ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Questions & Answers

• Question 171:

  During the first week in a private club, a new ACE certified Personal Trainer comes across some client files sitting on a desk that a former trainer left behind after leaving the club. How should the new personal trainer deal with these files?

  A. Contact the previous trainer and obtain permission to contact former clients.
  B. Contact the clients for future training and continuation of workouts
  C. Take the files to a direct supervisor
  D. Destroy the files.
  D. Destroy the files.

• Question 172:

  What does the letter "c" refer to in the RICE method of treating injuries?

  A. Cleaning of the injured area
  B. Compression of the injured area
  C. Cold pack applied to the injured area
  D. Calling emergency medical services
  C. Cold pack applied to the injured area

• Question 173:

  When assessing your client's hip flexion using a passive supine straight leg raise, you discover there is less than 80' of motion on both right and left sides. This MOST likely indicates tightness in which muscles?

  A. Iliopsoas
  B. Hamstrings
  C. Adductor magnus and brevis
  D. Gluteus medius and minimus
  A. Iliopsoas
  C. Adductor magnus and brevis

• Question 174:

  Your overweight client has followed a walking program for several weeks. The next progression would be to:

  A. Increase the walking speed.
  B. Increase the walking duration
  C. Begin jogging.
  D. Begin hill walking.
  A. Increase the walking speed.

• Question 175:

  The BEST reason to conduct fitness assessments on clients at periodic intervals is to:

  A. Measure absolute fitness improvements to assist with program adherence and motivation
  B. Measure relative fitness improvements to assist with program adherence and motivation.
  C. Identify new health or performance concerns that may merit referrals.
  D. Maintain an accurate record-keeping system for a comprehensive risk-management program.
  B. Measure relative fitness improvements to assist with program adherence and motivation.

• Question 176:

  An individual approaches an ACE certified Personal Trainer to inquire about personal training. The individual has not been regularly active in over a year but is ready to lose about 30 lb (13 6 kg) of extra weight. The Individual has made it to the gym only three times this month but is ready to become serious and wants to work with a trainer twice a week. What is this individual's current stage of change according to the transtheoretical model of behavioral change?

  A. Precontemplation
  B. Contemplation
  C. Preparation
  D. Action
  A. Precontemplation

• Question 177:

  Which of the following would be outside the ACE certified Personal Trainer scope of practice''

  A. Stratify risks for cardiovascular disease with clients in order to determine the need for referral.
  B. Provide information on healthy eating according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines
  C. Rehabilitate individuals who have graduated from physical therapy.
  D. Protect client confidentiality according to HIPAA laws.
  A. Stratify risks for cardiovascular disease with clients in order to determine the need for referral.

• Question 178:

  Your new client stands with the palms of his hands facing in a posterior direction. What condition could be attributing to this position?

  A. Scapular protraction due to weak pectorals
  B. Scapular protraction due to tight pectorals and weak rhomboids
  C. Scapular retraction due to weak rhomboids and infraspinatus
  D. Scapular retraction due to a weak latissimus dorsi muscle
  C. Scapular retraction due to weak rhomboids and infraspinatus

• Question 179:

  Which of the following describes the ability to experience another person's world as though it were your own?

  A. Rapport
  B. Empathy
  C. Sympathy
  D. Genuineness
  C. Sympathy

• Question 180:

  Jamilla injured her knee in a skiing accident three days ago. She tells you she would like to resume exercising as soon as possible. What is your BEST possible course of action?

  A. Recommend a reputable physical therapist to help rehabilitate her injury.
  B. Recommend she consult an orthopedic specialist before she resumes exercising.
  C. Tell her to stay off of her feet until her injury is completely healed.
  D. Design a strength-training program for her with an emphasis on injury prevention.
  B. Recommend she consult an orthopedic specialist before she resumes exercising.