EXW FINAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ c Between cthe cfirst cand ceighth ceditions cof cthe cACSM's
cGuidelines cfor cExercise cTesting cand cPrescription, cwhat csection
chas cchanged cthe cmost? cAnswer: cLower cend cof cthe cintensity
crecommendation
◍ c The cHarvard cAlumni cStudy cexpanded cour cknowledge
cabout cthe cassociation cbetween cPA cand cCVD crisk cfactors.
cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Who cwould cbe cmost clikely cto cbe cstudying ccauses cof cdeath
cand cthen clooking cat cways cto cunderstand cthe clinks cbetween crisk
cfactors cand chow cthey clead cto cdeath? cAnswer: cEpidemiologist
◍ c The cFamily cHeritage cStudy cfound cthat cabout c20% cof
caerobic cfitness c(i.e., cVO2max) cis cdetermined cby cgenetics.
cAnswer: cFalse
◍ c Human cbeings chave cnot cevolved cto chandle ca csedentary
,clifestyle, cmeaning, chuman cbeings cneed csufficient cmovement
cto cbe cat coptimal chealth. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Genetics cplay ca crole cin cyour ccardiorespiratory cfitness
clevel. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c In cterms cof cgender croles cand cadvantage cin csurvival, cwhat
cwere csaid cto cbe cthe cadvantages cof chigher cperformace ccapacity
cand cmotor cskills cfor ca cmale cin cearly cHomo cSapiens? cAnswer:
cAdvantage cin cgetting cfood cand cand cdefending cagainst cother
cpredators.
◍ c When clooking cat cphysical cinactivity cas ca crisk cfactor, cthe
cterm c"hypokinetic cdiseases" cwas ca cpreviously cused cterm
cabout c50
, years cago. cBased con cthe cinformaiton cdiscussed cin cthe ctext,
cwhat cdoes cthis cterm cmean? cAnswer: cDue ctoo cdecreased cor
cless cmovement
◍ c Chronic cdiseases ccontributed cto cover chalf cof cthe cdeaths
creported cworldwide cin c2004. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Which cof cthese cis cproposed cwithin cCh.1 cto cbe cthe cbiggest
cparadox cof cthe cevoloutionary chistory cof chomo csapiens?
cAnswer: cThat chuman cbeings care cbetter coff cwhen cwe cmaintain
ca cphysically cactive clifestyle cbut cwe care calways clooking cfor
cways cto cdecrease cthe cneed cfor cmuscular cwork cand cphysical
cexertion.
◍ c The cskeletal cstructure cof chomo csapiens, cwith cshort
cfemoral cnecks, cstabilized cfoot carch, cshort ctoes, cand clarge
chip cand cknee cjoints, cis cwell cadapt cfor clong cdistance
crunning. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES cuses csurveys, cinterviews, cand cphysical
cexaminations cto ccollect cdata. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES chas cdetermined cworld-wide cdisease cand crisk
cfactor cprevalance. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NAHNES cbegan cin cthe cearly c1960s. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES cdata chas cbeen cused cto cestablish cnational
cnorms, csuch cas cgrowth ccharts. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c The cNational cInstitutes cof cHealth, cthe cFood cand cDrug
cAdministration, cand cCDC care camong cthe cagencies cthat crely
cupon cNHANES cto cprovide cdata cessential cfor cthe
cimplementation cand cevaluation cof cprogram cactivities. cAnswer:
cTrue
◍ c Which cof cthe cfollowing cARE csuggested cin cthe ctext cas
creasons cwhy ccardiorespiratory cfitness cdiffers cbetween cmales cand
cfemales? cMark call cthat capply. cAnswer: cLean cbody cmass
Blood chemoglobin clevels
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ c Between cthe cfirst cand ceighth ceditions cof cthe cACSM's
cGuidelines cfor cExercise cTesting cand cPrescription, cwhat csection
chas cchanged cthe cmost? cAnswer: cLower cend cof cthe cintensity
crecommendation
◍ c The cHarvard cAlumni cStudy cexpanded cour cknowledge
cabout cthe cassociation cbetween cPA cand cCVD crisk cfactors.
cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Who cwould cbe cmost clikely cto cbe cstudying ccauses cof cdeath
cand cthen clooking cat cways cto cunderstand cthe clinks cbetween crisk
cfactors cand chow cthey clead cto cdeath? cAnswer: cEpidemiologist
◍ c The cFamily cHeritage cStudy cfound cthat cabout c20% cof
caerobic cfitness c(i.e., cVO2max) cis cdetermined cby cgenetics.
cAnswer: cFalse
◍ c Human cbeings chave cnot cevolved cto chandle ca csedentary
,clifestyle, cmeaning, chuman cbeings cneed csufficient cmovement
cto cbe cat coptimal chealth. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Genetics cplay ca crole cin cyour ccardiorespiratory cfitness
clevel. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c In cterms cof cgender croles cand cadvantage cin csurvival, cwhat
cwere csaid cto cbe cthe cadvantages cof chigher cperformace ccapacity
cand cmotor cskills cfor ca cmale cin cearly cHomo cSapiens? cAnswer:
cAdvantage cin cgetting cfood cand cand cdefending cagainst cother
cpredators.
◍ c When clooking cat cphysical cinactivity cas ca crisk cfactor, cthe
cterm c"hypokinetic cdiseases" cwas ca cpreviously cused cterm
cabout c50
, years cago. cBased con cthe cinformaiton cdiscussed cin cthe ctext,
cwhat cdoes cthis cterm cmean? cAnswer: cDue ctoo cdecreased cor
cless cmovement
◍ c Chronic cdiseases ccontributed cto cover chalf cof cthe cdeaths
creported cworldwide cin c2004. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c Which cof cthese cis cproposed cwithin cCh.1 cto cbe cthe cbiggest
cparadox cof cthe cevoloutionary chistory cof chomo csapiens?
cAnswer: cThat chuman cbeings care cbetter coff cwhen cwe cmaintain
ca cphysically cactive clifestyle cbut cwe care calways clooking cfor
cways cto cdecrease cthe cneed cfor cmuscular cwork cand cphysical
cexertion.
◍ c The cskeletal cstructure cof chomo csapiens, cwith cshort
cfemoral cnecks, cstabilized cfoot carch, cshort ctoes, cand clarge
chip cand cknee cjoints, cis cwell cadapt cfor clong cdistance
crunning. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES cuses csurveys, cinterviews, cand cphysical
cexaminations cto ccollect cdata. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES chas cdetermined cworld-wide cdisease cand crisk
cfactor cprevalance. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NAHNES cbegan cin cthe cearly c1960s. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c NHANES cdata chas cbeen cused cto cestablish cnational
cnorms, csuch cas cgrowth ccharts. cAnswer: cTrue
◍ c The cNational cInstitutes cof cHealth, cthe cFood cand cDrug
cAdministration, cand cCDC care camong cthe cagencies cthat crely
cupon cNHANES cto cprovide cdata cessential cfor cthe
cimplementation cand cevaluation cof cprogram cactivities. cAnswer:
cTrue
◍ c Which cof cthe cfollowing cARE csuggested cin cthe ctext cas
creasons cwhy ccardiorespiratory cfitness cdiffers cbetween cmales cand
cfemales? cMark call cthat capply. cAnswer: cLean cbody cmass
Blood chemoglobin clevels
