NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How can fitness professionals practice inclusion for those with
limitations and disabilities? -
correct answer ✅Maintain age-appropriate activities and allow all
participants to learn in the same way
How can focusing on coaching and form correction be valuable to
an instructor? -
correct answer ✅Help avoid overtraining syndrome.
Which term refers to the teaching method where a class template
provides the overall class direction and standards while allowing
instructors to manipulate other variables within those standards? -
correct answer ✅Pre-formatted class
Which of the following classes would have a movement prep that
looks and feels very similar to the body of the workout? -
correct answer ✅yoga flow class
Which type of non-verbal communication best displays
acknowledgement and approval of a behavior and increases the
likelihood it will continue? -
correct answer ✅Nodding the head
,NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which training method should be avoided for a participant with
hypertension? -
correct answer ✅Extended isometric and concentric muscle
actions
What is the best starting point when teaching a new exercise? -
correct answer ✅Teach the base move first to develop movement
mastery.
Making sure exercises are planned in a manner that is smooth and
does not have participants changing position or equipment
unnecessarily is what type of planning? -
correct answer ✅Class flow
Within muscle fibers, there are two protein filaments that slide past
each other to produce muscular contractions. What are these
filaments called? -
correct answer ✅Actin and myosin
,NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Exercise should not take place in environments where the AQI (Air
Quality Index) is higher than what? -
correct answer ✅150
What is a sign of overtraining? -
correct answer ✅Persistent muscle soreness
What is an example of adding a proprioceptive challenge to your
class? -
correct answer ✅Moving from a stable lunge to a BOSU lunge.
Hinge forward from the hip joint without bending the knees
further" is an appropriate cue for which strength exercise? -
correct answer ✅Bent over rows
When planning a class, what type of training is going to push both
aerobic and anaerobic systems? -
correct answer ✅Intervals
Where is the sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body? -
correct answer ✅Medial
, NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of exercises are best to avoid if participants are
considered hypertensive? -
correct answer ✅Extended isometric contractions
How often should instructors plan movement accommodations? -
correct answer ✅As needed for every class.
When teaching a small-group circuit training class, an unexpected
participant shows up. The class requires participants to sign-up in
advance due to limited space and equipment. How should the
Group Fitness Instructor handle the situation? -
correct answer ✅Talk to the participant about the class
requirements and allow them to wait and see if there is a no-show
so they can try the class.
Which systems simultaneously work together to provide the body
with adequate oxygen and nutrients while removing waste
products from the cells in the body? -
correct answer ✅Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Dancing and boxing classes are different approaches for what type
of training? -
correct answer ✅Cardiovascular
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How can fitness professionals practice inclusion for those with
limitations and disabilities? -
correct answer ✅Maintain age-appropriate activities and allow all
participants to learn in the same way
How can focusing on coaching and form correction be valuable to
an instructor? -
correct answer ✅Help avoid overtraining syndrome.
Which term refers to the teaching method where a class template
provides the overall class direction and standards while allowing
instructors to manipulate other variables within those standards? -
correct answer ✅Pre-formatted class
Which of the following classes would have a movement prep that
looks and feels very similar to the body of the workout? -
correct answer ✅yoga flow class
Which type of non-verbal communication best displays
acknowledgement and approval of a behavior and increases the
likelihood it will continue? -
correct answer ✅Nodding the head
,NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which training method should be avoided for a participant with
hypertension? -
correct answer ✅Extended isometric and concentric muscle
actions
What is the best starting point when teaching a new exercise? -
correct answer ✅Teach the base move first to develop movement
mastery.
Making sure exercises are planned in a manner that is smooth and
does not have participants changing position or equipment
unnecessarily is what type of planning? -
correct answer ✅Class flow
Within muscle fibers, there are two protein filaments that slide past
each other to produce muscular contractions. What are these
filaments called? -
correct answer ✅Actin and myosin
,NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Exercise should not take place in environments where the AQI (Air
Quality Index) is higher than what? -
correct answer ✅150
What is a sign of overtraining? -
correct answer ✅Persistent muscle soreness
What is an example of adding a proprioceptive challenge to your
class? -
correct answer ✅Moving from a stable lunge to a BOSU lunge.
Hinge forward from the hip joint without bending the knees
further" is an appropriate cue for which strength exercise? -
correct answer ✅Bent over rows
When planning a class, what type of training is going to push both
aerobic and anaerobic systems? -
correct answer ✅Intervals
Where is the sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body? -
correct answer ✅Medial
, NASM GFI PRACTICE TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of exercises are best to avoid if participants are
considered hypertensive? -
correct answer ✅Extended isometric contractions
How often should instructors plan movement accommodations? -
correct answer ✅As needed for every class.
When teaching a small-group circuit training class, an unexpected
participant shows up. The class requires participants to sign-up in
advance due to limited space and equipment. How should the
Group Fitness Instructor handle the situation? -
correct answer ✅Talk to the participant about the class
requirements and allow them to wait and see if there is a no-show
so they can try the class.
Which systems simultaneously work together to provide the body
with adequate oxygen and nutrients while removing waste
products from the cells in the body? -
correct answer ✅Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Dancing and boxing classes are different approaches for what type
of training? -
correct answer ✅Cardiovascular
