NAFC Fitness Assessment: Section 1
Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
The leading cause of death in the US - ANSWER✔✔-heart disease
About 600,000 (1 in 4) people die of ___________________ in the US every year -
ANSWER✔✔-heart disease.
Coronary Heart Disease - ANSWER✔✔-is the most common type of heart disease,
killing 380k/yr
CHD costs the US ______ billion each year. This includes cost of health care,
medications, and lost productivity - ANSWER✔✔-$108.9
Personal trainers - ANSWER✔✔-have a responsibility to educate clients of ways to
stave off cardiovascular diseases
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-A buildup of plaque that narrows the arteries and
restricts blood flow
When comparing risk factors for cardiovascular disease, - ANSWER✔✔-studies show
that the disparity between sedentary populations and moderate exercisers is the
greatest
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, Fatigue is caused by - ANSWER✔✔-The body's inability to deliver energy (atp) to meet
the demands of the exertion
Cardio respiratory endurance - ANSWER✔✔-body's ability to
deliver oxygen and other nutrients to tissue and to remove waste products
over a sustained period of time
Increasing cardio-respiratory endurance - ANSWER✔✔-can delay and prevent the
prevalence of this cardiovascular disease
Alveoli - ANSWER✔✔-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries
oxygen for delivery to cells
Lungs function - ANSWER✔✔-a conduit that passes oxygen to the heart via alveoli and
hemoglobin in the
bloodstream to create oxygenated blood
This oxygenated blood is
important - ANSWER✔✔-because it can be pumped to the rest of the organs and tissue
to
create energy.
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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
The leading cause of death in the US - ANSWER✔✔-heart disease
About 600,000 (1 in 4) people die of ___________________ in the US every year -
ANSWER✔✔-heart disease.
Coronary Heart Disease - ANSWER✔✔-is the most common type of heart disease,
killing 380k/yr
CHD costs the US ______ billion each year. This includes cost of health care,
medications, and lost productivity - ANSWER✔✔-$108.9
Personal trainers - ANSWER✔✔-have a responsibility to educate clients of ways to
stave off cardiovascular diseases
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER✔✔-A buildup of plaque that narrows the arteries and
restricts blood flow
When comparing risk factors for cardiovascular disease, - ANSWER✔✔-studies show
that the disparity between sedentary populations and moderate exercisers is the
greatest
COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Fatigue is caused by - ANSWER✔✔-The body's inability to deliver energy (atp) to meet
the demands of the exertion
Cardio respiratory endurance - ANSWER✔✔-body's ability to
deliver oxygen and other nutrients to tissue and to remove waste products
over a sustained period of time
Increasing cardio-respiratory endurance - ANSWER✔✔-can delay and prevent the
prevalence of this cardiovascular disease
Alveoli - ANSWER✔✔-tiny sacs of lung tissue specialized for the movement of gases
between air and blood
Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries
oxygen for delivery to cells
Lungs function - ANSWER✔✔-a conduit that passes oxygen to the heart via alveoli and
hemoglobin in the
bloodstream to create oxygenated blood
This oxygenated blood is
important - ANSWER✔✔-because it can be pumped to the rest of the organs and tissue
to
create energy.
COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
