ACSM Personal Trainer Certification
Exam 2025 With 100% Accurate Answers
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔One's ability to perform daily tasks such as self care and chores
Physical Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Transition from rest to active movement
Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Planned and structured physical activity to improve one or
more of the 5 components of fitness
5 Components of Fitness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2. Muscle Endurance
3. Muscle Strength
4. Flexibility
5. Body Composition
Types of Fitness Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Health Related: Focuses on enhancing
QoL, preventing disease, moderate-intensity PA
Fitness Conditioning: Focuses on exercise regimens based on recommendations for improving
fitness
SAID - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔In order to improve the goal, you must practice the goal. Ex. If the
goal is a 5K, you must run to train for it
Rate of Remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Remodel > Damage --> increase training effort
,Damage > Remodel --> decrease training effort (or may cause overuse/injury)
Signs of Over Training - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Injury, inc resting HR, fatigued throughout day,
low performance
FITT-VP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (duration)
Type (mode)
Volume (overall amount)
Progression (how to advance)
ATP-CP Phosphagen System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anaerobic
0-30 sec high intensity work
sprints, weight lifting
Anaerobic Glycolysis/Lactic Acid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anaerobic
Glucose & lactic acid
:30-3 mins high intensity work
400-800m sprint, 100m swim
Oxidation System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat oxidation
3+ minutes
important for endurance
capacity limited by O2 and Cals available
*Unfit client has decreased ability to deliver O2 from dec capillary density preventing delivery
, O2 Physiological Adaptations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Oxygen Deficit - initial stages of CV
training bout referred to as lag in O2 consumption, relying on anaerobic metabolism
2. Steady State - achieved w/ sustained CV once O2 supplied equals O2 demanded. Inc fit, reach
SS faster and endurance depends how long you stay here.
3. EPOC - O2 debt, uptake remained elevated post exercise for several minutes (or house if
longer bout); EPOC effect is to restore CP/ATP in muscles and O2 in blood; "after burn" effect
Sino Atrial Node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pacemaker of the heart, in RA, initiates contraction
Atrioventricular Node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Slows down the heart contracting
Right Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔RA receives deoxy blood from vena cava. Blood travels
to RV through tricuspid valve. Leaves RV via pulmonary semilunar valve to pulmonary system.
Left Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔LA receives oxy blood from veins. Travels to LV through
bicuspid valve then to aorta through the aortic semilunar valve where it then travels through
the body's arteries to deliver oxygen.
Pulse Sights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Carotid (not recommended to perform on someone)
Brachial
Femoral
Radial (most recommended)
Heart Rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Avg is 72bpm resting (normal is 60-100bpm)
Good gauge for clients to see how fit they are becoming
Tachycardia/Bradychardia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Faster than normal heart rate, >100 bpm
Exam 2025 With 100% Accurate Answers
ADL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔One's ability to perform daily tasks such as self care and chores
Physical Activity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Transition from rest to active movement
Exercise - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Planned and structured physical activity to improve one or
more of the 5 components of fitness
5 Components of Fitness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2. Muscle Endurance
3. Muscle Strength
4. Flexibility
5. Body Composition
Types of Fitness Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Health Related: Focuses on enhancing
QoL, preventing disease, moderate-intensity PA
Fitness Conditioning: Focuses on exercise regimens based on recommendations for improving
fitness
SAID - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔In order to improve the goal, you must practice the goal. Ex. If the
goal is a 5K, you must run to train for it
Rate of Remodeling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Remodel > Damage --> increase training effort
,Damage > Remodel --> decrease training effort (or may cause overuse/injury)
Signs of Over Training - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Injury, inc resting HR, fatigued throughout day,
low performance
FITT-VP - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (duration)
Type (mode)
Volume (overall amount)
Progression (how to advance)
ATP-CP Phosphagen System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anaerobic
0-30 sec high intensity work
sprints, weight lifting
Anaerobic Glycolysis/Lactic Acid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Anaerobic
Glucose & lactic acid
:30-3 mins high intensity work
400-800m sprint, 100m swim
Oxidation System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Fat oxidation
3+ minutes
important for endurance
capacity limited by O2 and Cals available
*Unfit client has decreased ability to deliver O2 from dec capillary density preventing delivery
, O2 Physiological Adaptations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Oxygen Deficit - initial stages of CV
training bout referred to as lag in O2 consumption, relying on anaerobic metabolism
2. Steady State - achieved w/ sustained CV once O2 supplied equals O2 demanded. Inc fit, reach
SS faster and endurance depends how long you stay here.
3. EPOC - O2 debt, uptake remained elevated post exercise for several minutes (or house if
longer bout); EPOC effect is to restore CP/ATP in muscles and O2 in blood; "after burn" effect
Sino Atrial Node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pacemaker of the heart, in RA, initiates contraction
Atrioventricular Node - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Slows down the heart contracting
Right Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔RA receives deoxy blood from vena cava. Blood travels
to RV through tricuspid valve. Leaves RV via pulmonary semilunar valve to pulmonary system.
Left Chambers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔LA receives oxy blood from veins. Travels to LV through
bicuspid valve then to aorta through the aortic semilunar valve where it then travels through
the body's arteries to deliver oxygen.
Pulse Sights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Carotid (not recommended to perform on someone)
Brachial
Femoral
Radial (most recommended)
Heart Rate - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Avg is 72bpm resting (normal is 60-100bpm)
Good gauge for clients to see how fit they are becoming
Tachycardia/Bradychardia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Faster than normal heart rate, >100 bpm
