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

ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Questions & Answers

• Question 251:

  A 40-year-old female client comes to work with an ACE certified Personal Trainer to lose body fat. The trainer designs a program that includes one session per week and four sessions per week on her own After three weeks, she Informs the trainer that she enjoys working with the trainer but has made it into the gym only once a week to work out independently. Which of the following would be MOST effective to motivate her to adhere to her program?

  A. Work with her to develop a reward system for adhering to her program.
  B. Sign her up for the club's frequent participant rewards program.
  C. increase the level of difficulty of her session with the trainer to make up for sessions missed on her own.
  D. Agree to spend an hour with her doing all core work to reward her for participating in all her sessions.
  B. Sign her up for the club's frequent participant rewards program.

• Question 252:

  Which of the following would represent a normal physiological response to prolonged exercise in environments that are hotter than those to which one is accustomed?

  A. Lower heart rate than normal as venous return is increased .
  B. Lower heart rate than normal as venous return is decreased
  C. Higher heart rate than normal as perspiration decreases
  D. Higher heart rate than normal as blood volume is decreased
  C. Higher heart rate than normal as perspiration decreases

• Question 253:

  A new client who stands 5'5" (165 cm) tall and weighs 325 lbs (147 kg) Is interested In losing weight and would like a full physiological assessment including body composition assessment. Which body composition and body size assessments will be the MOST accurate and appropriate for this client?

  A. Skinfold measurements, girth measurements, and waist-to-hip ratio
  B. Near-infrared interactance (NIR), girth measurements, and body mass index
  C. Whole-body air displacement plethysmography (ADP), girth measurements, and waist-to-hip ratio
  D. Biolectric impedance analysis (BIA), girth measurements, and body mass index
  B. Near-infrared interactance (NIR), girth measurements, and body mass index

• Question 254:

  Which of the following strategies should the personal trainer use to help prevent knee pain in a client who has excessive hip adduction during a squat?

  A. Increase the strength of the hip adductors and peroneals.
  B. Increase the strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings.
  C. Increase the strength of the gluteals and quadratus lumborum.
  D. Increase the strength of the quadriceps and quadratus lumborum.
  B. Increase the strength of the quadriceps and hamstrings.

• Question 255:

  When improvement in health is the PRIMARY concern, the Surgeon General's Report recommends exercising:

  A. Two to four days per week, at a moderate intensity, for 30 minutes or more.
  B. Three to five days per week, at 50 to 85% of VO2 max. for 15 to 60 minutes.
  C. Four to five days per week, at 60 to 85% of VO2 max. for 30 to 60 minutes.
  D. Most days of the week, at a moderate intensity, accumulating 30 minutes or more per day.
  A. Two to four days per week, at a moderate intensity, for 30 minutes or more.

• Question 256:

  What is the primary action at the glenohumeral joint during the concentric phase of a dumbbell chest press?

  A. Flexion
  B. Abduction
  C. Horizontal adduction
  D. External rotation
  C. Horizontal adduction

• Question 257:

  What is the Body Mass Index of a 21-year-old female who Is 5'2" (1.58 m) and 132 pounds (60 kg)?

  A. 20
  B. 22
  C. 24
  D. 27
  C. 24

• Question 258:

  A strain is BEST defined as a:

  A. Partial or complete tearing of a ligament.
  B. Sprain.
  C. Joint subluxation.
  D. Tear in a muscle or tendon.
  C. Joint subluxation.

• Question 259:

  In the initial conversation with a new client, a personal trainer finds out that the client has hired the trainer because the client's spouse thinks it will help the client stick to an exercise program. The trainer learns that the client has been unsuccessful in previous attempts to exercise regularly, and the client expresses uncertainty that the outcome will be different this time. Which statement would be the MOST appropriate for the personal trainer to make at this time?

  A. "Let's start out with some goals. It's hard to get somewhere without knowing what you want to achieve.What do you want to get out of your training sessions?"
  B. "Your husband steered you on the right path. Hiring a trainer will make all the difference. I know I can motivate you."
  C. "I understand that you are unsure of how this will turn out, so let's start with the past. You said that you have tried to exercise on a regular basis before. What made you stop?"
  D. "I've used behavior contracts with other clients who had failed in the past. They really help keep you on track. Let's go over the details."
  C. "I understand that you are unsure of how this will turn out, so let's start with the past. You said that you have tried to exercise on a regular basis before. What made you stop?"

• Question 260:

  Watch the attached video to answer the following question What does the movement screen shown in the video determine about a client?

  A. Readiness to perform a one-repetition maximum for the squat and deadlift
  B. Mobility of the torso and bilateral stability of the feet, knees, and hips
  C. Muscular endurance of the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, and core
  D. Stability of the trunk and symmetrical stability and mobility of the lower extremity
  C. Muscular endurance of the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, and core