or exercise and adhering to a physically-active lifestyle or an exercise program
Factors that influence Self Efficacy - ✔️✔️✔️Past performance
accomplishments, Mastery experiences, Vicarious experiences/social modeling, Social
persuasion, Physiological states, Affective states
Decisional Balance - ✔️✔️✔️Individuals perceptions, beliefs and interpretation of the
pros and cons related to changing their behavior
Social Cognitive Theory - ✔️✔️✔️theory suggests that behavior change and learning is
affected by three variables including personal characteristics, environmental factors, and
behavioral attributes
Extrinsic Motivation - ✔️✔️✔️Motivation driven by factors external to or outside of the
individual such as financial incentives, awards, competition with others, or approval from
others.
Intrinsic motivation - ✔️✔️✔️Refers to the motivation to perform a task for the inherent
pleasure, satisfaction, or the personal challenge
SMART goals Sands for - ✔️✔️✔️Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time Bound
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