CANFITPRO FIS EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Define the 3 levels of muscular ability (ESP)
Answer: 1. Muscular Endurance: ability to exercise over a long period of
time
2. Muscular Strength: ability to generate force
3. Muscular Power: ability to generate force quickly
●● In a class setting, how do you promote a balanced lifestyle and
personal growth of mind/body/spirit?
Answer: Promoting optimal wellness through holistic education allows
participants to see the benefits of exercise physically, mentally and
emotionally.
●● What are some of the psychological benefits of exercise?
Answer: Improves body image, self esteem, stress management, anxiety
and depression.
●● What are the primary components of fitness?
Answer: CMFB
1. Cardiorespiratory capacity
,2. Muscular capacity
3. Flexibility
4. Body composition
●● What are the secondary components of fitness?
Answer: 1. Balance
2. Coordination
3. Agility
4. Reaction time
5. Speed
6. Power
7. Mental capability
●● How many minutes of physical activity should Canadians aim to
accumulate every day in order to stay healthy or improve health?
Answer: 300 minutes of moderate intensity activity
Or
150 minutes of high intensity activity
●● What is the FITT formula?
Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type of Exercise
, ●● What is individualization in fitness?
Answer: Fitness routines should accommodate a persons individual
needs.
●● What is specificity in fitness training?
Answer: If participants want to improve a specific aspect of their
performance, they should train that aspect.
●● What is progressive overload?
Answer: Participants should continually challenge their fitness in order
to improve it.
●● Why is recovery important in fitness?
Answer: Recovery should allow participants to return at least as fit as
the previous workout, if not more fit.
●● What is reversibility?
Answer: Once training stops, the body will gradually return to a pre
training state.
●● What is maintenance?
Answer: Once a certain level of fitness has been achieved, it is possible
to maintain that level with less work than was needed to obtain it.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Define the 3 levels of muscular ability (ESP)
Answer: 1. Muscular Endurance: ability to exercise over a long period of
time
2. Muscular Strength: ability to generate force
3. Muscular Power: ability to generate force quickly
●● In a class setting, how do you promote a balanced lifestyle and
personal growth of mind/body/spirit?
Answer: Promoting optimal wellness through holistic education allows
participants to see the benefits of exercise physically, mentally and
emotionally.
●● What are some of the psychological benefits of exercise?
Answer: Improves body image, self esteem, stress management, anxiety
and depression.
●● What are the primary components of fitness?
Answer: CMFB
1. Cardiorespiratory capacity
,2. Muscular capacity
3. Flexibility
4. Body composition
●● What are the secondary components of fitness?
Answer: 1. Balance
2. Coordination
3. Agility
4. Reaction time
5. Speed
6. Power
7. Mental capability
●● How many minutes of physical activity should Canadians aim to
accumulate every day in order to stay healthy or improve health?
Answer: 300 minutes of moderate intensity activity
Or
150 minutes of high intensity activity
●● What is the FITT formula?
Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type of Exercise
, ●● What is individualization in fitness?
Answer: Fitness routines should accommodate a persons individual
needs.
●● What is specificity in fitness training?
Answer: If participants want to improve a specific aspect of their
performance, they should train that aspect.
●● What is progressive overload?
Answer: Participants should continually challenge their fitness in order
to improve it.
●● Why is recovery important in fitness?
Answer: Recovery should allow participants to return at least as fit as
the previous workout, if not more fit.
●● What is reversibility?
Answer: Once training stops, the body will gradually return to a pre
training state.
●● What is maintenance?
Answer: Once a certain level of fitness has been achieved, it is possible
to maintain that level with less work than was needed to obtain it.
