NASM SFS Exam Questions and Answers
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What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength and mental capacity? - Correct Answers
✅Functional
Approximately what percent of the population consist of older
adults over the age of 65? - Correct Answers ✅12.5%
By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total
population is projected to be older than 65? - Correct
Answers ✅25%
In 2005, healthcare expenditures for older adults was
approximately? - Correct Answers ✅$12,000
What was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older
adults for the year 2000? - Correct Answers ✅Heart
disease
What age related nervous system changes will causing nerve
signals to travel at a slower rate in the central in the
peripheral nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅Thinning
of the dendrites
What types of training best reverses proprioception loss? -
Correct Answers ✅Balance
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What structural changes to the musculoskeletal system lead
to decreased ability to produce quick, forceful contractions? -
Correct Answers ✅Loss of Type II muscle fibers
What of the following populations are muscle strength and
power training appropriate? - Correct Answers ✅Older
adults who are elite athletes
What physiological changes typically results in a reduction in
joint range of motion? - Correct Answers ✅Ligament
shortening
What is the confidence to accomplish certain task? - Correct
Answers ✅Self-efficacy
What would be a dramatic life change event most likely
impact? - Correct Answers ✅Emotional well-being
What is the first step of helping older adults achieve lifestyle
changes? - Correct Answers ✅Develop rapport
What is the feeling that the health professional will not
understand the older clients goals? - Correct Answers
✅Fear of intolerance
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What requires an internal focus of control to help clients
move towards a goal? - Correct Answers ✅Belief
What is one example of subjective assessment? - Correct
Answers ✅PAR-Q
What are examples of an objective assessment? - Correct
Answers ✅Blood pressure, Heart rate, Body composition,
Movement quality
What is the method of establishing training intensity based
on the difference between predicted and resting heart rate? -
Correct Answers ✅Karvonen
What is the range of the modified BORG scale for seniors? -
Correct Answers ✅0-10
How many questions answered "yes" on the PAR-Q will
require physician release? - Correct Answers ✅1
The inability to see close objects of small print is being? -
Correct Answers ✅Farsightedness
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What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength and mental capacity? - Correct Answers
✅Functional
Approximately what percent of the population consist of older
adults over the age of 65? - Correct Answers ✅12.5%
By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total
population is projected to be older than 65? - Correct
Answers ✅25%
In 2005, healthcare expenditures for older adults was
approximately? - Correct Answers ✅$12,000
What was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older
adults for the year 2000? - Correct Answers ✅Heart
disease
What age related nervous system changes will causing nerve
signals to travel at a slower rate in the central in the
peripheral nervous system? - Correct Answers ✅Thinning
of the dendrites
What types of training best reverses proprioception loss? -
Correct Answers ✅Balance
,NASM SFS Exam Questions and Answers
(Most Recent Version, Complete Study
Material)
What structural changes to the musculoskeletal system lead
to decreased ability to produce quick, forceful contractions? -
Correct Answers ✅Loss of Type II muscle fibers
What of the following populations are muscle strength and
power training appropriate? - Correct Answers ✅Older
adults who are elite athletes
What physiological changes typically results in a reduction in
joint range of motion? - Correct Answers ✅Ligament
shortening
What is the confidence to accomplish certain task? - Correct
Answers ✅Self-efficacy
What would be a dramatic life change event most likely
impact? - Correct Answers ✅Emotional well-being
What is the first step of helping older adults achieve lifestyle
changes? - Correct Answers ✅Develop rapport
What is the feeling that the health professional will not
understand the older clients goals? - Correct Answers
✅Fear of intolerance
, NASM SFS Exam Questions and Answers
(Most Recent Version, Complete Study
Material)
What requires an internal focus of control to help clients
move towards a goal? - Correct Answers ✅Belief
What is one example of subjective assessment? - Correct
Answers ✅PAR-Q
What are examples of an objective assessment? - Correct
Answers ✅Blood pressure, Heart rate, Body composition,
Movement quality
What is the method of establishing training intensity based
on the difference between predicted and resting heart rate? -
Correct Answers ✅Karvonen
What is the range of the modified BORG scale for seniors? -
Correct Answers ✅0-10
How many questions answered "yes" on the PAR-Q will
require physician release? - Correct Answers ✅1
The inability to see close objects of small print is being? -
Correct Answers ✅Farsightedness
