AFAA GROUP FITNESS EXAMINATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What is movement preparation? Answer: It considers required
range of motion of a workout.
◉ What does exercising in the strength level works to do? Answer:
Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to produce force
◉ In addition to improved quality of life and weight loss, what is
another health benefit of fitness? Answer: Elevated mood
◉ What is the classification for obesity? Answer: An individual who
is 45 pounds over the recommended weight for height
◉ What is a dance-oriented workout? Answer: specialty format class
primarily designed to make cardiorespiratory training more
interesting and fun
◉ What are indoor cycling formats are typically taught on stationary
bicycles designed to do? Answer: Simulate an outdoor experience
,◉ HIIT Answer: alternates extremely intense periods with
moderate-to-low intensity recovery periods
◉ Mind-body Answer: class format is most likely to combine
strength, stability, flexibility, balance, and breathing techniques
◉ benefit for participants who attend pre-designed classes Answer:
The ability to see, feel, and visualize long-term progress
◉ Pre-designed class Answer: teaching method where a class
template provides the overall class direction and standards while
allowing instructors to manipulate other variables within those
standards
◉ Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to
increase muscular strength using .... Answer: An opposing force
◉ Group Fitness Instructors should be ready and willing to answer
questions about ... Answer: The workout being presented
◉ Freestyle Answer: teaching method consists of designing,
developing, and delivering movement to group fitness participants
based on the Group Fitness Instructor's own personal preferences,
skill set, and knowledge of exercise selection
, ◉ Bootcamp Answer: class format is most likely to include a
combination of resistance and cardio elements, with a goal of
providing a total-body workout in a military style presentation
◉ muscle balance Answer: Equivalent muscle length surrounding a
joint
◉ Why did the term group fitness replace the term aerobic dance in
the 1990's? Answer: Forms of group exercise emerged that did not
require dance skills
◉ Extension Answer: straightening movement in which the relative
angle between two adjacent segments increases
◉ refers to the down stroke of the cycle Answer: Knee extension
◉ sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body Answer: Medial
◉ Modality Answer: a form or mode of exercise that presents a
specific stress to the body
◉ Concentric Answer: production of a force when a muscle develops
tension while shortening in length
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What is movement preparation? Answer: It considers required
range of motion of a workout.
◉ What does exercising in the strength level works to do? Answer:
Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to produce force
◉ In addition to improved quality of life and weight loss, what is
another health benefit of fitness? Answer: Elevated mood
◉ What is the classification for obesity? Answer: An individual who
is 45 pounds over the recommended weight for height
◉ What is a dance-oriented workout? Answer: specialty format class
primarily designed to make cardiorespiratory training more
interesting and fun
◉ What are indoor cycling formats are typically taught on stationary
bicycles designed to do? Answer: Simulate an outdoor experience
,◉ HIIT Answer: alternates extremely intense periods with
moderate-to-low intensity recovery periods
◉ Mind-body Answer: class format is most likely to combine
strength, stability, flexibility, balance, and breathing techniques
◉ benefit for participants who attend pre-designed classes Answer:
The ability to see, feel, and visualize long-term progress
◉ Pre-designed class Answer: teaching method where a class
template provides the overall class direction and standards while
allowing instructors to manipulate other variables within those
standards
◉ Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to
increase muscular strength using .... Answer: An opposing force
◉ Group Fitness Instructors should be ready and willing to answer
questions about ... Answer: The workout being presented
◉ Freestyle Answer: teaching method consists of designing,
developing, and delivering movement to group fitness participants
based on the Group Fitness Instructor's own personal preferences,
skill set, and knowledge of exercise selection
, ◉ Bootcamp Answer: class format is most likely to include a
combination of resistance and cardio elements, with a goal of
providing a total-body workout in a military style presentation
◉ muscle balance Answer: Equivalent muscle length surrounding a
joint
◉ Why did the term group fitness replace the term aerobic dance in
the 1990's? Answer: Forms of group exercise emerged that did not
require dance skills
◉ Extension Answer: straightening movement in which the relative
angle between two adjacent segments increases
◉ refers to the down stroke of the cycle Answer: Knee extension
◉ sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body Answer: Medial
◉ Modality Answer: a form or mode of exercise that presents a
specific stress to the body
◉ Concentric Answer: production of a force when a muscle develops
tension while shortening in length
