NAFC Group Fitness Certification Exam
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Active Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Holding a muscle in place by using the
contraction of the agonist with no assistance.
Aerobic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Exercise that requires oxygen to perform the
activity.
Aerobic Capacity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maximum amount of oxygen the body
can use during intense exercise.
Agonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The agonist is the working muscle or "prime
mover" in an exercise.
Antagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The antagonist muscle is the opposing muscle
that does the opposite action of the agonist.
,Atherosclerosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Buildup of cholesterol and fat in the walls
of the arteries.
Atrophy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle in a state of degradation, usually
through disuse or injury.
Ballistic Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A type of bouncy, jerky stretch
technique considered risky and not often used.
Borg's Scale of RPE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A subject assessment of exercise
intensity with a scale that ranges from 6-20. Widely used and user-friendly
tool to rate one's own perception of effort during an activity.
Compound Movements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Multi-joint exercises that work
several muscles at one time.
Dynamic Posture - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Movement patterns that challenge one's
body position and/or postural stabilizers.
Concentric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle shortens under tension.
Dynamic Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Controlled, continuous movements of
the body that gently bring you to a stretch.
Eccentric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle elongates under tension.
, Exercise Adherence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The ability to maintain an exercise
routine and develop a healthy lifestyle.
FITT Principle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A set of guidelines to help you develop and
advance exercise routines. The letters stand for frequency, intensity, time,
and type.
Flexibility - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The range of motion in a joint or group of joints.
Golgi Tendon Organ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A sensory nerve located in the
muscle tendon involved in contraction and lengthening.
Hyper-kyphosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An exaggerated posterior curve in the
thoracic spine.
Hyper-lordosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An exaggerated anterior curve in the
lumbar spine.
Hypertension - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Is a term used to describe high blood
pressure.
Hypertrophy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An increase in the total size of a muscle.
Isometric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle contraction in which there
is no change in muscle length under tension.
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
Active Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Holding a muscle in place by using the
contraction of the agonist with no assistance.
Aerobic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Exercise that requires oxygen to perform the
activity.
Aerobic Capacity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Maximum amount of oxygen the body
can use during intense exercise.
Agonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The agonist is the working muscle or "prime
mover" in an exercise.
Antagonist - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The antagonist muscle is the opposing muscle
that does the opposite action of the agonist.
,Atherosclerosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Buildup of cholesterol and fat in the walls
of the arteries.
Atrophy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle in a state of degradation, usually
through disuse or injury.
Ballistic Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A type of bouncy, jerky stretch
technique considered risky and not often used.
Borg's Scale of RPE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A subject assessment of exercise
intensity with a scale that ranges from 6-20. Widely used and user-friendly
tool to rate one's own perception of effort during an activity.
Compound Movements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Multi-joint exercises that work
several muscles at one time.
Dynamic Posture - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Movement patterns that challenge one's
body position and/or postural stabilizers.
Concentric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle shortens under tension.
Dynamic Stretching - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Controlled, continuous movements of
the body that gently bring you to a stretch.
Eccentric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle elongates under tension.
, Exercise Adherence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The ability to maintain an exercise
routine and develop a healthy lifestyle.
FITT Principle - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A set of guidelines to help you develop and
advance exercise routines. The letters stand for frequency, intensity, time,
and type.
Flexibility - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The range of motion in a joint or group of joints.
Golgi Tendon Organ - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A sensory nerve located in the
muscle tendon involved in contraction and lengthening.
Hyper-kyphosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An exaggerated posterior curve in the
thoracic spine.
Hyper-lordosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An exaggerated anterior curve in the
lumbar spine.
Hypertension - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Is a term used to describe high blood
pressure.
Hypertrophy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An increase in the total size of a muscle.
Isometric Contraction - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A muscle contraction in which there
is no change in muscle length under tension.
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