NASM WEIGHT LOSS SPECIALIST Actual Exam Questions
and 100% Verified Answers 2025.
QUESTION: What is self-efficacy? - Correct Ans- An individual's' belief in their capabilities to carry out a specific
task in order to achieve a desired outcome
QUESTION: Jose is recommended to cut out regular soda consumption. Replacing it with water is ideal, but
swapping in diet/zero-calorie soft drinks is also allowed. What behavioral intervention does this strategy
reflect? - Correct Ans- Restriction
QUESTION: Where appropriate, which type of exercise should be prioritize? - Correct Ans- Multi-joint exercises
QUESTION: Which of the following is true regarding resistance training and weight loss? - Correct Ans-
Resistance training may maintain or reduce the loss of FFM during weight loss.
QUESTION: What may help to better regulate energy intake? - Correct Ans- High energy expenditure/high
physical activity
QUESTION: What is calorie density? - Correct Ans- The amount of calories per weight or volume of food
QUESTION: What is the asymmetric model of set point theory? - Correct Ans- The body's signals to resist an
energy deficit are stronger than to resist an energy surplus.
QUESTION: In which ways can resistance training increase TDEE? - Correct Ans- Energy expended during
training session, increase in RMR during recovery, and possible improvement in NEAT
QUESTION: What role do genes play in the obesity epidemic? - Correct Ans- A combination of genes can
determine a person's susceptibility to becoming obese in the modern-day food environment.
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,QUESTION: Why is adopting new eating habits more effective than advising the client to stop certain
behaviors? - Correct Ans- New eating habits will prevent poor dietary behaviors.
QUESTION: Alternate day fasting is superior to daily calorie restriction for which outcome? - Correct Ans-
Weight loss
QUESTION: Gina is a 51-year-old woman who has been working with you for the past 2 weeks. During a
training session, she says that lately she has been snacking a great deal at night after dinner. She asks you for
advice. What would be the most appropriate response as a coach? - Correct Ans- Ask Gina to review her
reasons for snacking and her earlier intake. Is she snacking because she is hungry, bored, or stressed? Did she
eat enough at dinner?
QUESTION: Which movement pattern does research suggest is predictive of the risk of musculoskeletal injuries
in individuals who practice physical exertion? - Correct Ans- Squatting
QUESTION: Which of the following statements best describes the role of a WLS in a fitness setting? - Correct
Ans- The WLS is a fitness specialist and a coach to clients who are seeking significant weight loss.
QUESTION: Which item represents the processes of your body and cells maintaining their living functions? -
Correct Ans- Metabolism
QUESTION: Which blood pressure result would indicate Stage 2 Hypertension and require medical monitoring?
- Correct Ans- Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg
QUESTION: The cells that store fatty acids are known as what type of cell? - Correct Ans- Adipocyte
QUESTION: A healthy diet pattern suggests a saturated fat intake of what percent of calories? - Correct Ans-
Less than 10% of calories
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,QUESTION: Farrah started doing aerobic training 5 days per week. She hasn't experienced any change in body
weight. What is most likely true? - Correct Ans- She has compensated for the exercise by being less active
outside of the exercise and/or eating more.
QUESTION: Rises in obesity often parallel this phenomena in different countries. - Correct Ans-
Industrialization
QUESTION: Aside from a physical and a fitness assessment, what other type of assessment should a WLS
perform prior to program design for a client? - Correct Ans- A lifestyle assessment
QUESTION: What is the purpose of asking a client why they did not choose a lower number when using the
rulers? - Correct Ans- It lets the client talk about the positive reasons why they are motivated to reach their
goals.
QUESTION: Angela is on a weight loss plan and needs to consume fewer calories to be in a caloric deficit?
What is one recommended strategy? - Correct Ans- Replace simple carbohydrate foods such as rice and pasta
with whole vegetables.
QUESTION: In which cases is it likely a good idea to avoid taking body weight measurements? - Correct Ans-
With clients who report negative emotion, stress, or feelings of stigma based on body composition evaluation
QUESTION: How is uptake of cortisol into tissue affected by obesity? - Correct Ans- Uptake is increased.
QUESTION: Bill is a client you have been working with over the past 6 weeks. At your recent session, he
expressed feeling frustrated that he has hit a plateau and seems unable to lose any more weight. He asks you
to give him a meal plan with macronutrient targets to follow. What would be the appropriate response to Bill? -
Correct Ans- Express understanding of his frustration and explain that it is not within your scope of practice to
provide a meal plan but that you can review factors in his diet that may be contributing to a plateau.
QUESTION: Which of the following happens to NEAT with weight loss? - Correct Ans- It decreases more than
expected based on the weight loss alone.
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, QUESTION: Which of the following represents the largest portion of energy expenditure in most people? -
Correct Ans- RMR
QUESTION: What is integrated training? - Correct Ans- A strategy that combines all forms of exercise in a
systematic and progressive fashion.
QUESTION: What term describes the feeling of fullness that persists after eating a meal? - Correct Ans- Satiety
QUESTION: The rates of youth obesity have increased how much since the 1970s? - Correct Ans- 4-fold
QUESTION: What is happening to the rates of obesity around the world? - Correct Ans- They are increasing.
QUESTION: Why might it be problematic to use the "1 lb. fat = 3,500 kcal rule" to set weight loss targets? -
Correct Ans- The rule often overestimates the amount of weight loss that will occur.
QUESTION: Being able to relate to another person's feelings or emotions by "putting yourself in someone
else's shoes," refers to which term? - Correct Ans- Empathy
QUESTION: What mechanism drives the blunting of the reward system among people with obesity? - Correct
Ans- Downregulation of dopamine receptors
QUESTION: What are the two primary, modifiable factors that play a key role in weight management? - Correct
Ans- Physical activity and diet
QUESTION: A long-term client has indicated that every morning on arriving to work he goes to the breakroom
for coffee and is often tempted by donuts that co-workers routinely bring in. Enjoying the taste of the donuts
every morning would be an example of which of the following? - Correct Ans- Reward
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and 100% Verified Answers 2025.
QUESTION: What is self-efficacy? - Correct Ans- An individual's' belief in their capabilities to carry out a specific
task in order to achieve a desired outcome
QUESTION: Jose is recommended to cut out regular soda consumption. Replacing it with water is ideal, but
swapping in diet/zero-calorie soft drinks is also allowed. What behavioral intervention does this strategy
reflect? - Correct Ans- Restriction
QUESTION: Where appropriate, which type of exercise should be prioritize? - Correct Ans- Multi-joint exercises
QUESTION: Which of the following is true regarding resistance training and weight loss? - Correct Ans-
Resistance training may maintain or reduce the loss of FFM during weight loss.
QUESTION: What may help to better regulate energy intake? - Correct Ans- High energy expenditure/high
physical activity
QUESTION: What is calorie density? - Correct Ans- The amount of calories per weight or volume of food
QUESTION: What is the asymmetric model of set point theory? - Correct Ans- The body's signals to resist an
energy deficit are stronger than to resist an energy surplus.
QUESTION: In which ways can resistance training increase TDEE? - Correct Ans- Energy expended during
training session, increase in RMR during recovery, and possible improvement in NEAT
QUESTION: What role do genes play in the obesity epidemic? - Correct Ans- A combination of genes can
determine a person's susceptibility to becoming obese in the modern-day food environment.
1|Page
,QUESTION: Why is adopting new eating habits more effective than advising the client to stop certain
behaviors? - Correct Ans- New eating habits will prevent poor dietary behaviors.
QUESTION: Alternate day fasting is superior to daily calorie restriction for which outcome? - Correct Ans-
Weight loss
QUESTION: Gina is a 51-year-old woman who has been working with you for the past 2 weeks. During a
training session, she says that lately she has been snacking a great deal at night after dinner. She asks you for
advice. What would be the most appropriate response as a coach? - Correct Ans- Ask Gina to review her
reasons for snacking and her earlier intake. Is she snacking because she is hungry, bored, or stressed? Did she
eat enough at dinner?
QUESTION: Which movement pattern does research suggest is predictive of the risk of musculoskeletal injuries
in individuals who practice physical exertion? - Correct Ans- Squatting
QUESTION: Which of the following statements best describes the role of a WLS in a fitness setting? - Correct
Ans- The WLS is a fitness specialist and a coach to clients who are seeking significant weight loss.
QUESTION: Which item represents the processes of your body and cells maintaining their living functions? -
Correct Ans- Metabolism
QUESTION: Which blood pressure result would indicate Stage 2 Hypertension and require medical monitoring?
- Correct Ans- Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg
QUESTION: The cells that store fatty acids are known as what type of cell? - Correct Ans- Adipocyte
QUESTION: A healthy diet pattern suggests a saturated fat intake of what percent of calories? - Correct Ans-
Less than 10% of calories
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,QUESTION: Farrah started doing aerobic training 5 days per week. She hasn't experienced any change in body
weight. What is most likely true? - Correct Ans- She has compensated for the exercise by being less active
outside of the exercise and/or eating more.
QUESTION: Rises in obesity often parallel this phenomena in different countries. - Correct Ans-
Industrialization
QUESTION: Aside from a physical and a fitness assessment, what other type of assessment should a WLS
perform prior to program design for a client? - Correct Ans- A lifestyle assessment
QUESTION: What is the purpose of asking a client why they did not choose a lower number when using the
rulers? - Correct Ans- It lets the client talk about the positive reasons why they are motivated to reach their
goals.
QUESTION: Angela is on a weight loss plan and needs to consume fewer calories to be in a caloric deficit?
What is one recommended strategy? - Correct Ans- Replace simple carbohydrate foods such as rice and pasta
with whole vegetables.
QUESTION: In which cases is it likely a good idea to avoid taking body weight measurements? - Correct Ans-
With clients who report negative emotion, stress, or feelings of stigma based on body composition evaluation
QUESTION: How is uptake of cortisol into tissue affected by obesity? - Correct Ans- Uptake is increased.
QUESTION: Bill is a client you have been working with over the past 6 weeks. At your recent session, he
expressed feeling frustrated that he has hit a plateau and seems unable to lose any more weight. He asks you
to give him a meal plan with macronutrient targets to follow. What would be the appropriate response to Bill? -
Correct Ans- Express understanding of his frustration and explain that it is not within your scope of practice to
provide a meal plan but that you can review factors in his diet that may be contributing to a plateau.
QUESTION: Which of the following happens to NEAT with weight loss? - Correct Ans- It decreases more than
expected based on the weight loss alone.
3|Page
, QUESTION: Which of the following represents the largest portion of energy expenditure in most people? -
Correct Ans- RMR
QUESTION: What is integrated training? - Correct Ans- A strategy that combines all forms of exercise in a
systematic and progressive fashion.
QUESTION: What term describes the feeling of fullness that persists after eating a meal? - Correct Ans- Satiety
QUESTION: The rates of youth obesity have increased how much since the 1970s? - Correct Ans- 4-fold
QUESTION: What is happening to the rates of obesity around the world? - Correct Ans- They are increasing.
QUESTION: Why might it be problematic to use the "1 lb. fat = 3,500 kcal rule" to set weight loss targets? -
Correct Ans- The rule often overestimates the amount of weight loss that will occur.
QUESTION: Being able to relate to another person's feelings or emotions by "putting yourself in someone
else's shoes," refers to which term? - Correct Ans- Empathy
QUESTION: What mechanism drives the blunting of the reward system among people with obesity? - Correct
Ans- Downregulation of dopamine receptors
QUESTION: What are the two primary, modifiable factors that play a key role in weight management? - Correct
Ans- Physical activity and diet
QUESTION: A long-term client has indicated that every morning on arriving to work he goes to the breakroom
for coffee and is often tempted by donuts that co-workers routinely bring in. Enjoying the taste of the donuts
every morning would be an example of which of the following? - Correct Ans- Reward
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