Personal Trainer Exam Chapter
1-8 Questions & Answers
Increasing number of adults and children who have overweight or obesity - correct answer
✔✔Which of the following is among the reasons why the role of personal trainers is changing?
Designing exercise programs that lead to increased energy expenditure and positive changes in
body composition - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the ACE Certified
Personal Trainer scope of practice regarding training clients with weight-loss goals?
Improved bone health - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is among the health benefits
associated with regular physical activity?
To ensure that they stay up to date with the latest exercise science research - correct answer
✔✔What is a primary reason ACE Certified Personal Trainers should complete continuing
education?
Resources developed or endorsed by the Federal Government (e.g.,
www.ChooseMyPlate.gov) - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following resources would be
MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to utilize when providing dietary advice
to clients?
Offering solutions to a client who exhibits signs of depression that impact exercise adherence -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following would be OUTSIDE the scope of practice for ACE
Certified Personal Trainers?
Implementing a core conditioning program to improve postural stability - correct answer
✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal Trainers?
,Obtain written permission from the client prior to communicating with the referring physician -
correct answer ✔✔hen working with clients who have been referred by their physicians for
exercise programming, which of the following steps would be MOST important for the personal
trainer to take?
Conducting fitness assessments and health screenings to identify exercise limitations - correct
answer ✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal
Trainers?
. Evaluating a client's low arches to identify the correct arch support that he should purchase -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following would be OUTSIDE the scope of practice for ACE
Certified Personal Trainers?
To protect the public from harm - correct answer ✔✔What is the primary purpose of the ACE
Personal Trainer Certification program?
By meeting with other health professionals - correct answer ✔✔Which is the MOST appropriate
way for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer develop a referral network?
Discuss proper techniques for stretching the affected muscles - correct answer ✔✔A client has
soreness after a weekend tennis tournament. Which of the following is an appropriate action
that is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal Trainers?
Lack of physical activity - correct answer ✔✔According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, which of the following is a key risk factor for chronic disease?
Prolonged sitting/sedentary behaviors - correct answer ✔✔. Which of the following is expected
by researchers Dunstan, Thorp, and Healy to one day join the list of common modifiable risk
factors that can lead to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)?
, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer ✔✔Adhering to
which of the following will help ACE Certified Personal Trainers to maintain the privacy of their
clients?
Explain the potentially harmful side effects of supplements - correct answer ✔✔An ACE
Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who is interested in losing weight. The client
has tried many diets and now wants to use a supplement to increase metabolism. Which of the
following actions would be MOST appropriate for the personal trainer to take?
Implementing a core conditioning program - correct answer ✔✔Which action by a personal
trainer would be MOST appropriate when working with a client who has an exaggerated lordotic
posture?
Build on the work done in physical therapy - correct answer ✔✔A client has been released from
physical therapy for shoulder impingement and is now working with an ACE Certified Personal
Trainer. Which course of action would be MOST appropriate for the personal trainer to take?
Listen with empathy - correct answer ✔✔What is the BEST way for a personal trainer to
respond when a client is explaining that he or she is feeling depressed due to problems at
home?
Teach the client self-myofascial release techniques - correct answer ✔✔What is the MOST
appropriate solution for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to provide to a client who has tight
iliotibial (IT) bands?
Complete a variety of continuing education in a specialty area - correct answer ✔✔Which is the
BEST way for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to be recognized as an expert in a given field?
A current NCCA-accredited certification as a personal trainer from a CREP member - correct
answer ✔✔What is required for an exercise professional to be listed as a personal trainer on the
United States Registry of Exercise Professionals (USREPS)?
1-8 Questions & Answers
Increasing number of adults and children who have overweight or obesity - correct answer
✔✔Which of the following is among the reasons why the role of personal trainers is changing?
Designing exercise programs that lead to increased energy expenditure and positive changes in
body composition - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the ACE Certified
Personal Trainer scope of practice regarding training clients with weight-loss goals?
Improved bone health - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following is among the health benefits
associated with regular physical activity?
To ensure that they stay up to date with the latest exercise science research - correct answer
✔✔What is a primary reason ACE Certified Personal Trainers should complete continuing
education?
Resources developed or endorsed by the Federal Government (e.g.,
www.ChooseMyPlate.gov) - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following resources would be
MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to utilize when providing dietary advice
to clients?
Offering solutions to a client who exhibits signs of depression that impact exercise adherence -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following would be OUTSIDE the scope of practice for ACE
Certified Personal Trainers?
Implementing a core conditioning program to improve postural stability - correct answer
✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal Trainers?
,Obtain written permission from the client prior to communicating with the referring physician -
correct answer ✔✔hen working with clients who have been referred by their physicians for
exercise programming, which of the following steps would be MOST important for the personal
trainer to take?
Conducting fitness assessments and health screenings to identify exercise limitations - correct
answer ✔✔Which of the following is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal
Trainers?
. Evaluating a client's low arches to identify the correct arch support that he should purchase -
correct answer ✔✔Which of the following would be OUTSIDE the scope of practice for ACE
Certified Personal Trainers?
To protect the public from harm - correct answer ✔✔What is the primary purpose of the ACE
Personal Trainer Certification program?
By meeting with other health professionals - correct answer ✔✔Which is the MOST appropriate
way for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer develop a referral network?
Discuss proper techniques for stretching the affected muscles - correct answer ✔✔A client has
soreness after a weekend tennis tournament. Which of the following is an appropriate action
that is WITHIN the scope of practice for ACE Certified Personal Trainers?
Lack of physical activity - correct answer ✔✔According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, which of the following is a key risk factor for chronic disease?
Prolonged sitting/sedentary behaviors - correct answer ✔✔. Which of the following is expected
by researchers Dunstan, Thorp, and Healy to one day join the list of common modifiable risk
factors that can lead to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)?
, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer ✔✔Adhering to
which of the following will help ACE Certified Personal Trainers to maintain the privacy of their
clients?
Explain the potentially harmful side effects of supplements - correct answer ✔✔An ACE
Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who is interested in losing weight. The client
has tried many diets and now wants to use a supplement to increase metabolism. Which of the
following actions would be MOST appropriate for the personal trainer to take?
Implementing a core conditioning program - correct answer ✔✔Which action by a personal
trainer would be MOST appropriate when working with a client who has an exaggerated lordotic
posture?
Build on the work done in physical therapy - correct answer ✔✔A client has been released from
physical therapy for shoulder impingement and is now working with an ACE Certified Personal
Trainer. Which course of action would be MOST appropriate for the personal trainer to take?
Listen with empathy - correct answer ✔✔What is the BEST way for a personal trainer to
respond when a client is explaining that he or she is feeling depressed due to problems at
home?
Teach the client self-myofascial release techniques - correct answer ✔✔What is the MOST
appropriate solution for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to provide to a client who has tight
iliotibial (IT) bands?
Complete a variety of continuing education in a specialty area - correct answer ✔✔Which is the
BEST way for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to be recognized as an expert in a given field?
A current NCCA-accredited certification as a personal trainer from a CREP member - correct
answer ✔✔What is required for an exercise professional to be listed as a personal trainer on the
United States Registry of Exercise Professionals (USREPS)?
