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NASM CES 2025/2026 Final Exam Preparation | Full
Practice Questions & Correct Answers | Corrective
Exercise Specialist Training Resource
NASM CES FINAL EXAM (2025/2026)
Practice Exam with Complete Study Questions and Answers | Corrective Exercise Specialist |
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Overview
This 2025/2026 study resource provides a comprehensive practice-style Corrective Exercise
Specialist exam modeled on NASM’s current standards. It supports learners in understanding the
principles of assessment, movement dysfunction analysis, program design, and corrective strategies
used within the NASM CES curriculum.
Key Features
✓ Practice-style questions aligned with NASM CES domains
✓ Updated corrective exercise strategies and movement science principles
✓ Step-by-step reasoning with correct answer explanations
✓ Aligned with 2025/2026 NASM performance and assessment standards
✓ Useful for learners preparing for college coursework or personal study
Content Domains
• Human Movement Science & Kinesiology
• Assessment & Dysfunction Identification
• Corrective Exercise Techniques
• Program Design & Implementation
• Client Interaction & Professional Practice
, Answer Format
Answers are provided with:
• Technique explanations
• Movement-compensation breakdowns
• Evidence-based exercise rationales
• Clear step-by-step reasoning
Critical Updates 2025/2026
◆ NEW – Expanded guidance on kinetic chain checkpoints
◆ UPDATED – Movement assessment models and evidence-based practice
◆ REVISED – Corrective flexibility, activation, and integration strategies
◆ MODERNIZED – Industry applications for corrective programming
What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese?
33.8%
More than one third of all work-related injuries involve the trunk, and of these
More than 60% involve the low back
What percentage of ACL injuries are estimated to be non-contact?
70/75%
Which of the following corrective exercise techniques are used to reeducate underactive tissues?
Activation techniques
What are four components of the corrective exercise continuum?
Inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
Which of the following movements is predominantly performed in the frontal plane?
Side shuffling
Which of the following are major soft tissue contributors to the deep longitudinal subsystem?
Erector Spinae, thoracolumbar fascia, sacrotuberous ligament, biceps femoris
What does eccentric deceleration mean?
When a resistive force overcomes a muscle's developed tension
Which of the following subsystems transfers forces that are summated from the muscle's
transverse plane orientation to propulsion in the sagittal plane, as it occurs during walking or
running?
NASM CES 2025/2026 Final Exam Preparation | Full
Practice Questions & Correct Answers | Corrective
Exercise Specialist Training Resource
NASM CES FINAL EXAM (2025/2026)
Practice Exam with Complete Study Questions and Answers | Corrective Exercise Specialist |
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Overview
This 2025/2026 study resource provides a comprehensive practice-style Corrective Exercise
Specialist exam modeled on NASM’s current standards. It supports learners in understanding the
principles of assessment, movement dysfunction analysis, program design, and corrective strategies
used within the NASM CES curriculum.
Key Features
✓ Practice-style questions aligned with NASM CES domains
✓ Updated corrective exercise strategies and movement science principles
✓ Step-by-step reasoning with correct answer explanations
✓ Aligned with 2025/2026 NASM performance and assessment standards
✓ Useful for learners preparing for college coursework or personal study
Content Domains
• Human Movement Science & Kinesiology
• Assessment & Dysfunction Identification
• Corrective Exercise Techniques
• Program Design & Implementation
• Client Interaction & Professional Practice
, Answer Format
Answers are provided with:
• Technique explanations
• Movement-compensation breakdowns
• Evidence-based exercise rationales
• Clear step-by-step reasoning
Critical Updates 2025/2026
◆ NEW – Expanded guidance on kinetic chain checkpoints
◆ UPDATED – Movement assessment models and evidence-based practice
◆ REVISED – Corrective flexibility, activation, and integration strategies
◆ MODERNIZED – Industry applications for corrective programming
What percentage of the population is estimated to be obese?
33.8%
More than one third of all work-related injuries involve the trunk, and of these
More than 60% involve the low back
What percentage of ACL injuries are estimated to be non-contact?
70/75%
Which of the following corrective exercise techniques are used to reeducate underactive tissues?
Activation techniques
What are four components of the corrective exercise continuum?
Inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate
Which of the following movements is predominantly performed in the frontal plane?
Side shuffling
Which of the following are major soft tissue contributors to the deep longitudinal subsystem?
Erector Spinae, thoracolumbar fascia, sacrotuberous ligament, biceps femoris
What does eccentric deceleration mean?
When a resistive force overcomes a muscle's developed tension
Which of the following subsystems transfers forces that are summated from the muscle's
transverse plane orientation to propulsion in the sagittal plane, as it occurs during walking or
running?
