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ACE Fitness ACE-Personal-Trainer - ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam

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Total 274 questions

Which of the following is recommended for replacing footwear?

A.

Athletic shoes will lose their cushioning after one to two months but will remain useful if clients replace the innersoles on a regular basis.

B.

Athletic shoes will lose their cushioning after three to six months of regular use (approximately 350 to 500 miles or 560 to 800 km of running) but should be replaced sooner if clients see the bottom of the shoe wearing down unevenly.

C.

Athletic shoes will lose their cushioning after seven to eight months of regular use (approximately 500 to 700 miles or 800 to 1.125 km of running) but should be replaced sooner if clients see the bottom of the shoe wearing down unevenly.

D.

Athletic shoes will lose their cushioning after a year of regular use (approximately 700 to 900 miles or 1,125 to 1,450 km of running) but should be replaced sooner if clients see the bottom of the shoe wearing down unevenly.

A potential client has approached a personal trainer to start an exercise program to increase strength and lose weight. Upon reviewing the health history form, the personal trainer notices that the client is currently receiving physical therapy for their shoulder. How should the personal trainer design the client's exercise program?

A.

Include rotator cuff exercises to strengthen and stabilize the shoulder joint.

B.

Use high repetitions, low intensity on any shoulder exercises.

C.

Make sure the client performs a thorough warm-up of the affected shoulder prior to strength training.

D.

Await medical clearance or recommendations prior to proceeding with exercise.

Your client is an endurance athlete who approaches you about using carnitine to enhance his performance. Your BEST response would be to:

A.

Recommend that he take his carnitine with fruit juice to enhance absorption.

B.

Encourage him to use carnitine to enhance his interval workouts.

C.

Suggest journaling his workouts to monitor progress while using carnitine.

D.

Tell him that research does not support enhanced performance from carnitine use.

You are moving and intend to refer your clients to a new personal trainer. Your professional responsibility is to:

A.

Gather all the records on your clients to give to the new trainer.

B.

Obtain signed documentation to release your clients' records to the new trainer.

C.

Have the new trainer retest and evaluate your clients.

D.

Leave the records with the club manager.

A client is being treated by a physician for high blood pressure with a diuretic. You should be aware that when exercising, the client may exhibit:

A.

Signs and symptoms of dehydration.

B.

Muscle fatigue and increased fluid retention.

C.

Increased fluid retention and decreased exercise heart rate

D.

Decreased exercise heart rate and muscular weakness.

Some aspects of personal training require the trainer to touch the client. To avoid offending the client, the personal trainer should do which of the following?

A.

Discreetly touch the client in an appropriate manner.

B.

Touch the client as he or she will eventually get used to it.

C.

Explain the need and ask permission to touch the client.

D.

Design programs that eliminate the need to touch the client.

You discover during your initial assessment that a new client's skill level in every exercise is high with no corrections needed. She has exercised with a personal trainer for more than three years. At which level of learning is the client?

A.

Associative stage

B.

Autonomous stage

C.

Cognitive stage

D.

Reciprocal stage

Which teaching sequence is the BEST way to teach a client a new multi-joint, strength-training exercise (e.g. overhead press)?

A.

Explain the exercise to the client, demonstrate the exercise, assist the client in performing the exercise with a light weight to acquire a kinesthetic sense for the movement, and provide performance feedback.

B.

Explain the exercise to the client, have the client perform the exercise with a light weight to acquire kinesthetic awareness, and provide performance feedback.

C.

While demonstrating the exercise to the client, identify correct and incorrect technique then have the client perform repetitions mirroring your performance.

D.

Assess 1RM max of individual components involved in lift. Demonstrate the exercise to the client then have the client perform the exercise at 70% of 1 RM score to ensure safety.

When is the MOST appropriate time to collect data about personal, behavioral, and environmental factors?

A.

During the rapport building phase

B.

During the behavioral change skills phase

C.

During the information gathering phase

D.

During the goal-setting phase

Which of the following resistance training recommendations would be appropriate initially for a client who has cardiovascular disease?

A.

One set of 8-10 repetitions of 8-10 exercises

B.

Two sets of 8-10 repetitions of 8-10 exercises

C.

One set of 12-15 repetitions of 8-10 exercises

D.

Two sets of 12-15 repetitions of 8-10 exercises