FITOUR Group Exercise Certification
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
when dance aerobics was first developed the majority of the movements during the cardio
portion of the dance exercise class were what type of movement - CORRECT ANSWER -
high impact
during the early days of group exercise what type of dance exercise class was developed which
offered low impact movements with a high intensity workout and was a class in which
individuals were able to adjust the height of the equipment to control the intensity level of the
class workout? - CORRECT ANSWER - step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a standing forward fold? -
CORRECT ANSWER - flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine when all body parts are in proper
alignment with each other? - CORRECT ANSWER - neutral spine
how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space (front, back and sides) between the
ribcage and pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - CORRECT ANSWER - vertical alignment of
the body
which two posture types are frequently combined when typically one of the curves is more
exaggerated than the other? - CORRECT ANSWER - lordotic/kyphotic
, what is the percentage of americans who will experience some type of back pain at some point in
their lives? - CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a joint to move in all the places
the joint will allow? - CORRECT ANSWER - articulation
what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and planning movements to a composition"?
- CORRECT ANSWER - choreography
when timing cues for a hi/lo or dance style class the instructor should cue at how many beats
prior to change in movement? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to perform squats: "imagine sitting in
a chair when performing squats"? - CORRECT ANSWER - instructional
which plane of movement is being used when performing exercises that require extension and
flexion such as marching, knee lifts, walking and cross country skiing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement patterns on an elevated platform by
stepping up and down? - CORRECT ANSWER - step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body position to assume during
resistance training activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - bend from the waist and keep
knees straight when lifting weights from the floor
which of the following is NOT a primary benefit of performing resistance training? - CORRECT
ANSWER - improved performance of activities of daily living
which term matches the following phrase: "when the force of the muscle is greater than the
resistance resulting in a joint movement with a shortening of the muscle?" - CORRECT
ANSWER - isotonic muscle contraction
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
when dance aerobics was first developed the majority of the movements during the cardio
portion of the dance exercise class were what type of movement - CORRECT ANSWER -
high impact
during the early days of group exercise what type of dance exercise class was developed which
offered low impact movements with a high intensity workout and was a class in which
individuals were able to adjust the height of the equipment to control the intensity level of the
class workout? - CORRECT ANSWER - step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a standing forward fold? -
CORRECT ANSWER - flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine when all body parts are in proper
alignment with each other? - CORRECT ANSWER - neutral spine
how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space (front, back and sides) between the
ribcage and pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - CORRECT ANSWER - vertical alignment of
the body
which two posture types are frequently combined when typically one of the curves is more
exaggerated than the other? - CORRECT ANSWER - lordotic/kyphotic
, what is the percentage of americans who will experience some type of back pain at some point in
their lives? - CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a joint to move in all the places
the joint will allow? - CORRECT ANSWER - articulation
what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and planning movements to a composition"?
- CORRECT ANSWER - choreography
when timing cues for a hi/lo or dance style class the instructor should cue at how many beats
prior to change in movement? - CORRECT ANSWER -2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to perform squats: "imagine sitting in
a chair when performing squats"? - CORRECT ANSWER - instructional
which plane of movement is being used when performing exercises that require extension and
flexion such as marching, knee lifts, walking and cross country skiing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement patterns on an elevated platform by
stepping up and down? - CORRECT ANSWER - step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body position to assume during
resistance training activities? - CORRECT ANSWER - bend from the waist and keep
knees straight when lifting weights from the floor
which of the following is NOT a primary benefit of performing resistance training? - CORRECT
ANSWER - improved performance of activities of daily living
which term matches the following phrase: "when the force of the muscle is greater than the
resistance resulting in a joint movement with a shortening of the muscle?" - CORRECT
ANSWER - isotonic muscle contraction
