NASM STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY 2024
EXAM (ANSWERED) | EXAM GUIDE 2025
|TAKEN 2024
How often should self-stretching techniques be performed for the best results?
Daily
What should be done if a client completes a self-assessment and finds one side that is
more restricted in movement?
The client should contract the antagonist muscle to inhibit and lengthen the stretching
muscle.
What should the fitness professional do to cause reciprocal inhibition in a client that is
pushing back during a stretch?
The client should contract the antagonist muscle to inhibit and lengthen the stretching
muscle.
Which system indicates whether or not a client is being honest with the fitness
professional about how they are feeling during a session?
Interoceptive
Which of the following is a neurophysiological effect of rolling myofascia?
Improvement of tissue relaxation.
How should the traction during the adductor stretch be completed?
Through the hip leaning away
,Which of the following terms defines the concept that a client's primary complaint is
affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions?
Regional interdependence model
Which of the following terms defines the neuromuscular system's capacity to activate
muscle synergies at the correct time with appropriate force to complete functional
tasks with the least amount of stress and energy to the HMS?
Functional efficiency
Which of the following can disrupt the balance of tension and compression which help
to optimize and maintain movement?
Traumatic injury
Which term describes the alignment of each component of the human movement
system (HMS) allowing posture to be balanced in correlation to the center of gravity?
Structural efficiency
Which of the following muscles are present within the back net (BN)?
Erector spinae
What are the five kinetic chain checkpoints?
Foot & Ankle, Knee, LPHC, thoracic spine & shoulder, and cervical spine (head & neck)
Which of the following are essential to a well-rounded fitness program?
Flexibility and stretching
, What should be done if a client appears to need help that is out of their professional
scope of practice?
Have a list of appropriate healthcare providers handy for referral.
Which fascial net provides the most stability during walking?
Lateral Net (LN)
What can cause soreness after a stretching session?
Being too aggressive or exceeding the limits of the tissue.
When can the fitness professional possibly modify the assisted stretching protocol?
A client is experiencing pain, discomfort or poor results.
Which of the following is the second definition of fascia according to the Fascial
Research Society?
A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous
connective tissues that permeate the body.
Which of the following describes the fitness professional's hand placement on the
client when completing the double-leg traction?
Both heels in the palms of the hands with fingers gently wrapped around heels.
Which of the following describes the fascial system (FS) model?
An expansion of the idea that a complaint is affected by dysfunction in remote
musculoskeletal regions and connective tissues.
EXAM (ANSWERED) | EXAM GUIDE 2025
|TAKEN 2024
How often should self-stretching techniques be performed for the best results?
Daily
What should be done if a client completes a self-assessment and finds one side that is
more restricted in movement?
The client should contract the antagonist muscle to inhibit and lengthen the stretching
muscle.
What should the fitness professional do to cause reciprocal inhibition in a client that is
pushing back during a stretch?
The client should contract the antagonist muscle to inhibit and lengthen the stretching
muscle.
Which system indicates whether or not a client is being honest with the fitness
professional about how they are feeling during a session?
Interoceptive
Which of the following is a neurophysiological effect of rolling myofascia?
Improvement of tissue relaxation.
How should the traction during the adductor stretch be completed?
Through the hip leaning away
,Which of the following terms defines the concept that a client's primary complaint is
affected by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions?
Regional interdependence model
Which of the following terms defines the neuromuscular system's capacity to activate
muscle synergies at the correct time with appropriate force to complete functional
tasks with the least amount of stress and energy to the HMS?
Functional efficiency
Which of the following can disrupt the balance of tension and compression which help
to optimize and maintain movement?
Traumatic injury
Which term describes the alignment of each component of the human movement
system (HMS) allowing posture to be balanced in correlation to the center of gravity?
Structural efficiency
Which of the following muscles are present within the back net (BN)?
Erector spinae
What are the five kinetic chain checkpoints?
Foot & Ankle, Knee, LPHC, thoracic spine & shoulder, and cervical spine (head & neck)
Which of the following are essential to a well-rounded fitness program?
Flexibility and stretching
, What should be done if a client appears to need help that is out of their professional
scope of practice?
Have a list of appropriate healthcare providers handy for referral.
Which fascial net provides the most stability during walking?
Lateral Net (LN)
What can cause soreness after a stretching session?
Being too aggressive or exceeding the limits of the tissue.
When can the fitness professional possibly modify the assisted stretching protocol?
A client is experiencing pain, discomfort or poor results.
Which of the following is the second definition of fascia according to the Fascial
Research Society?
A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous
connective tissues that permeate the body.
Which of the following describes the fitness professional's hand placement on the
client when completing the double-leg traction?
Both heels in the palms of the hands with fingers gently wrapped around heels.
Which of the following describes the fascial system (FS) model?
An expansion of the idea that a complaint is affected by dysfunction in remote
musculoskeletal regions and connective tissues.
