AFAA Practice Test Question and
Answers Updated 2026
AMtrainingMvariableMthatMshouldMbeMconsideredMwhenMdesigningManMexerciseMpr
ogramMisM-MAnswerFrequency
WhichMactivityMutilizesMtheMaerobicMenergyMsystem?M-MAnswerIndoorMcycling
TheMKarvonenMformulaMincorporatesMtheM__________MinMdeterminingMtheMtrainin
gMheartMrateMrangeM(THRR).M-MAnswerRestingMheartMrate
AMwarm-upMisMtheM__________MperiodMforMaMspecificMworkout.M-
MAnswerPreparation
ToMpromoteMandMmaintainMhealth,ManMindividualMshouldMperformM_______Mminu
tesMofMmoderateMintensityMphysicalMactivityM____MdaysMperMweek.M-
MAnswer30;M5
OneMwayMtoMdetermineManMindividual'sMestimatedMmaximalMheartMrateMisMby:M
-MAnswersubstractingMhis/herMageMfromM220
TwoMatheroscleroticMcardiovascularMdiseaseMriskMfactorsMimprovedMbyMregularMpar
ticipationMinMphysicalMactivityMareM_______Mand:M-
MAnswerbloodMpressure:MtotalMserumMcholesterol
TheMsystemMthatMallowsMtheMbloodMtoMflowMthroughMtheMheart,Mlungs,MandMb
odyMisMcalledMtheM_________Msystem.M-MAnswercirculatory
AMbasicMfunctionMofMtheMboneMthatMmakesMupMtheMskeletalMsystemMisMto:M-
MAnswerprovideMaMsiteMforMtheMproductionMofMredMbloodMcells.
, TheM____________MmethodMisMknownMasMvariableMintensityMorMspontaneousMtra
ining.M-MAnswerintermittent
TheMprimaryMmusclesMperformingMworkMareMcalledM____________,MandMmayMbe
MidentifiedMbyMaMspecific;M-MAnsweragonists;MjointMaction
MovementsMofMtheMhipMincludeM_________MandM_______MjointMactions.M-
MAnswerabduction;Madduction
TheMdefinitionMofM_________MisMwhenMoxygenMuptakeMhasMreachedManMadequa
teMlevelMtoMmeetMtheMoxygenMdemandMofMtheMbody.M-MAnswersteadyMstate
AMskill-relatedMcomponentMofMphysicalMfitnessMis:M-MAnswercoordination
InMorderMtoMsafelyMperformMfullMrangeMofMmotionMduringMaMcardioMhi/low-
impactMclass,MtheMbeatsMperMminuteM(bpm)MshouldMrangeMbetweenM_________
Mand:M-MAnswer130;M155
InMaMpush-
upMtheM________MmusclesMextendMtheMelbowMandMtheM________MadductsMthe
MhumerusMtoMliftMtheMbodyMupMagainstMgravity.M-
MAnswertriceps;MpectoralisMmajor
WhichMtypeMofMmuscleMcontractionM(alsoMreferredMtoMasMmuscleMaction)MdoesM
notMrequireMtheMmuscleMtoMchangeMlengthMwhenMexertedMagainstMaMfixedMresi
stance?M-MAnswerIsometric
AMmulti-
jointMexerciseMthatMutilizesMtheMgluteusMmaximusMandMhamstringsMisMa:M-
MAnswerlunge
WhichMtypeMofMconnectiveMtissueMconnectsMboneMtoMbone?M-MAnswerLigament
Answers Updated 2026
AMtrainingMvariableMthatMshouldMbeMconsideredMwhenMdesigningManMexerciseMpr
ogramMisM-MAnswerFrequency
WhichMactivityMutilizesMtheMaerobicMenergyMsystem?M-MAnswerIndoorMcycling
TheMKarvonenMformulaMincorporatesMtheM__________MinMdeterminingMtheMtrainin
gMheartMrateMrangeM(THRR).M-MAnswerRestingMheartMrate
AMwarm-upMisMtheM__________MperiodMforMaMspecificMworkout.M-
MAnswerPreparation
ToMpromoteMandMmaintainMhealth,ManMindividualMshouldMperformM_______Mminu
tesMofMmoderateMintensityMphysicalMactivityM____MdaysMperMweek.M-
MAnswer30;M5
OneMwayMtoMdetermineManMindividual'sMestimatedMmaximalMheartMrateMisMby:M
-MAnswersubstractingMhis/herMageMfromM220
TwoMatheroscleroticMcardiovascularMdiseaseMriskMfactorsMimprovedMbyMregularMpar
ticipationMinMphysicalMactivityMareM_______Mand:M-
MAnswerbloodMpressure:MtotalMserumMcholesterol
TheMsystemMthatMallowsMtheMbloodMtoMflowMthroughMtheMheart,Mlungs,MandMb
odyMisMcalledMtheM_________Msystem.M-MAnswercirculatory
AMbasicMfunctionMofMtheMboneMthatMmakesMupMtheMskeletalMsystemMisMto:M-
MAnswerprovideMaMsiteMforMtheMproductionMofMredMbloodMcells.
, TheM____________MmethodMisMknownMasMvariableMintensityMorMspontaneousMtra
ining.M-MAnswerintermittent
TheMprimaryMmusclesMperformingMworkMareMcalledM____________,MandMmayMbe
MidentifiedMbyMaMspecific;M-MAnsweragonists;MjointMaction
MovementsMofMtheMhipMincludeM_________MandM_______MjointMactions.M-
MAnswerabduction;Madduction
TheMdefinitionMofM_________MisMwhenMoxygenMuptakeMhasMreachedManMadequa
teMlevelMtoMmeetMtheMoxygenMdemandMofMtheMbody.M-MAnswersteadyMstate
AMskill-relatedMcomponentMofMphysicalMfitnessMis:M-MAnswercoordination
InMorderMtoMsafelyMperformMfullMrangeMofMmotionMduringMaMcardioMhi/low-
impactMclass,MtheMbeatsMperMminuteM(bpm)MshouldMrangeMbetweenM_________
Mand:M-MAnswer130;M155
InMaMpush-
upMtheM________MmusclesMextendMtheMelbowMandMtheM________MadductsMthe
MhumerusMtoMliftMtheMbodyMupMagainstMgravity.M-
MAnswertriceps;MpectoralisMmajor
WhichMtypeMofMmuscleMcontractionM(alsoMreferredMtoMasMmuscleMaction)MdoesM
notMrequireMtheMmuscleMtoMchangeMlengthMwhenMexertedMagainstMaMfixedMresi
stance?M-MAnswerIsometric
AMmulti-
jointMexerciseMthatMutilizesMtheMgluteusMmaximusMandMhamstringsMisMa:M-
MAnswerlunge
WhichMtypeMofMconnectiveMtissueMconnectsMboneMtoMbone?M-MAnswerLigament
