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Canfitpro Exam Prep - 2025|COMPLETE EXAM SET
(questions and verified answers) FREQUENTLY MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS | already passed!!
How many calories in a gram of carbohydrates ? - (answer)4
How many calories are in 1lbs of fat? - (answer)3500
What does RICE stand for? - (answer)rest, ice, compression, elevation
What are the 5 SMART goals? - (answer)Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and
time sensitive
What does EPOC stand for? - (answer)excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
What is a compound exersice? - (answer)multi-joint exercises that works several
muscle or groups at once
Name 5 compound exercises. - (answer)Squat, burpees, barbell hip raises, deadlifts,
incline bench press, clean and press, parallel dips, pull ups, bent over rows, seated
cable rows, landmines.
What is a isolation exercise? - (answer)Movements that involves limited joint or muscle
group.
Name 5 isolation exercises - (answer)Bicep Curls, tricep push downs, leg extensions,
legl Curls, shrugs, concentration Curls, barbell curl, preacher Curls.
What are the 4 primary components of fitness? CMFB - (answer)Cardio respiratory
capacity, muscle strengthening, flexibility, body composition
How would you describe or explain Body Composition to a client? What is body
composition? - (answer)It's the percentage of fat, bone, water and muscle in the human
body.
Define energy - (answer)the ability to do physical work
What is the byproduct of anaerobic glycolysis - (answer)lactic acid
Define metabolism - (answer)The sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either
use or create energy
What is the daily recommended intake of water for both men and women - (answer)3.7
l a day for men
2.7 l a day for women
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What is the Canfitpro promise? - (answer)to inspire Healthy Living Through Fitness
education
What does AMRAP stand for? - (answer)As many reps as possible
What does FITT stand for? - (answer)Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
How many calories does it take to burn 1lbs of fat? - (answer)3500 cal
What are the 9 principles of canfitpro-pro training ? FISPRSARM - (answer)FITT
individualization
specificity
progressive overload
recovery
structural tolerance
all around development
reversibility
maintenance
What are the 5 stages of change? - (answer)Pre-contemplation, Contemplation,
Preparation, Action, Maintenance
What are the 7 secondary components of fitness? - (answer)Balance, Coordination,
Agility, Reaction time, Speed, Power, Mental capability.
Which is not a Primary Component of Fitness - (answer)Agility
How many ATP are given during the ATP-CP process? - (answer)1 atp
How long does the ATP-CP system provide energy for? - (answer)10sec
How long does anaerobic glycolysis provide energy for? - (answer)Up to 2 mins
Which aerobic energy system provides fuel for more than two minutes at moderate
intensity ? - (answer)Aerobic glycolysis
What energy system is 38 ATP? - (answer)aerobic glycolysis
How many ATP are given during fatty acid oxidation - (answer)�
Which energy system delivers 2-3 ATP? - (answer)Anaerobic (without oxygen).
When the aerobic system can no longer give ATP the Anaerobic system kicks in what is
this called? - (answer)Lactate threshold
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What is an average resting heart rate - (answer)72bpm
Canfitpro's recommendation frequency for Muscle Strengthening Activity per week? -
(answer)Major muscle groups 3 or more days /week
What does bioenergetics mean? - (answer)The study of how energy flows in the human
body
Canfitpro's recommendation frequency for Flexibility Activity per week? - (answer)4 or
more days / week
What does ATP stand for and what is it? - (answer)Adenosine triphosphate; high
energy phosphate molecules required to provide energy for cellular function. It is
produced both aerobically and anaerobically
What is osmosis? - (answer)Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable
membrane
What is a membrane? - (answer)flat sheets of flexible tissue that cover or line a body
structure
How do you calculate BMI? - (answer)(weight (lbs) x 703) / (ht(inches)^2) or
190 x 703 divided by 5.11 squared
What are the benefits of cardio-respiratory Training ? Hint 6 - (answer)Less stress on
the heart, more stamina, fat loss, stabilized body composition, reduced blood pressure
and lower risk of heart disease.
What is cardio respiratory endurance? - (answer)the ability of the heart, lungs, and
blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long
periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity
What is the purpose of cardio-respiratory recovery? - (answer)To gradually reduce
exercise intensity
How can you gradually reduce exercise intensity - (answer)Reducing intensity of and
impact of an exercise, Reducing range of motion of the activity and completing active
recovery.
What is active recovery? - (answer)The client continues to move instead of stopping
which helps the heart and circulatory system in a re-distributing blood to all parts of the
body abruptly stopping activity puts considerable stress on the cardio respiratory
system.
When talking about FITT, what should you consider? Hint 4 - (answer)1. Number of
sessions client is able to commit to.
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2. Clients current fitness level.
3. Clients exercise experience.
4. Clients goals for cardiorespiratory training.
What does HRR mean? - (answer)heart rate reserve
What is heart rate reserve? - (answer)difference between max heart rate and resting
heart rate
What does THR stand for? - (answer)target heart rate
How do you calculate Target Heart Rate (THR) 2 methods ? - (answer)HR max method
= 220 - age x intensity
HRR method = 220 - age - resting heart rate x intensity
READ CARD - (answer)Your clients experience in feelings in an exercise setting may
be significantly different from yours you need to understand your clients fear
uncertainties and any negative perceptions of exercise.
READ CARD - (answer)Your clients may have several other beliefs or perceptions :
unrealistic expectations from themselves
fear of failure fear of not knowing what to do or how to do it perception that everyone will
be looking at them
belief that they are the only ones who feel the way they do.
READ CARD - (answer)Here are some actions you can take to help your clients and
manage these perceptions: Get them talking about their Previous achievements no
matter how far back tractor success and remind them of their accomplishments along
the way. Celebrate their success have fun ensure them that they are not alone in their
journey towards optimal health and that others have felt the same way as them who
they want to share their success with establish a focus they can use when the wave
forward becomes difficult. What will motivate them to carry on and move forward and
empower them with knowledge in guidance on how to exercise commend them on
remembering key cues and techniques remind them that their choice is to get active and
exercise is rewarding share stories of other clients with permission or introduce them to
others who have felt the same way so that they believe that success is possible for
them to
What is the cycle of client fulfilment? Hint 4 - (answer)Explain exercise
Demo exercise
Coach to motivate with purpose
Empower clients belief and ability
Canfitpro Exam Prep - 2025|COMPLETE EXAM SET
(questions and verified answers) FREQUENTLY MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS | already passed!!
How many calories in a gram of carbohydrates ? - (answer)4
How many calories are in 1lbs of fat? - (answer)3500
What does RICE stand for? - (answer)rest, ice, compression, elevation
What are the 5 SMART goals? - (answer)Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and
time sensitive
What does EPOC stand for? - (answer)excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
What is a compound exersice? - (answer)multi-joint exercises that works several
muscle or groups at once
Name 5 compound exercises. - (answer)Squat, burpees, barbell hip raises, deadlifts,
incline bench press, clean and press, parallel dips, pull ups, bent over rows, seated
cable rows, landmines.
What is a isolation exercise? - (answer)Movements that involves limited joint or muscle
group.
Name 5 isolation exercises - (answer)Bicep Curls, tricep push downs, leg extensions,
legl Curls, shrugs, concentration Curls, barbell curl, preacher Curls.
What are the 4 primary components of fitness? CMFB - (answer)Cardio respiratory
capacity, muscle strengthening, flexibility, body composition
How would you describe or explain Body Composition to a client? What is body
composition? - (answer)It's the percentage of fat, bone, water and muscle in the human
body.
Define energy - (answer)the ability to do physical work
What is the byproduct of anaerobic glycolysis - (answer)lactic acid
Define metabolism - (answer)The sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either
use or create energy
What is the daily recommended intake of water for both men and women - (answer)3.7
l a day for men
2.7 l a day for women
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What is the Canfitpro promise? - (answer)to inspire Healthy Living Through Fitness
education
What does AMRAP stand for? - (answer)As many reps as possible
What does FITT stand for? - (answer)Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
How many calories does it take to burn 1lbs of fat? - (answer)3500 cal
What are the 9 principles of canfitpro-pro training ? FISPRSARM - (answer)FITT
individualization
specificity
progressive overload
recovery
structural tolerance
all around development
reversibility
maintenance
What are the 5 stages of change? - (answer)Pre-contemplation, Contemplation,
Preparation, Action, Maintenance
What are the 7 secondary components of fitness? - (answer)Balance, Coordination,
Agility, Reaction time, Speed, Power, Mental capability.
Which is not a Primary Component of Fitness - (answer)Agility
How many ATP are given during the ATP-CP process? - (answer)1 atp
How long does the ATP-CP system provide energy for? - (answer)10sec
How long does anaerobic glycolysis provide energy for? - (answer)Up to 2 mins
Which aerobic energy system provides fuel for more than two minutes at moderate
intensity ? - (answer)Aerobic glycolysis
What energy system is 38 ATP? - (answer)aerobic glycolysis
How many ATP are given during fatty acid oxidation - (answer)�
Which energy system delivers 2-3 ATP? - (answer)Anaerobic (without oxygen).
When the aerobic system can no longer give ATP the Anaerobic system kicks in what is
this called? - (answer)Lactate threshold
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What is an average resting heart rate - (answer)72bpm
Canfitpro's recommendation frequency for Muscle Strengthening Activity per week? -
(answer)Major muscle groups 3 or more days /week
What does bioenergetics mean? - (answer)The study of how energy flows in the human
body
Canfitpro's recommendation frequency for Flexibility Activity per week? - (answer)4 or
more days / week
What does ATP stand for and what is it? - (answer)Adenosine triphosphate; high
energy phosphate molecules required to provide energy for cellular function. It is
produced both aerobically and anaerobically
What is osmosis? - (answer)Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable
membrane
What is a membrane? - (answer)flat sheets of flexible tissue that cover or line a body
structure
How do you calculate BMI? - (answer)(weight (lbs) x 703) / (ht(inches)^2) or
190 x 703 divided by 5.11 squared
What are the benefits of cardio-respiratory Training ? Hint 6 - (answer)Less stress on
the heart, more stamina, fat loss, stabilized body composition, reduced blood pressure
and lower risk of heart disease.
What is cardio respiratory endurance? - (answer)the ability of the heart, lungs, and
blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long
periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity
What is the purpose of cardio-respiratory recovery? - (answer)To gradually reduce
exercise intensity
How can you gradually reduce exercise intensity - (answer)Reducing intensity of and
impact of an exercise, Reducing range of motion of the activity and completing active
recovery.
What is active recovery? - (answer)The client continues to move instead of stopping
which helps the heart and circulatory system in a re-distributing blood to all parts of the
body abruptly stopping activity puts considerable stress on the cardio respiratory
system.
When talking about FITT, what should you consider? Hint 4 - (answer)1. Number of
sessions client is able to commit to.
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2. Clients current fitness level.
3. Clients exercise experience.
4. Clients goals for cardiorespiratory training.
What does HRR mean? - (answer)heart rate reserve
What is heart rate reserve? - (answer)difference between max heart rate and resting
heart rate
What does THR stand for? - (answer)target heart rate
How do you calculate Target Heart Rate (THR) 2 methods ? - (answer)HR max method
= 220 - age x intensity
HRR method = 220 - age - resting heart rate x intensity
READ CARD - (answer)Your clients experience in feelings in an exercise setting may
be significantly different from yours you need to understand your clients fear
uncertainties and any negative perceptions of exercise.
READ CARD - (answer)Your clients may have several other beliefs or perceptions :
unrealistic expectations from themselves
fear of failure fear of not knowing what to do or how to do it perception that everyone will
be looking at them
belief that they are the only ones who feel the way they do.
READ CARD - (answer)Here are some actions you can take to help your clients and
manage these perceptions: Get them talking about their Previous achievements no
matter how far back tractor success and remind them of their accomplishments along
the way. Celebrate their success have fun ensure them that they are not alone in their
journey towards optimal health and that others have felt the same way as them who
they want to share their success with establish a focus they can use when the wave
forward becomes difficult. What will motivate them to carry on and move forward and
empower them with knowledge in guidance on how to exercise commend them on
remembering key cues and techniques remind them that their choice is to get active and
exercise is rewarding share stories of other clients with permission or introduce them to
others who have felt the same way so that they believe that success is possible for
them to
What is the cycle of client fulfilment? Hint 4 - (answer)Explain exercise
Demo exercise
Coach to motivate with purpose
Empower clients belief and ability
