CANFITPRO PERSONAL TRAINING SPECIALIST
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MARKED A+
✔✔What are some benefits of a warm up? - ✔✔W - warms muscles
I - reduces injury
H- increases heart rate
M - prepares the mind, mental capacity
B - increases blood flow and O2 levels
✔✔What are the primary functions of a warm up? - ✔✔M - movement rehearsal
E - elevated body temp
F - functional preparation
S - systemic excitation (preparing all bodys systems for increased physical activity)
✔✔What are the 2 phases of a warm up? - ✔✔General - dynamic ROM-major joint
muscles - all group muscle preparation eg. cardio
Specific - specific muscle group recruitment - prep for strenuous activity - specific areas
of the body
✔✔What are some benefits to cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔-reduces heart disease
-increases metabolism
-decreases stress/anxiety/depression
-improves heart and lung capacity
-regulates blood pressure
-improves core strength
-decreases body fat
-strengthens muscles
-promotes joint stability
-lowers risk of diabetes
✔✔What are the primary functions of cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔A - aerobic
capacity and endurance
I - integrate and activate all systems
T - teach muscle mastery through movement patterns
F - flexibility
✔✔Integrating all body systems means... - ✔✔The heart's ability to distribute blood and
oxygen.
✔✔Teaching muscle mastery is... - ✔✔The muscle's ability to extract and use oxygen to
produce aerobic energy.
, ✔✔What are the phases of cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔Warm Up - get body ready,
protect against injury, oiling of the joints, preparing mental capacity for increased
physical activity
Pre/Peak Cardio - to increase HR to 55-65% HRMax, to intro more intensity, to obtain
steady state at 65-85% HRMax
Cardio Recovery - transition from cardio to next phase of class/program, lower HR,
lower BP, lower breathing intensity
✔✔What are the benefits of muscle conditioning? - ✔✔J - joint stability
B - bone strength
F.S - fibre size of muscles
O - prevents Osteoporosis
I - reduces injury
✔✔What are the primary functions of muscle conditioning? - ✔✔M - muscle strength
M - muscle endurance
F - functional performance/power
✔✔What are the benefits of a final cool down? - ✔✔T - release tension in the body from
physical work out
I - reduce risk of injury
F - flexibility training op
R - relaxation response
✔✔What are the primary functions of a cool down? - ✔✔F - flexibility training op
I - integrate all benefits of work out
R - relaxation response
✔✔Explain bioenergetics - ✔✔Its the study of how energy flows through the body.
✔✔What are the phases of a final cool down? - ✔✔T - transition to relaxed state - pre
work out state
F - flexibility training op
R - relaxation response
✔✔Explain energy. - ✔✔Its the body's ability to do physical work.
✔✔What is homeostasis? - ✔✔When the O2 supply meets the O2 demand - steady
state - Available energy meets the energy demand.
✔✔Metabolism is.. - ✔✔Sum of all chemical reactions in the body that use or create
energy
✔✔Lactate Threshold is... - ✔✔The point that the body's aerobic system cannot supply
enough ATP forcing the anaerobic system to increase their ATP contribution.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MARKED A+
✔✔What are some benefits of a warm up? - ✔✔W - warms muscles
I - reduces injury
H- increases heart rate
M - prepares the mind, mental capacity
B - increases blood flow and O2 levels
✔✔What are the primary functions of a warm up? - ✔✔M - movement rehearsal
E - elevated body temp
F - functional preparation
S - systemic excitation (preparing all bodys systems for increased physical activity)
✔✔What are the 2 phases of a warm up? - ✔✔General - dynamic ROM-major joint
muscles - all group muscle preparation eg. cardio
Specific - specific muscle group recruitment - prep for strenuous activity - specific areas
of the body
✔✔What are some benefits to cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔-reduces heart disease
-increases metabolism
-decreases stress/anxiety/depression
-improves heart and lung capacity
-regulates blood pressure
-improves core strength
-decreases body fat
-strengthens muscles
-promotes joint stability
-lowers risk of diabetes
✔✔What are the primary functions of cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔A - aerobic
capacity and endurance
I - integrate and activate all systems
T - teach muscle mastery through movement patterns
F - flexibility
✔✔Integrating all body systems means... - ✔✔The heart's ability to distribute blood and
oxygen.
✔✔Teaching muscle mastery is... - ✔✔The muscle's ability to extract and use oxygen to
produce aerobic energy.
, ✔✔What are the phases of cardiorespiratory training? - ✔✔Warm Up - get body ready,
protect against injury, oiling of the joints, preparing mental capacity for increased
physical activity
Pre/Peak Cardio - to increase HR to 55-65% HRMax, to intro more intensity, to obtain
steady state at 65-85% HRMax
Cardio Recovery - transition from cardio to next phase of class/program, lower HR,
lower BP, lower breathing intensity
✔✔What are the benefits of muscle conditioning? - ✔✔J - joint stability
B - bone strength
F.S - fibre size of muscles
O - prevents Osteoporosis
I - reduces injury
✔✔What are the primary functions of muscle conditioning? - ✔✔M - muscle strength
M - muscle endurance
F - functional performance/power
✔✔What are the benefits of a final cool down? - ✔✔T - release tension in the body from
physical work out
I - reduce risk of injury
F - flexibility training op
R - relaxation response
✔✔What are the primary functions of a cool down? - ✔✔F - flexibility training op
I - integrate all benefits of work out
R - relaxation response
✔✔Explain bioenergetics - ✔✔Its the study of how energy flows through the body.
✔✔What are the phases of a final cool down? - ✔✔T - transition to relaxed state - pre
work out state
F - flexibility training op
R - relaxation response
✔✔Explain energy. - ✔✔Its the body's ability to do physical work.
✔✔What is homeostasis? - ✔✔When the O2 supply meets the O2 demand - steady
state - Available energy meets the energy demand.
✔✔Metabolism is.. - ✔✔Sum of all chemical reactions in the body that use or create
energy
✔✔Lactate Threshold is... - ✔✔The point that the body's aerobic system cannot supply
enough ATP forcing the anaerobic system to increase their ATP contribution.
