This assessment is MOST adequate for which measurement?

A. Hip mobility

B. Hip stability

C. Thoracic mobility

D. Thoracic stability

Which goal is the BEST example of a SMART process goal?

A. Create a habit of visiting the gym consistently twice per week for four weeks.

B. Join the running group for a 10-mile (16 1-km) run during the upcoming spring break.

C. Successfully squat 100 lb (45.4 kg) as a one-rep max in two weeks.

D. Work to lose 4 in (10.2 cm) around the waist to fit into summer clothes

Within which stage of learning are exercisers MOST likely to make mistakes?

A. Autonomous

B. Associative

C. Cognitive

D. Affective

While supervising a client's strength training exercises, the ACE certified Personal Trainer notices that the client's posture shows mild kyphosis. Which of the following is the appropriate course of action?

A. Stop all strength training and add upper-body stretching.

B. Stretch pectoralis major, and strengthen spinal extensors.

C. Stretch spinal extensors and rhomboids.

D. Stretch rhomboids, and strengthen pectoralis major.

A personal trainer has begun working at a new fitness facility where the personal training manager strongly encourages selling nutritional supplements in combination with personal training sessions. What is an appropriate position for the ACE personal trainer?

A. Advise clients against these products because research has identified better products.

B. Tell the facility that the personal trainer is not comfortable with this practice.

C. Ensure the facility has adequate liability insurance coverage for the personal trainer.

D. Agree to sell the products because the commission is a great addition to a training income

The MAJOR concern with isometric strength assessments is that the client may do which of the following?

A. Hold his or her breath.

B. Strain muscle tendons.

C. Give too little muscle effort.

D. Experience a high blood pressure response.

A client has been exercising three days per week for the past two months. On an exercise history form, the client indicates having embarked on fitness programs, but seems to have difficulty sticking with them for longer than three to six months. What would the BEST intervention be based on the clients stage of change?

A. Provide information from multiple sources and share the risks of being inactive

B. Provide continued support and feedback, and identify things and event that are potential barriers and possible solutions.

C. Maintain a social network of support from family and friends as well as from within the exercise environment.

D. Help create a support group of people who are just adopting an exercise program.

A long-time client has recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The client has attended a diabetes self-management course and has been cleared by a physician to exercise. The client tests glucose levels before and after each workout. The personal trainer should encourage the client to do which of the following?

A. Inject insulin into the muscle the client anticipates working as this will speed the reaction of glucose absorption into cells.

B. Limit fluid intake before, during, and after the workout to prevent hyponatremia;

C. Avoid exercise if blood glucose levels are less than 300 mg/dL and ketosis is present before exercise.

D. Exercise at the same time every day and ingest additional carbohydrates if glucose levels are less than 100 mg/dL.

You have a new client with type 2 diabetes whose most important goal is weight loss. What should you do?

A. Suggest that he cut back on starches and carbohydrates and increase protein intake to speed up metabolism.

B. Focus on moderate intensity cardiovascular exercise of increasing duration on most days of the week.

C. Include high intensity strength training in his program to increase muscle mass and speed up metabolism.

D. Advise him to perform high intensity cardiovascular exercise to maximize caloric expenditure.

During the interview process, your new client tells you that he works in his family's Italian restaurant. He admits that it will be difficult for him to comply with the nutrition aspects of his fitness program. Your BEST advice to him is to do which of the following?

A. Increase exercise frequency to compensate for the added intake.

B. Suggest he work as a waiter at the restaurant to expend more calories.

C. Enlist family support to help him stay on course when he is at work in the restaurant.

D. Realize that weight loss will be difficult and that he should focus more on fitness.