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ACE Personal Trainer
Planning ahead and being prepared - answer✔✔What is the most important tool when dealing
with a client who is at risk for relapse?
Rapport - answer✔✔The foundation of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model
Rapport Stage - answer✔✔The personal trainer sets the scene for establishing understanding and
trust
Physical appearance, facial expressions, attire & self-confidence - answer✔✔Factors that
influence clients' first impressions
Sense of caring, respect, clear communication & professionalism - answer✔✔Characteristics of
positive experiences with personal trainers
Voice quality - answer✔✔develop a voice that is firm and confident to communicate
professionalism
Hand gestures - answer✔✔fluid hand gestures while explaining something and when listening
hands should be quiet
Investigation stage - answer✔✔gather information such as medical concerns, fitness assessment
results, body weight & exercise history
Investigation stage - answer✔✔Use this stage not only to learn about a client's current health &
fitness but also to understand and client's exercise likes and dislikes
effective listening - answer✔✔Occurs when you listen to a client carefully, empathetically and
with an open mind, trying to put yourself in their shoes
Specific - answer✔✔Goals must be clear & unambiguous, stating specifically what should be
accomplished
Measurable - answer✔✔Clients can see whether they are making progress
Attainable - answer✔✔Goals should be realistically attainable by the individual client
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Relevant - answer✔✔Goals must be relevant to the particular interests, needs and abilities of the
individual client
Time bound - answer✔✔Goals must contain estimated timelines for completion
SMART goals - answer✔✔Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-bound
Process goal - answer✔✔A goal a person achieves by doing something, such as completing an
exercise session or attending a talk on stress management.
Product goal - answer✔✔something achieved, like weight loss or a resistance lifted on a strength
training machine
Feeling more energetic & less stressed - answer✔✔Additional goals clients might not think of
Motivational interviewing - answer✔✔a method of speaking with people in a way that motivates
them to make a decision to change their behavior; may help clients feel the need to become more
active and make a decision to start exercising
Goal of motivational interviewing - answer✔✔Create awareness in clients that a sedentary
lifestyle will likely cause health problems
Instead of pushing clients - answer✔✔Look for ways to help clients find motivation within
themselves that nudges them to consider behavioral change
Self monitoring - answer✔✔Acts as a mirror to give clients a more objective view of their
behaviors; enhances client trainer communication
Auditory learning - answer✔✔Clients may like a lot of explanation & ask many questions
Visual learners - answer✔✔Learn by watching and appreciate longer demonstrations with less
talking
Kinesthetic learners - answer✔✔Learn by doing and needing to feel the movement before
catching on
Motor skills - answer✔✔More strongly related to practice and experience than to natural ability
alone
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Tell, show, do - answer✔✔Introduce new skills slowly & clearly
Feedback - answer✔✔Should provide reinforcement for what was done well; correct errors &
motivate clients to continue practicing & improving
3 stages of motor learning - answer✔✔Cognitive, associative, autonomous
Cognitive stage of learning - answer✔✔Clients try to understand a new skill
Associative learning - answer✔✔Clients begin to master the basics & are ready for more specific
feedback that will help them refine motor skill
Autonomous stage of learning - answer✔✔Clients are performing motor skills effectively and
naturally; the personal trainer is doing less teaching and more monitoring
Rapport stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers begin to establish trust & understanding with their
clients
Investigation stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use good listening skills to gather information
from clients
Planning stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use both good listening and teaching skills to design
an exercise program in partnership with the client
Action stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use effective, individualized teaching techniques to
help clients learn motor skills and increase self-confidence
Ultimate success of a trainer - answer✔✔Based on how well she understands each individual
client
2008 US Dept of Health & Human Services physical activity guidelines - answer✔✔150 minutes
a week of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical
activity; additionally, it was recommended adults incorporate muscle-strengthening activities at
least 2 days a week
The goal - answer✔✔Help teach & inspire each individual client to adopt a life long activity
program
Health belief model - answer✔✔The most accepted theory focusing on health beliefs; predicts
people will engage in a health behavior based on perceived threat they feel regarding a health
problem & the pros/cons of adopting the behavior
Perceived seriousness - answer✔✔The feelings one has about the seriousness of contracting an
illness or leaving an illness untreated
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Perceived susceptibility - answer✔✔Based on a person's subjective appraisal of the likelihood of
developing the problem
Cues to action - answer✔✔Events, either bodily or environmental, that motivate people to make
a change
Self-efficacy - answer✔✔Subjective perception of one's own ability to succeed; believed to
influence thought patterns, emotional responses & behavior; also positively related to motivation
Six sources of self-efficacy - answer✔✔Past performance experience; vicarious experience;
verbal persuasion; physiological state appraisals; emotional state & mood appraisals; imaginal
experiences
Past performance experience - answer✔✔Most influential source of self-efficacy information
Vicarious experience - answer✔✔Important for a client who is starting a brand new exercise
program and who has little previous experience w/ a supervised program; the observation or
knowledge of someone else who is successfully participating in a similar program or who has
done so in the past, can increase one's self efficacy
Verbal persuasion - answer✔✔Typically occurs in the form of feedback from teaching or
encouragement
Physiological state appraisals - answer✔✔Related to exercise participation are important because
a client may perceive arousal, pain or fatigue
Emotional state & mood appraisal - answer✔✔Negative mood states & emotional beliefs
associated with exercise such as fear, anxiety, anger & frustration are related to reduced levels of
self efficacy & lowers levels of participation
Imaginal experiences - answer✔✔Imagined experiences (positive/negative) of exercise
participation; important to understand a client's preconceived notion of what exercise will be
like, as this information will influence actual self-efficacy levels
Understanding of self efficacy levels - answer✔✔Most effectively done through conversation &
by taking the time to understand what an individual believes about his or her ability to succeed
Readiness to change - answer✔✔An important factor in the successful adoption of any exercise
program
Transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM) - answer✔✔Most commonly called the stages
of change model has 4 components: Stages of change, processes of change, self-efficacy &
decisional balance
ACE Personal Trainer
Planning ahead and being prepared - answer✔✔What is the most important tool when dealing
with a client who is at risk for relapse?
Rapport - answer✔✔The foundation of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model
Rapport Stage - answer✔✔The personal trainer sets the scene for establishing understanding and
trust
Physical appearance, facial expressions, attire & self-confidence - answer✔✔Factors that
influence clients' first impressions
Sense of caring, respect, clear communication & professionalism - answer✔✔Characteristics of
positive experiences with personal trainers
Voice quality - answer✔✔develop a voice that is firm and confident to communicate
professionalism
Hand gestures - answer✔✔fluid hand gestures while explaining something and when listening
hands should be quiet
Investigation stage - answer✔✔gather information such as medical concerns, fitness assessment
results, body weight & exercise history
Investigation stage - answer✔✔Use this stage not only to learn about a client's current health &
fitness but also to understand and client's exercise likes and dislikes
effective listening - answer✔✔Occurs when you listen to a client carefully, empathetically and
with an open mind, trying to put yourself in their shoes
Specific - answer✔✔Goals must be clear & unambiguous, stating specifically what should be
accomplished
Measurable - answer✔✔Clients can see whether they are making progress
Attainable - answer✔✔Goals should be realistically attainable by the individual client
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Relevant - answer✔✔Goals must be relevant to the particular interests, needs and abilities of the
individual client
Time bound - answer✔✔Goals must contain estimated timelines for completion
SMART goals - answer✔✔Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-bound
Process goal - answer✔✔A goal a person achieves by doing something, such as completing an
exercise session or attending a talk on stress management.
Product goal - answer✔✔something achieved, like weight loss or a resistance lifted on a strength
training machine
Feeling more energetic & less stressed - answer✔✔Additional goals clients might not think of
Motivational interviewing - answer✔✔a method of speaking with people in a way that motivates
them to make a decision to change their behavior; may help clients feel the need to become more
active and make a decision to start exercising
Goal of motivational interviewing - answer✔✔Create awareness in clients that a sedentary
lifestyle will likely cause health problems
Instead of pushing clients - answer✔✔Look for ways to help clients find motivation within
themselves that nudges them to consider behavioral change
Self monitoring - answer✔✔Acts as a mirror to give clients a more objective view of their
behaviors; enhances client trainer communication
Auditory learning - answer✔✔Clients may like a lot of explanation & ask many questions
Visual learners - answer✔✔Learn by watching and appreciate longer demonstrations with less
talking
Kinesthetic learners - answer✔✔Learn by doing and needing to feel the movement before
catching on
Motor skills - answer✔✔More strongly related to practice and experience than to natural ability
alone
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Tell, show, do - answer✔✔Introduce new skills slowly & clearly
Feedback - answer✔✔Should provide reinforcement for what was done well; correct errors &
motivate clients to continue practicing & improving
3 stages of motor learning - answer✔✔Cognitive, associative, autonomous
Cognitive stage of learning - answer✔✔Clients try to understand a new skill
Associative learning - answer✔✔Clients begin to master the basics & are ready for more specific
feedback that will help them refine motor skill
Autonomous stage of learning - answer✔✔Clients are performing motor skills effectively and
naturally; the personal trainer is doing less teaching and more monitoring
Rapport stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers begin to establish trust & understanding with their
clients
Investigation stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use good listening skills to gather information
from clients
Planning stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use both good listening and teaching skills to design
an exercise program in partnership with the client
Action stage - answer✔✔Personal trainers use effective, individualized teaching techniques to
help clients learn motor skills and increase self-confidence
Ultimate success of a trainer - answer✔✔Based on how well she understands each individual
client
2008 US Dept of Health & Human Services physical activity guidelines - answer✔✔150 minutes
a week of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical
activity; additionally, it was recommended adults incorporate muscle-strengthening activities at
least 2 days a week
The goal - answer✔✔Help teach & inspire each individual client to adopt a life long activity
program
Health belief model - answer✔✔The most accepted theory focusing on health beliefs; predicts
people will engage in a health behavior based on perceived threat they feel regarding a health
problem & the pros/cons of adopting the behavior
Perceived seriousness - answer✔✔The feelings one has about the seriousness of contracting an
illness or leaving an illness untreated
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Perceived susceptibility - answer✔✔Based on a person's subjective appraisal of the likelihood of
developing the problem
Cues to action - answer✔✔Events, either bodily or environmental, that motivate people to make
a change
Self-efficacy - answer✔✔Subjective perception of one's own ability to succeed; believed to
influence thought patterns, emotional responses & behavior; also positively related to motivation
Six sources of self-efficacy - answer✔✔Past performance experience; vicarious experience;
verbal persuasion; physiological state appraisals; emotional state & mood appraisals; imaginal
experiences
Past performance experience - answer✔✔Most influential source of self-efficacy information
Vicarious experience - answer✔✔Important for a client who is starting a brand new exercise
program and who has little previous experience w/ a supervised program; the observation or
knowledge of someone else who is successfully participating in a similar program or who has
done so in the past, can increase one's self efficacy
Verbal persuasion - answer✔✔Typically occurs in the form of feedback from teaching or
encouragement
Physiological state appraisals - answer✔✔Related to exercise participation are important because
a client may perceive arousal, pain or fatigue
Emotional state & mood appraisal - answer✔✔Negative mood states & emotional beliefs
associated with exercise such as fear, anxiety, anger & frustration are related to reduced levels of
self efficacy & lowers levels of participation
Imaginal experiences - answer✔✔Imagined experiences (positive/negative) of exercise
participation; important to understand a client's preconceived notion of what exercise will be
like, as this information will influence actual self-efficacy levels
Understanding of self efficacy levels - answer✔✔Most effectively done through conversation &
by taking the time to understand what an individual believes about his or her ability to succeed
Readiness to change - answer✔✔An important factor in the successful adoption of any exercise
program
Transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM) - answer✔✔Most commonly called the stages
of change model has 4 components: Stages of change, processes of change, self-efficacy &
decisional balance
