NASM SFS UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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NASM SFS UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance, mobility, strength and mental
capacity? - Correct Answer- Functional
Approximately what percent of the population consist of older adults over the age of 65? -
Correct Answer- 12.5...
NASM SFS UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance, mobility, strength and mental
capacity? - Correct Answer- Functional
Approximately what percent of the population consist of older adults over the age of 65? -
Correct Answer- 12.5%
By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total population is projected to be
older than 65? - Correct Answer- 25%
In 2005, healthcare expenditures for older adults was approximately? - Correct Answer-
$12,000
What was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older adults for the year 2000? - Correct
Answer- Heart disease
What age related nervous system changes will causing nerve signals to travel at a slower rate
in the central in the peripheral nervous system? - Correct Answer- Thinning of the dendrites
What types of training best reverses proprioception loss? - Correct Answer- Balance
What structural changes to the musculoskeletal system lead to decreased ability to produce
quick, forceful contractions? - Correct Answer- Loss of Type II muscle fibers
What of the following populations are muscle strength and power training appropriate? -
Correct Answer- Older adults who are elite athletes
What physiological changes typically results in a reduction in joint range of motion? -
Correct Answer- Ligament shortening
What is the confidence to accomplish certain task? - Correct Answer- Self-efficacy
,What would be a dramatic life change event most likely impact? - Correct Answer-
Emotional well-being
What is the first step of helping older adults achieve lifestyle changes? - Correct Answer-
Develop rapport
What is the feeling that the health professional will not understand the older clients goals? -
Correct Answer- Fear of intolerance
What requires an internal focus of control to help clients move towards a goal? - Correct
Answer- Belief
What is one example of subjective assessment? - Correct Answer- PAR-Q
What are examples of an objective assessment? - Correct Answer- Blood pressure, Heart rate,
Body composition, Movement quality
What is the method of establishing training intensity based on the difference between
predicted and resting heart rate? - Correct Answer- Karvonen
What is the range of the modified BORG scale for seniors? - Correct Answer- 0-10
How many questions answered "yes" on the PAR-Q will require physician release? - Correct
Answer- 1
The inability to see close objects of small print is being? - Correct Answer- Farsightedness
Age that visual acuity is at its highest? - Correct Answer- Late adolescence/early twenties
The inability to transfer sound waves from the outer to the inner ear? - Correct Answer-
Cognitive hearing loss
The percentage of adult population experiencing some type of hearing loss? - Correct
Answer- 30-39%
, Thermoregulation for senior clients is important because? - Correct Answer- Decrease sweat
Medicine ball rotation is an example of what type of stretching? - Correct Answer- Dynamic
What types of training focuses on the neural and fascial systems in the body and concentrates
on alleviating myofascial trigger points? - Correct Answer- SMR
Senior clients should hold stretches for? - Correct Answer- 30 seconds
What form of flexibility training uses autogenic inhibition to improve soft tissue
extensibility? - Correct Answer- Static
What is a contraindication for the foam roller? - Correct Answer- Osteoporosis
What is a series of strength training exercises that clients perform consistently with minimal
rest? - Correct Answer- Circuit training
What is a known benefit of cardiorespiratory training? - Correct Answer- Decrease systolic
blood pressure
The appropriate intensity range for seniors to improve cardio respiratory function is? -
Correct Answer- 40-85%
Respiratory training typically has how many phases? - Correct Answer- 3
NASM recommends seen your clients participate in cardiorespiratory fitness training session
for at least? - Correct Answer- 30 mins
What percentage of Americans over the age of 65 experience of fall annually? - Correct
Answer- 33%
What number of falls causing death last year? - Correct Answer- 16,000
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