ACE Personal Trainer manual Exam Questions and Answers
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ACE Personal Trainer manual Exam
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A scope of practice is the legal range of services that professionals ina given field can provide,
the settings in which those services can be provided, and the guidelines or parameters that must
be followed. - answerWhat is a scope of prac...
ACE Personal Trainer manual Exam
Questions and Answers
A scope of practice is the legal range of services that professionals ina given field can provide,
the settings in which those services can be provided, and the guidelines or parameters that must
be followed. - answer✔✔What is a scope of practice?
They are a non-profit accreditation body that develops standards for quality certification in allied
heath fields and make sure that all the organizations meet the standards. - answer✔✔What does
the NCCA do?
Voluntary and active involvement in an exercise program. - answer✔✔What does exercise
adherence refer to ?
150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity. - answer✔✔How long
for should adults engage in aerobic physical activity each week for overall health?
Moderate or high intentisty, all major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week. -
answer✔✔How many days a week should adults engage in muscle-strengthening activities each
weak for overall health?
50%. - answer✔✔How many percent of people who start a new program will drop out within the
first 6 month?
Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, self-efficacy. - answer✔✔What are the 3 commonly
discussed approaches for evaluating motivation?
In the exercise context, it means that a person is engaged in exercise activity for the inherent
pleasure and experience that comes from the engagement itself. In other words, they exercise
because they truly enjoy it. - answer✔✔What does the intrinsic motivation mean?
It involves the engagement in exercise for any benefit other than for the joy of it. They are
usually external factors such as: weight loss, being healthy, making their spouse happy, looking
good etc.) - answer✔✔What does the extrinsic motivation mean?
It is defined as the belief in one's own capabilities to successfully engage in a physical-activity
program. - answer✔✔What is self-efficacy defined as?
Developing and maintaining a social-support network to exercise. - answer✔✔What is an
important coping strategy for relapse prevention?
1. Social support
2. Assertiveness
3. Self-regulation
4. High risk situations. - answer✔✔What are the 4 strategies to maintain client motivation ?
1. Personal attributes
2. Environmental factors
3. Physical-activity factors. - answer✔✔What are the 3 factors that influence exercise
participation and adherence?
It's the reinforcement, error correction, and encouragement that personal trainers give to their
clients. - answer✔✔What is the extrinsic feedback?
It's the information that the clients provide themselves based on their own sensory systems (i.e.,
what they feel, see, or hear). - answer✔✔What is the intrinsic feedback?
The type of feedback that provides information on the client's progress. - answer✔✔What is the
knowledge of results?
1. Avoid setting too many goals
2. Avoid setting negative goals
3. Set short- and long-term goals, as well as process and performance goals.
4. Revisit the goals on regular basis. - answer✔✔What are the key 4 tips for goal setting?
Through the use of behavioral contracts and written agreements. - answer✔✔What is an
effective way to create clarity?
1. Rapport - First impressions, builiding trust, mutual understanding.
2. Investigation - reviewing client's personal information, medical clearance information, and
clients goals and exercise history.
3. Planning - designing an exercise program in partnership with the client, using both good
listening and teaching skills. Also goal setting.
4. Action - The ability to effectively teach new motor skills, providing feedback, appropriate
instruction and progression as needed. - answer✔✔What are the 4 important stages of the client-
trainer relationship and what do they stand for?
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time-bound. - answer✔✔What does SMART for goals stand for?
Emotional health indicators, resting heart rate, heart rate during a given submaximal workload,
muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, balance, walking text, skill level, body weight,
body composition, body size. - answer✔✔What are some of the fitness indicators for SMART
goal setting?
-Listen carefully,
-Help them set specific, measurable goals,
-Suggest additional goals that they may not have thought of,
-Break large goals, include many process goals, record goals,
-Be sure that clients understand what type of exercise will help them reach their health and
fitness goals,
-Reevaluate and revise goals and exercise recommendations periodically. - answer✔✔List tips
about how to set health and fitness goals that motivate clients for long-term adherence.
It is a method of speaking with people in a way that motivates them to make a decision to change
their behavior. - answer✔✔What is motivational interviewing?
1. Provide reinforcement for what was done well.
2. Correct errors.
3. Motivate clients to continue practicing and improving. - answer✔✔What are the 3 things a
good feedback should include?
It is the ability to communicate and work effectively with people from different cultures. -
answer✔✔What is cultural competence?
1. Cognitive
2. Associative
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