AFAA GROUP FITNESS EVALUATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔120/80 mmHg - ✔✔what is the average resting blood pressure of a healthy person
✔✔eternal oblique - ✔✔
✔✔intensity, speed and control, ROM, body temp - ✔✔special considerations for
flexibility training
✔✔extended warm up and cool down - ✔✔When working with participants diagnosed
with asthma, instructors should allow for _______ and ______
✔✔chrondromalacia - ✔✔overuse injury affecting particular cartilage of posterior
surface of patella or knee cap
✔✔erector spinae - ✔✔
✔✔matatarsalgia - ✔✔term used for generalizing pain and or tenderness in the
metatarsals, the heads of the long bone in the foot
✔✔130 and 155 - ✔✔In order to safely perform full range of motion during cardio hi/low-
impact class, beats per minute (bpm) should range between --- and ---
✔✔Rear deltoid, inner quad, spinal erectors, abdominals - ✔✔4 muscles that tend to be
weaker than their opposing groups
✔✔increases aerobic endurance and anaerobic power - ✔✔how can interval training
improve aerobic performance
✔✔oxygen deficit - ✔✔a period in which the level of oxygen consumption is below what
is necessary to supply appropriate ATP production required of any exercise is called___
✔✔blood pooling - ✔✔Abruptly stopping cardio respiratory exercise affects exercise
response can cause?
✔✔intermediate level - ✔✔a group exercise instructor should teach at what level
✔✔components of physical fitness - ✔✔cardio respiratory fitness, muscular strength
and endurance, flexibility, body composition
✔✔circulatory - ✔✔The system that allows the blood to flow through the heart, lungs
and body is called
, ✔✔isometric exercise - ✔✔what method of resistance training would be appropriate for
older adults with arthritis and osteoporosis
✔✔rotation - ✔✔movement around the axis
✔✔flexion - ✔✔when working deltoids, which joint action is performed at the shoulder
✔✔1000 - ✔✔According to the AFAA FITT at a glance , participants should aim for a
cardio respiratory exercise intensity that burns a minimum of ______ kilo calories per
week
✔✔stretch - ✔✔To assist in the management of arthritis, participants should be
encouraged to ______ daily
✔✔water, fat, carbs, vitamins, protein, minerals - ✔✔six classes of nutrients
✔✔American college of sports medicine - ✔✔which other organizations training
recommendations does AFAA support
✔✔variable - ✔✔what form of exercise is designed to achieve max muscular
involvement
✔✔effectiveness and potential risk - ✔✔instructors should evaluate an exercise from
which two view points
✔✔kyphosis - ✔✔excessive curvature of the thoracic spine
✔✔osteoporosis - ✔✔kyphosis may be the result of
✔✔enhance ability to maintain proper spinal alignment - ✔✔purpose of torso
stabilization training
✔✔anaerobic, lactic acid, aerobic - ✔✔energy pathways
✔✔midline of body - ✔✔medial
✔✔multi joint - ✔✔A method for improving the muscular strength and endurance would
be ______ training
✔✔physical, mental, combination - ✔✔relaxation methods
✔✔evaluate risk of exercise - ✔✔AFAA five questions
✔✔shoes, flooring, warm up - ✔✔ways to prevent shin splints
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔120/80 mmHg - ✔✔what is the average resting blood pressure of a healthy person
✔✔eternal oblique - ✔✔
✔✔intensity, speed and control, ROM, body temp - ✔✔special considerations for
flexibility training
✔✔extended warm up and cool down - ✔✔When working with participants diagnosed
with asthma, instructors should allow for _______ and ______
✔✔chrondromalacia - ✔✔overuse injury affecting particular cartilage of posterior
surface of patella or knee cap
✔✔erector spinae - ✔✔
✔✔matatarsalgia - ✔✔term used for generalizing pain and or tenderness in the
metatarsals, the heads of the long bone in the foot
✔✔130 and 155 - ✔✔In order to safely perform full range of motion during cardio hi/low-
impact class, beats per minute (bpm) should range between --- and ---
✔✔Rear deltoid, inner quad, spinal erectors, abdominals - ✔✔4 muscles that tend to be
weaker than their opposing groups
✔✔increases aerobic endurance and anaerobic power - ✔✔how can interval training
improve aerobic performance
✔✔oxygen deficit - ✔✔a period in which the level of oxygen consumption is below what
is necessary to supply appropriate ATP production required of any exercise is called___
✔✔blood pooling - ✔✔Abruptly stopping cardio respiratory exercise affects exercise
response can cause?
✔✔intermediate level - ✔✔a group exercise instructor should teach at what level
✔✔components of physical fitness - ✔✔cardio respiratory fitness, muscular strength
and endurance, flexibility, body composition
✔✔circulatory - ✔✔The system that allows the blood to flow through the heart, lungs
and body is called
, ✔✔isometric exercise - ✔✔what method of resistance training would be appropriate for
older adults with arthritis and osteoporosis
✔✔rotation - ✔✔movement around the axis
✔✔flexion - ✔✔when working deltoids, which joint action is performed at the shoulder
✔✔1000 - ✔✔According to the AFAA FITT at a glance , participants should aim for a
cardio respiratory exercise intensity that burns a minimum of ______ kilo calories per
week
✔✔stretch - ✔✔To assist in the management of arthritis, participants should be
encouraged to ______ daily
✔✔water, fat, carbs, vitamins, protein, minerals - ✔✔six classes of nutrients
✔✔American college of sports medicine - ✔✔which other organizations training
recommendations does AFAA support
✔✔variable - ✔✔what form of exercise is designed to achieve max muscular
involvement
✔✔effectiveness and potential risk - ✔✔instructors should evaluate an exercise from
which two view points
✔✔kyphosis - ✔✔excessive curvature of the thoracic spine
✔✔osteoporosis - ✔✔kyphosis may be the result of
✔✔enhance ability to maintain proper spinal alignment - ✔✔purpose of torso
stabilization training
✔✔anaerobic, lactic acid, aerobic - ✔✔energy pathways
✔✔midline of body - ✔✔medial
✔✔multi joint - ✔✔A method for improving the muscular strength and endurance would
be ______ training
✔✔physical, mental, combination - ✔✔relaxation methods
✔✔evaluate risk of exercise - ✔✔AFAA five questions
✔✔shoes, flooring, warm up - ✔✔ways to prevent shin splints
