GFI ACE Certification ALL
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1) What is good advice for a pregnant woman in a prenatal yoga class?
Avoid inverted postures
2) What type of training could include completing a certain number of days
that involve i...
1) What is good advice for a pregnant woman in a prenatal yoga class?
Avoid inverted postures
2) What type of training could include completing a certain number of days
that involve intense or more difficult exercise followed by a similar number
of easy or light training days?
periodization
3) What is the guideline for water temperature when teaching people with
arthritis?
85-90
4) What are elements that form a binding contract under basic law?
offer and acceptance, consideration, legality and capacity
5) During a core conditioning class, the instructor cues a new exerciser to keep
her knees bent and her feet on the floor during supine abdominal crunches.
Why?
To protect the lower back.
6) What is the most appropriate activity for a participant who tells you he has
just been prescribed a beta blocker for a diagnosis of hypertension?
cardio workout on a bike with low resistance
, 7) What is informational cueing?
the coach teaches participants something new about the body (proper breathing)
8) What strategy will likely result in increased adherence to a group exercise
class?
Acknowledging normal discomforts
9) What is the primary benefit of cueing participants to maintain a neutral
pelvis during a standing overhead press?
a reduction in forces being applied to the lower back (lumbar spine)
10) What should an instructor do if a participate has a heart rate above
their target level?
make movements smaller and keep feed closer to ground
11) Coronary heart disease causes the most deaths for who in the US?
men and women
12)What should people with stable coronary heart disease do when
working out?
stretch and warm up longer If chest pain occurs, EMS is called immediately
13)To strengthen flexion:
use stability ball, tilt pelvis posteriorly from supine position
14) Primary muscles that facilitate hip flexion are
iliopsoas, rectus femoris, sartorius, tensor fasciae latae
15) Why is good balance important for older adults?
preventing falls
16) What can effect balance?
inner ear and vision, medications
17) Static balance
the ability to hold balance without movement (standing on one leg)
,Dynamic balance
maintaining balance while in motion (walking heel toe without falling)
Main goals of a warm up
raise core body temp by 1-2 degrees to induce light swear
should be dynamic
What does a 1 degree increase in core body temperature do during the warmup?
increases the metabolic rate by 13%
What are synovial joints surrounded by?
thick, fiborous connected tissue
What is a synovial joint?
moves freely because it has space between bones
Example sot synovial joints
hinge: elbow
ball and socket: hip
pivot: cervical vertebrae
Distal
position away from where the limb is attached to the body
An example of distal
wrist is distal to the elbow
Proximal
position where the limb is attached
An example of proximal
elbow is proximal to the wrist
Anterior
the front of the body
, Example of anterior
the nose is anterior to the ears
posterior
the back of the body
example of posterior
the ears are posterior to the nose
superior
position near the head
example of superior
The head is superior to the abdomen
Inferior
position away from the head
example of inferior
the neck is inferior to the head
medial
Positioned near the middle of the body
example of medial
The nose is medial to the ears
lateral
Positioned toward the outside of the body
example of lateral
The arms are lateral to the chest
Cervical
neck region
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