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AFAA PRIMARY GROUP EXERCISE CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
List 7 "Action Steps for Designing a Resistance Tubing Class." -
ANSWER-1. Check tubing condition
2. Avoid pulling tubing toward face
3. Select appropriate resistance
4. Avoid gripping handles too tightly
5. Maintain wrist alignment
6. Maintain continuous tension
7. Maintain smooth and controlled pace
List a minimum of 4 strength training sequences appropriate
within the group exercise setting. - ANSWER-1. Moving from one
primary muscle group to the next (traditional weight room format).
2. Moving from single set of one exercise directly into a second,
third, or more - and then repeating the entire series over again
(super-, tri-, or giant-sets).
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3. Moving through a series of exercise patterns including arm
combinations, leg combinations, or arm & leg combinations (more
choreographed format).
List 7 principles of Mat Science. - ANSWER-Balance
Extension
Alignment
Range of Motion
Progression
Flow
Breath
List a minimum of 4 class format guidelines. - ANSWER-1. Always
begin with initial warm-up and breathing.
2. Move fluidly and mindfully with each exercise.
3. Develop appropriate levels of intensity of progression for each
movement.
4. Always finish class with a cool down to relax and restore.
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List 8 health benefits associated with regular participation in
physical activity. - ANSWER-1. Lower risk of coronary heart
disease
2. Lower risk of high blood pressure
3. Lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
4. Lower risk of breast cancer
5. Reduced depression
6. Improved cardiorespiraratory & muscular fitness
7. Lower risk of colon cancer
8. Prevention of weight gain
How can interval training improve aerobic performance? -
ANSWER-Maximizes aerobic power and minimizes boredom
List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve exercise
performance and state how or why improvements occurs. -
ANSWER-1. Increased maximal blood flow - Performing aerobic
exercise forces large volumes of blood which increases stroke
volume.
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2. Increased oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal - The
cardiorespiratory system saturates blood coming from the lungs
with oxygen efficiently. The high pulmonary ventilation assists with
the removal of carbon dioxide during exercise.
3. Increased maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic power - Regular
aerobic exercise causes an increase in the number of capillaries
per muscle fiber.
Define energy and its food source. - ANSWER-Energy is the
ability to do work and the source of energy is the sun.
What is an intercellular carrier of chemical energy produced by
the body for muscular work? - ANSWER-Adenosine Triphosphate
(ATP)
List the 2 Energy Pathways - ANSWER-Anaerobic and Aerobic
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway consists of:
a. ATP-CP system/phosphagen system
AFAA PRIMARY GROUP EXERCISE CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
List 7 "Action Steps for Designing a Resistance Tubing Class." -
ANSWER-1. Check tubing condition
2. Avoid pulling tubing toward face
3. Select appropriate resistance
4. Avoid gripping handles too tightly
5. Maintain wrist alignment
6. Maintain continuous tension
7. Maintain smooth and controlled pace
List a minimum of 4 strength training sequences appropriate
within the group exercise setting. - ANSWER-1. Moving from one
primary muscle group to the next (traditional weight room format).
2. Moving from single set of one exercise directly into a second,
third, or more - and then repeating the entire series over again
(super-, tri-, or giant-sets).
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3. Moving through a series of exercise patterns including arm
combinations, leg combinations, or arm & leg combinations (more
choreographed format).
List 7 principles of Mat Science. - ANSWER-Balance
Extension
Alignment
Range of Motion
Progression
Flow
Breath
List a minimum of 4 class format guidelines. - ANSWER-1. Always
begin with initial warm-up and breathing.
2. Move fluidly and mindfully with each exercise.
3. Develop appropriate levels of intensity of progression for each
movement.
4. Always finish class with a cool down to relax and restore.
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List 8 health benefits associated with regular participation in
physical activity. - ANSWER-1. Lower risk of coronary heart
disease
2. Lower risk of high blood pressure
3. Lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
4. Lower risk of breast cancer
5. Reduced depression
6. Improved cardiorespiraratory & muscular fitness
7. Lower risk of colon cancer
8. Prevention of weight gain
How can interval training improve aerobic performance? -
ANSWER-Maximizes aerobic power and minimizes boredom
List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve exercise
performance and state how or why improvements occurs. -
ANSWER-1. Increased maximal blood flow - Performing aerobic
exercise forces large volumes of blood which increases stroke
volume.
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2. Increased oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide removal - The
cardiorespiratory system saturates blood coming from the lungs
with oxygen efficiently. The high pulmonary ventilation assists with
the removal of carbon dioxide during exercise.
3. Increased maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic power - Regular
aerobic exercise causes an increase in the number of capillaries
per muscle fiber.
Define energy and its food source. - ANSWER-Energy is the
ability to do work and the source of energy is the sun.
What is an intercellular carrier of chemical energy produced by
the body for muscular work? - ANSWER-Adenosine Triphosphate
(ATP)
List the 2 Energy Pathways - ANSWER-Anaerobic and Aerobic
Fill in the blanks below:
An anaerobic pathway consists of:
a. ATP-CP system/phosphagen system
