ACSM 040-444 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 040-444 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 341:

  Metabolic syndrome (also referred to a syndrome X or the deadly quartet) is comprised of

  A. Elevated TC, obesity, diabetes, and physical inactivity.
  B. Central obesity, elevated LDL cholesterol, diabetes, and physical inactivity.
  C. Low HDL cholesterol, cigarette smoking, hypertension, and physical inactivity.
  D. Central obesity, elevated triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol, hypertension, and insulin resistance.
  D. Central obesity, elevated triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol, hypertension, and insulin resistance.

• Question 342:

  A client in your exercise class has been complaining of back pain with no ridiculer symptoms. This person has been treated medically and is now joining the exercise program to improve flexibility in the low back. Which exercise would be most appropriate for this person to address the stated goal?

  A. Hip flexor stretch.
  B. Knee-to-chest stretch.
  C. Gastrocnemius stretch.
  D. Lateral trunk stretch.
  B. Knee-to-chest stretch.

• Question 343:

  Why would a fitness instructor have an interest in tort laws?

  A. Negligence is breaking a tort law and can ruin an instructor's career.
  B. State taxes often are related to profit, which is governed by tort laws.
  C. Tort laws are related to worker's compensation regulations.
  D. They relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  A. Negligence is breaking a tort law and can ruin an instructor's career.

• Question 344:

  Emerging risk factors for CAD include

  A. Advancing age, family history, and male sex.
  B. Impaired fasting glucose, obesity, and hypertension.
  C. Lipoprotein(a), advancing age, and male sex.
  D. Homocysteine, lipoprotein(a), and fibrinogen.
  D. Homocysteine, lipoprotein(a), and fibrinogen.

• Question 345:

  All of the following are special considerations inprescribing exercise for the client with arthritis EXCEPT

  A. The possible need to splint painful jointsforprotection.
  B. Periods of acute inflammation result in decreased pain and joint stiffness.
  C. The possibility of gait abnormalities as compensation for pain or stiffness.
  D. The need to avoid exercise of warm,swollenjoints.
  B. Periods of acute inflammation result in decreased pain and joint stiffness.

• Question 346:

  The concept of shaping refers to

  A. Using self-monitoring techniques (e.g., exercise logs).
  B. Using visual prompts (e.g., packing a gym bag the night before) as reminders to exercise.
  C. The process for establishing self-efficacy.
  D. Setting intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal.
  D. Setting intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal.

• Question 347:

  Using the original Borg scale, it is recommended that the exercise intensity elicit an RPE within the range of

  A. 8 to 12.
  B. 12 to 16.
  C. 14 to 18.
  D. 6 to 10.
  B. 12 to 16.

• Question 348:

  The arm is capable of performing all of the following motions EXCEPT

  A. Flexion.
  B. Abduction.
  C. Inversion.
  D. Supination.
  C. Inversion.

• Question 349:

  In a budget for a clinical exercise rehabilitation program, all of the following are examples of variable expenses EXCEPT

  A. ECG electrodes.
  B. Temporary wages.
  C. Rental fees for the facility space.
  D. Consultant fees.
  C. Rental fees for the facility space.

• Question 350:

  During exercise, SV increases as a result of

  A. The Frank-Starling law.
  B. Increased HR.
  C. Increased ejection fraction.
  D. Increased pulmonary artery pressure
  A. The Frank-Starling law.