NASM/AFAA GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
EXAM PREP ACTUAL EXAM
1. "Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes trouble balancing
on it" is a cue to which correct common form
mistake?
2. 2-beat cueing is best represented by which of "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat,
the following? right!"
3. A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. Take a prolonged break
What is the best recommendation for this par-
ticipant?
4. A person affected by the hormone relaxin Plyometric
should avoid what type exercise?
5. According to pre-class set-up procedures, the Check the equipment
instructor should arrive early and do what? and sound system, and
resolve technical diffi-
culties.
6. After class, a participant approaches you, the Refer the participant to
instructor, about knee pain. What is the appro- a physician or physical
priate response? therapist.
7. An instructor has been teaching the same for- Long-term evaluation
mat in the same time slot for several years. In
the past few months, he has found it hard to
get motivated to teach, and class numbers have
declined. After thinking about it, he decides to
attend a workshop on a new format and asks
for a meeting with his supervisor to discuss
changing the class. What does this scenario rep-
resent?
8. As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster Share your personal fit-
class growth and promote retention by building ness message before or
rapport and marketing yourself. What is the best after class.
way to help you accomplish this goal?
9. Cardiac output is represented by what formu- SV x HR = Q
las?
, NASM/AFAA GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
EXAM PREP ACTUAL EXAM
10. Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise Obese
for which type of participant?
11. During a class, what is the transition component Reduce the workout in-
designed to do? tensity to pre-workout
levels
12. From which of the following positions does hor- Anterior
izontal abduction involve the movement of the
arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a lateral
position?
13. For the general population, what percentage of 45 - 65%
total daily calories should come from carbohy-
drates?
14. Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep 85
music volume to no higher than what decibel
(db) level?
15. Exercising in the strength level works to do Improve the ability
what? of the body's prime
movers to produce force
16. he Transtheoretical Model asserts people Cyclical
progress through stages of change in what type
of pattern?
17. How many components of class design does 5
AFAA recommend?
18. Group strength classes offer participants the An opposing force
opportunity to increase muscular strength us-
ing what?
19. If an instructor suspects a participant may Dizziness
be suffering from dehydration, the instructor
should seek help immediately if the participant
shows what signs?
EXAM PREP ACTUAL EXAM
1. "Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes trouble balancing
on it" is a cue to which correct common form
mistake?
2. 2-beat cueing is best represented by which of "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat,
the following? right!"
3. A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. Take a prolonged break
What is the best recommendation for this par-
ticipant?
4. A person affected by the hormone relaxin Plyometric
should avoid what type exercise?
5. According to pre-class set-up procedures, the Check the equipment
instructor should arrive early and do what? and sound system, and
resolve technical diffi-
culties.
6. After class, a participant approaches you, the Refer the participant to
instructor, about knee pain. What is the appro- a physician or physical
priate response? therapist.
7. An instructor has been teaching the same for- Long-term evaluation
mat in the same time slot for several years. In
the past few months, he has found it hard to
get motivated to teach, and class numbers have
declined. After thinking about it, he decides to
attend a workshop on a new format and asks
for a meeting with his supervisor to discuss
changing the class. What does this scenario rep-
resent?
8. As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster Share your personal fit-
class growth and promote retention by building ness message before or
rapport and marketing yourself. What is the best after class.
way to help you accomplish this goal?
9. Cardiac output is represented by what formu- SV x HR = Q
las?
, NASM/AFAA GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
EXAM PREP ACTUAL EXAM
10. Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise Obese
for which type of participant?
11. During a class, what is the transition component Reduce the workout in-
designed to do? tensity to pre-workout
levels
12. From which of the following positions does hor- Anterior
izontal abduction involve the movement of the
arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a lateral
position?
13. For the general population, what percentage of 45 - 65%
total daily calories should come from carbohy-
drates?
14. Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep 85
music volume to no higher than what decibel
(db) level?
15. Exercising in the strength level works to do Improve the ability
what? of the body's prime
movers to produce force
16. he Transtheoretical Model asserts people Cyclical
progress through stages of change in what type
of pattern?
17. How many components of class design does 5
AFAA recommend?
18. Group strength classes offer participants the An opposing force
opportunity to increase muscular strength us-
ing what?
19. If an instructor suspects a participant may Dizziness
be suffering from dehydration, the instructor
should seek help immediately if the participant
shows what signs?
