NASM STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Shaking, cold or warm, uncomfortable - ✔✔Which of the following are common
physical indications of a post-stretching session healing crisis?
✔✔Choose an act of self-care to help reset their mood and intention. - ✔✔What should
the fitness professional do before each stretching session in order to best support their
client throughout the session?
✔✔Code of Ethics - ✔✔Which of the following terms defines organizationally
established professional guidelines for practitioner behavior?
✔✔Understanding, compassion and empathy - ✔✔Which of the following emotional
characteristics are most important for the fitness professional to have during an
assisted-stretching session?
✔✔Client centric - ✔✔What should be the primary focus of the fitness professional
during each assisted stretching session?
✔✔Treat myofascial and musculoskeletal dysfunctions and conditions. - ✔✔Which of
the following cannot be performed by a fitness professional?
✔✔Mental stress, tension, and poor sleep quality - ✔✔Which of the following
discomforts may be eased with stretching?
✔✔A client is experiencing pain, discomfort or poor results. - ✔✔When can the fitness
professional possibly modify the assisted stretching protocol?
✔✔Glide movement - ✔✔Which of the following enables the fascial and muscle layers
to move smoothly and safely over each other to create optimal mobility?
✔✔Central nervous system - ✔✔What system is responsible for motor control and
primary foundational movement in the human movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Stress causes an upregulation of the CNS that can negatively impact functional
mobility and flexibility. - ✔✔How does stress cause a dysfunction in the human
movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Cesarean section (C-section) scar - ✔✔Which of the following would cause visceral
motility?
✔✔Proprioceptors - ✔✔What receptors within the muscle ensure that adjustments in
posture and quick reactions are possible?
,✔✔The movement that allows fascia and muscle to slide over each other, allowing
optimal HMS mobility. - ✔✔Which of the following describes the term glide?
✔✔Chronically elongated tissues with a decreased neural drive, preventing normal
movement. - ✔✔Which of the following describes underactive myofascia?
✔✔Joint motion - ✔✔Which of the following best defines mobility?
✔✔The client does not continue to improve after making good initial progress. - ✔✔In
which situation would it be most appropriate to refer a client to a practitioner with more
expertise?
✔✔The relationship between tension and compression elements that describe force
vector concepts applied to biology and the human body. - ✔✔Which of the following
defines biotensegrity?
✔✔Periosteum - ✔✔What type of fascia encases all bones in the body?
✔✔Interoceptive - ✔✔Which system indicates whether or not a client is being honest
with the fitness professional about how they are feeling during a session?
✔✔To increase nervous system activity without pre-exhaustion - ✔✔What is the goal of
assisted stretching during a dynamic warm-up for fitness training?
✔✔Range of motion - ✔✔Which of the following is decreased as a result of excessive
tension within the muscular and fascial systems?
✔✔Flexibility and stretching - ✔✔Which of the following helps the fitness professional to
address a client who is hypomobile after an assessment?
✔✔Glide - ✔✔Which essential mechanical property of fascia diminishes with insufficient
hydration?
✔✔White collagenous fibers - ✔✔Where do muscle tears occur most often?
✔✔Longitudinal - ✔✔Which myofascial fibers help to support standing?
✔✔Tension - ✔✔Which term defines the baseline force on the fascial network that
allows it to accommodate, adapt and respond to varied forces generated by the human
movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Loss of springiness and elastic recoil - ✔✔Which of the following best describes a
change in property seen in unhealthy fascia?
, ✔✔Tension and compression - ✔✔Which mechanical properties work with the fascial
system to mediate forces that the body encounters in life?
✔✔Water and glycosaminoglycans - ✔✔What are the components of ground
substance?
✔✔Pectoralis major - ✔✔Which of the following are not in the Spiral Net (SN)?
✔✔Fibroblasts, fasciacytes, adipocytes - ✔✔What cell types construct fascial tissue?
✔✔All muscles in the body are connected to each other structurally and functionally
through the fascial system. - ✔✔Which of the following best explains the myofascial
network?
✔✔Proprioceptors - ✔✔Which specialized receptors help monitor, regulate, and
maintain optimal movement patterns?
✔✔Pectoralis major - ✔✔Which of the following muscles are included in the Superficial
Front Arm Net (SFAN)?
✔✔Lateral Net (LN) - ✔✔Which fascial net provides the most stability during walking?
✔✔Concave - ✔✔Which side of the curve is considered under excessive compression
in a client with scoliosis?
✔✔Decreased trigger points - ✔✔Which of the following is not a result of localized
dehydration?
✔✔It should be easy to remember and customized - ✔✔What are important aspects of
a client's homework?
✔✔It involves relaxation and breathing - ✔✔Why is motivating a client to complete a
stretch session often easier than other forms of exercise?
✔✔Open communication. - ✔✔What is the best way to establish trust in any
relationship?
✔✔To avoid the chance of injury. - ✔✔What is a primary reason to avoid pain?
✔✔Trust and open communication. - ✔✔What are the two things that are the most
important to develop for a solid relationship between the fitness professional and the
client?
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Shaking, cold or warm, uncomfortable - ✔✔Which of the following are common
physical indications of a post-stretching session healing crisis?
✔✔Choose an act of self-care to help reset their mood and intention. - ✔✔What should
the fitness professional do before each stretching session in order to best support their
client throughout the session?
✔✔Code of Ethics - ✔✔Which of the following terms defines organizationally
established professional guidelines for practitioner behavior?
✔✔Understanding, compassion and empathy - ✔✔Which of the following emotional
characteristics are most important for the fitness professional to have during an
assisted-stretching session?
✔✔Client centric - ✔✔What should be the primary focus of the fitness professional
during each assisted stretching session?
✔✔Treat myofascial and musculoskeletal dysfunctions and conditions. - ✔✔Which of
the following cannot be performed by a fitness professional?
✔✔Mental stress, tension, and poor sleep quality - ✔✔Which of the following
discomforts may be eased with stretching?
✔✔A client is experiencing pain, discomfort or poor results. - ✔✔When can the fitness
professional possibly modify the assisted stretching protocol?
✔✔Glide movement - ✔✔Which of the following enables the fascial and muscle layers
to move smoothly and safely over each other to create optimal mobility?
✔✔Central nervous system - ✔✔What system is responsible for motor control and
primary foundational movement in the human movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Stress causes an upregulation of the CNS that can negatively impact functional
mobility and flexibility. - ✔✔How does stress cause a dysfunction in the human
movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Cesarean section (C-section) scar - ✔✔Which of the following would cause visceral
motility?
✔✔Proprioceptors - ✔✔What receptors within the muscle ensure that adjustments in
posture and quick reactions are possible?
,✔✔The movement that allows fascia and muscle to slide over each other, allowing
optimal HMS mobility. - ✔✔Which of the following describes the term glide?
✔✔Chronically elongated tissues with a decreased neural drive, preventing normal
movement. - ✔✔Which of the following describes underactive myofascia?
✔✔Joint motion - ✔✔Which of the following best defines mobility?
✔✔The client does not continue to improve after making good initial progress. - ✔✔In
which situation would it be most appropriate to refer a client to a practitioner with more
expertise?
✔✔The relationship between tension and compression elements that describe force
vector concepts applied to biology and the human body. - ✔✔Which of the following
defines biotensegrity?
✔✔Periosteum - ✔✔What type of fascia encases all bones in the body?
✔✔Interoceptive - ✔✔Which system indicates whether or not a client is being honest
with the fitness professional about how they are feeling during a session?
✔✔To increase nervous system activity without pre-exhaustion - ✔✔What is the goal of
assisted stretching during a dynamic warm-up for fitness training?
✔✔Range of motion - ✔✔Which of the following is decreased as a result of excessive
tension within the muscular and fascial systems?
✔✔Flexibility and stretching - ✔✔Which of the following helps the fitness professional to
address a client who is hypomobile after an assessment?
✔✔Glide - ✔✔Which essential mechanical property of fascia diminishes with insufficient
hydration?
✔✔White collagenous fibers - ✔✔Where do muscle tears occur most often?
✔✔Longitudinal - ✔✔Which myofascial fibers help to support standing?
✔✔Tension - ✔✔Which term defines the baseline force on the fascial network that
allows it to accommodate, adapt and respond to varied forces generated by the human
movement system (HMS)?
✔✔Loss of springiness and elastic recoil - ✔✔Which of the following best describes a
change in property seen in unhealthy fascia?
, ✔✔Tension and compression - ✔✔Which mechanical properties work with the fascial
system to mediate forces that the body encounters in life?
✔✔Water and glycosaminoglycans - ✔✔What are the components of ground
substance?
✔✔Pectoralis major - ✔✔Which of the following are not in the Spiral Net (SN)?
✔✔Fibroblasts, fasciacytes, adipocytes - ✔✔What cell types construct fascial tissue?
✔✔All muscles in the body are connected to each other structurally and functionally
through the fascial system. - ✔✔Which of the following best explains the myofascial
network?
✔✔Proprioceptors - ✔✔Which specialized receptors help monitor, regulate, and
maintain optimal movement patterns?
✔✔Pectoralis major - ✔✔Which of the following muscles are included in the Superficial
Front Arm Net (SFAN)?
✔✔Lateral Net (LN) - ✔✔Which fascial net provides the most stability during walking?
✔✔Concave - ✔✔Which side of the curve is considered under excessive compression
in a client with scoliosis?
✔✔Decreased trigger points - ✔✔Which of the following is not a result of localized
dehydration?
✔✔It should be easy to remember and customized - ✔✔What are important aspects of
a client's homework?
✔✔It involves relaxation and breathing - ✔✔Why is motivating a client to complete a
stretch session often easier than other forms of exercise?
✔✔Open communication. - ✔✔What is the best way to establish trust in any
relationship?
✔✔To avoid the chance of injury. - ✔✔What is a primary reason to avoid pain?
✔✔Trust and open communication. - ✔✔What are the two things that are the most
important to develop for a solid relationship between the fitness professional and the
client?
