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ACE Personal TrainerPlanning ahead and being prepared - correct answer ✔✔What is the most important tool when dealing
with a client who is at risk for relapse?
Rapport - correct answer ✔✔The foundation of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model
Rapport Stage - correct answer ✔✔The personal trainer sets the scene for establishing understanding
and trust
Physical appearance, facial expressions, attire & self-confidence - correct answer ✔✔Factors that
influence clients' first impressions
Sense of caring, respect, clear communication & professionalism - correct answer ✔✔Characteristics of
positive experiences with personal trainers
Voice quality - correct answer ✔✔develop a voice that is firm and confident to communicate
professionalism
Hand gestures - correct answer ✔✔fluid hand gestures while explaining something and when listening
hands should be quiet
Investigation stage - correct answer ✔✔gather information such as medical concerns, fitness assessment
results, body weight & exercise history
Investigation stage - correct answer ✔✔Use this stage not only to learn about a client's current health &
fitness but also to understand and client's exercise likes and dislikes
effective listening - correct answer ✔✔Occurs when you listen to a client carefully, empathetically and
with an open mind, trying to put yourself in their shoes
,Specific - correct answer ✔✔Goals must be clear & unambiguous, stating specifically what should be
accomplished
Measurable - correct answer ✔✔Clients can see whether they are making progress
Attainable - correct answer ✔✔Goals should be realistically attainable by the individual client
Relevant - correct answer ✔✔Goals must be relevant to the particular interests, needs and abilities of
the individual client
Time bound - correct answer ✔✔Goals must contain estimated timelines for completion
SMART goals - correct answer ✔✔Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-bound
Process goal - correct answer ✔✔A goal a person achieves by doing something, such as completing an
exercise session or attending a talk on stress management.
Product goal - correct answer ✔✔something achieved, like weight loss or a resistance lifted on a
strength training machine
Feeling more energetic & less stressed - correct answer ✔✔Additional goals clients might not think of
Motivational interviewing - correct answer ✔✔a method of speaking with people in a way that
motivates them to make a decision to change their behavior; may help clients feel the need to become
more active and make a decision to start exercising
,Goal of motivational interviewing - correct answer ✔✔Create awareness in clients that a sedentary
lifestyle will likely cause health problems
Instead of pushing clients - correct answer ✔✔Look for ways to help clients find motivation within
themselves that nudges them to consider behavioral change
Self monitoring - correct answer ✔✔Acts as a mirror to give clients a more objective view of their
behaviors; enhances client trainer communication
Auditory learning - correct answer ✔✔Clients may like a lot of explanation & ask many questions
Visual learners - correct answer ✔✔Learn by watching and appreciate longer demonstrations with less
talking
Kinesthetic learners - correct answer ✔✔Learn by doing and needing to feel the movement before
catching on
Motor skills - correct answer ✔✔More strongly related to practice and experience than to natural ability
alone
Tell, show, do - correct answer ✔✔Introduce new skills slowly & clearly
Feedback - correct answer ✔✔Should provide reinforcement for what was done well; correct errors &
motivate clients to continue practicing & improving
3 stages of motor learning - correct answer ✔✔Cognitive, associative, autonomous
Cognitive stage of learning - correct answer ✔✔Clients try to understand a new skill
Associative learning - correct answer ✔✔Clients begin to master the basics & are ready for more specific
feedback that will help them refine motor skill
, Autonomous stage of learning - correct answer ✔✔Clients are performing motor skills effectively and
naturally; the personal trainer is doing less teaching and more monitoring
Rapport stage - correct answer ✔✔Personal trainers begin to establish trust & understanding with their
clients
Investigation stage - correct answer ✔✔Personal trainers use good listening skills to gather information
from clients
Planning stage - correct answer ✔✔Personal trainers use both good listening and teaching skills to
design an exercise program in partnership with the client
Action stage - correct answer ✔✔Personal trainers use effective, individualized teaching techniques to
help clients learn motor skills and increase self-confidence
Ultimate success of a trainer - correct answer ✔✔Based on how well she understands each individual
client
2008 US Dept of Health & Human Services physical activity guidelines - correct answer ✔✔150 minutes a
week of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity;
additionally, it was recommended adults incorporate muscle-strengthening activities at least 2 days a
week
The goal - correct answer ✔✔Help teach & inspire each individual client to adopt a life long activity
program
Health belief model - correct answer ✔✔The most accepted theory focusing on health beliefs; predicts
people will engage in a health behavior based on perceived threat they feel regarding a health problem
& the pros/cons of adopting the behavior
Perceived seriousness - correct answer ✔✔The feelings one has about the seriousness of contracting an
illness or leaving an illness untreated
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