NCSF Exam with Questions and Correct
Answers Latest updated 2025
The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure fluctuations
is known as ______________. - CORRECT ANSWERS vascular compliance
Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's
health and well-being? - CORRECT ANSWERS quitting smoking
Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from plaque
termed ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS atherosclerosis
Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her high
blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After 3
months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to
expect upon re-evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWERS 130/84 mmHg
What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease? -
CORRECT ANSWERS visceral
VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most
important type of exercise for health. - CORRECT ANSWERS cardiovascular training
Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity? - CORRECT ANSWERS sugar
increases insulin which inhibits lipolysis
When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum
frequency for total-body work is ____ per week? - CORRECT ANSWERS twice
While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week, for
fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week. - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2,000
Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging? - CORRECT
ANSWERS muscular power
Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile? -
CORRECT ANSWERS HDL will increase
Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is
overweight and inactive? - CORRECT ANSWERS adding daily physical activity
, What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWERS no joint movement
What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip and
knee joints? - CORRECT ANSWERS rectus femoris
What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine? -
CORRECT ANSWERS lordotic
All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except: - CORRECT ANSWERS levator
scapulae
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted during
the crunch movement? - CORRECT ANSWERS rectus abdominis
When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat),
what hip extensor is the prime mover? - CORRECT ANSWERS gluteus maximus
What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift? -
CORRECT ANSWERS hamstrings
During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________. -
CORRECT ANSWERS eccentrically
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS deltoid
Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
concentric contraction of the rhomboids
The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the
spine? - CORRECT ANSWERS lumbar and sacrum
__________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Proprioception
The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle;
reducing involvement of the rotator cuff? - CORRECT ANSWERS 30°
The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which
movement plane? - CORRECT ANSWERS sagittal
Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane? - CORRECT
ANSWERS tensor fascia latae
quadratus lumborum
Answers Latest updated 2025
The ability of vessels to expand and contract to accommodate blood pressure fluctuations
is known as ______________. - CORRECT ANSWERS vascular compliance
Which of the following actions would have the greatest positive impact on your client's
health and well-being? - CORRECT ANSWERS quitting smoking
Hypertension causes a cascade of events that lead to the blockage of arteries from plaque
termed ________. - CORRECT ANSWERS atherosclerosis
Your client was advised by her physician to begin an exercise program to reduce her high
blood pressure. During her last evaluation it was measured at 141/92 mmHg. After 3
months of regular aerobic activity, what is a realistic blood pressure measurement to
expect upon re-evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWERS 130/84 mmHg
What type of fat storage is considered a high risk factor for cardiovascular disease? -
CORRECT ANSWERS visceral
VO2max correlates to both disease risk and lifespan making __________ the most
important type of exercise for health. - CORRECT ANSWERS cardiovascular training
Why does a high-sugar diet increase the risk for obesity? - CORRECT ANSWERS sugar
increases insulin which inhibits lipolysis
When programming resistance training, general guidelines all suggest the minimum
frequency for total-body work is ____ per week? - CORRECT ANSWERS twice
While health maintenance requires physical activity equivalents of 1,000 kcal per week, for
fitness-level protection that number increases to ______ kcals per week. - CORRECT
ANSWERS 2,000
Which is a key performance-related component of fitness for active aging? - CORRECT
ANSWERS muscular power
Routine, moderate-intensity jogging will have what affect on one's blood lipid profile? -
CORRECT ANSWERS HDL will increase
Which of the following would have the greatest impact on health for an individual who is
overweight and inactive? - CORRECT ANSWERS adding daily physical activity
, What is the correct movement of the glenohumeral joint during the tricep pushdown
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWERS no joint movement
What is the dual-action muscle of the quadriceps; allowing it to act upon both the hip and
knee joints? - CORRECT ANSWERS rectus femoris
What is the term used to describe the natural curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine? -
CORRECT ANSWERS lordotic
All of the following are rotator cuff muscles, except: - CORRECT ANSWERS levator
scapulae
Which muscle is responsible for the first 30 degrees of trunk flexion and is targeted during
the crunch movement? - CORRECT ANSWERS rectus abdominis
When the hip and knee are fully flexed as seen in the single-leg squat (Bulgarian squat),
what hip extensor is the prime mover? - CORRECT ANSWERS gluteus maximus
What muscle acts as the agonist during performance of the Romanian deadlift? -
CORRECT ANSWERS hamstrings
During the descent phase of the standing barbell curl, the biceps contract _________. -
CORRECT ANSWERS eccentrically
The prime mover of the dumbbell side raise exercise is the ______________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS deltoid
Retraction of the scapula during the seated row is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
concentric contraction of the rhomboids
The majority of back injuries from incorrect lifting occur between which segments of the
spine? - CORRECT ANSWERS lumbar and sacrum
__________ refers to a spatial familiarity from improvements in the nervous system. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Proprioception
The deltoid becomes the primary abductor of the humerus beginning at what joint angle;
reducing involvement of the rotator cuff? - CORRECT ANSWERS 30°
The performance of a lunge with forward press on a cable machine occurs in which
movement plane? - CORRECT ANSWERS sagittal
Which of the following muscles cause movement in the frontal plane? - CORRECT
ANSWERS tensor fascia latae
quadratus lumborum
