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NASM CPT7 Exam 2025
SWOT Analysis - -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
CEUs - -continuing education units; 2.0 units of CEU must be completed every 2 years
Extrinsic Motivation - -participating in an activity or behavior in order to get a reward or
recognition from others
Intrinsic Motivation - -engaging in an activity or behavior because they feel satisfaction
Process Goals - -focus on the actions an individual must engage in during performance
to execute or perform well
Outcome Goals - -targets for performance that focus on the end result of the activity
Instrumental Support - -actions that directly facilitate a behavior to happen , ex- driving
someone to the gym
Emotional Support - -The encouragement and positive reinforcement that is provided
from an individual to another, which includes being caring, empathetic, and showing
concern
Informational Support - -Providing accurate, current, and informative information, ex-
from trainers
Companionship Support - -When someone engages in a behavior with an individual, ex-
exercising with a friend or partner
Precontemplation - -Individual is either unaware or not interested in making a change
within the next 6 months
Contemplation - -Individual does not currently exercise, but is planning to start within 6
months
Preparation - -Individual is planning to begin exercising soon, and has taken steps
toward it, and may even be sporadically exercising
Action - -Individual has been exercising for less than 6 months
Maintenance - -Individual has been exercising consistently for 6 months or more
SMART Goals - -Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
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Osteoblasts - -Special cells that form and lay down new bone tissue
Osteoclasts - -Special cells that break down and remove old bone tissue
Vertebral Column - -Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
Sliding Filament Theory - -Theory on the mechanism for muscle contraction
Actin - -Thin filaments
Myosin - -Thick filament
Type I Muscle Fibers - -Smaller, slow twitch, more resistant to fatigue
Type II Muscle Fibers - -Larger, fast twitch, faster to fatigue
Aerobic - -Requires oxygen
Muscle Spindles - -Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and
the rate of that change, stretch reflex
Golgi Tendon - -Sensitive to changes in muscle tension and rate of tension change
Atrium - -Superior chambers of the heart that gather blood returning to the heart
Ventricle - -Inferior chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and body
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) - -Located in the right atrium, serves as a natural pacemaker
for the heart
Arteries - -Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
Veins - -Vessels that carry blood to the heart
Hypertension - -140/90 or higher
Gluconeogenesis - -The formation of glucose from proteins and fats only
Sagittal Plane - -Divides body into left and right halves, front-to-back and up-and-down
movements
Frontal Plane - -Divides body into front and back halves, side-to-side movements
Transverse Plane - -Divides body into top and bottom halves, horizontal abduction and
adduction, ex- chest flys
NASM
NASM CPT7 Exam 2025
SWOT Analysis - -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
CEUs - -continuing education units; 2.0 units of CEU must be completed every 2 years
Extrinsic Motivation - -participating in an activity or behavior in order to get a reward or
recognition from others
Intrinsic Motivation - -engaging in an activity or behavior because they feel satisfaction
Process Goals - -focus on the actions an individual must engage in during performance
to execute or perform well
Outcome Goals - -targets for performance that focus on the end result of the activity
Instrumental Support - -actions that directly facilitate a behavior to happen , ex- driving
someone to the gym
Emotional Support - -The encouragement and positive reinforcement that is provided
from an individual to another, which includes being caring, empathetic, and showing
concern
Informational Support - -Providing accurate, current, and informative information, ex-
from trainers
Companionship Support - -When someone engages in a behavior with an individual, ex-
exercising with a friend or partner
Precontemplation - -Individual is either unaware or not interested in making a change
within the next 6 months
Contemplation - -Individual does not currently exercise, but is planning to start within 6
months
Preparation - -Individual is planning to begin exercising soon, and has taken steps
toward it, and may even be sporadically exercising
Action - -Individual has been exercising for less than 6 months
Maintenance - -Individual has been exercising consistently for 6 months or more
SMART Goals - -Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely
NASM
, NASM
Osteoblasts - -Special cells that form and lay down new bone tissue
Osteoclasts - -Special cells that break down and remove old bone tissue
Vertebral Column - -Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
Sliding Filament Theory - -Theory on the mechanism for muscle contraction
Actin - -Thin filaments
Myosin - -Thick filament
Type I Muscle Fibers - -Smaller, slow twitch, more resistant to fatigue
Type II Muscle Fibers - -Larger, fast twitch, faster to fatigue
Aerobic - -Requires oxygen
Muscle Spindles - -Sensory receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and
the rate of that change, stretch reflex
Golgi Tendon - -Sensitive to changes in muscle tension and rate of tension change
Atrium - -Superior chambers of the heart that gather blood returning to the heart
Ventricle - -Inferior chambers of the heart that pump blood to the lungs and body
Sinoatrial Node (SA Node) - -Located in the right atrium, serves as a natural pacemaker
for the heart
Arteries - -Vessels that transport blood away from the heart
Veins - -Vessels that carry blood to the heart
Hypertension - -140/90 or higher
Gluconeogenesis - -The formation of glucose from proteins and fats only
Sagittal Plane - -Divides body into left and right halves, front-to-back and up-and-down
movements
Frontal Plane - -Divides body into front and back halves, side-to-side movements
Transverse Plane - -Divides body into top and bottom halves, horizontal abduction and
adduction, ex- chest flys
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