AAAI-ISMA Personal Trainer Certification
Exam Questions And Answers 2025 Update.
Benefits of Exercise - Answer✔increased longevity, strengthens bones, improves mood, fights
depression, reduces stress, daily functions, better sleep, increased flexibility, reduces risk of
CVD, reduces risk of cancer, reduces aches/pains, reduces risk of injury, weight control,
improved balance, improved reaction time, improved self image
Components of Physical Fitness - Answer✔Body composition
flexibility
Aerobic Endurance
Muscular Endurance
Muscular Strength
Body composition - Answer✔scale weight: 2-4 pound daily fluctuations are normal
Body Mass Index: BMI (Wt/ht squared)
Body Fat: Hydrostatic weighing(uww), skin calipers, bioelectrical impedance (BIA), Goal-<20men
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Flexibility - Answer✔Static
PNF
Ballistic
Static - Answer✔slowly move to point of mild discomfort
PNF - Answer✔joint is moved to point of mild discomfort
6s is maximal voluntary isometric contraction
joint is further stretched to mild discomfort
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new position is maintained for 10-30s
Ballistic - Answer✔bouncing or jerking
does not work
may cause injury
Proprioceptors - Answer✔musculotendinous
labryinthine
Aerobic endurance - Answer✔Cardio-respiratory vs cardiovascular
HR tells us level of fitness and intensity of exercise
THR is determined lower for first 4-6 weeks
upper limit is intermediate and advanced
Karvonen Formula - Answer✔220-age= Maximum Heart Rate (MHR)
MHR-Resting Heart Rate(RHR)=Heart Rate ReserveHRR
HRR*.6=A desired intensities
HRR*.85=B
A+RHR=Lower THRZ
B+RHR=Upper THRZ Target heart rate zones
Cardiorespiratory Physiology - Answer✔Heart Rate HR
Stroke Volume SV
Cardiac Output Q
Ejection Fraction EF
Blood Pressure
Oxygen uptake
VO2 max
MET
HR - Answer✔Heart Rate
number of times your heart beats per minute
SV - Answer✔Stroke volume
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