Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

1 to 20

1 to 50

1 to 10

None of the above

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

True

False

Concentrate on moving through a full range of motion

Teach proper breathing

Heart rate shouldn’t exceed 11 to 14 on the Borg scale

All of the above

To see if they like the exercise

To make sure they are not holding their breath

To make sure they are concentrating on the exercises

None of the above

1 to 5 reps

6 to 8 reps

8 to 12 reps

15 to 20 reps

1 to 2 days a week

2 to 3 days a week

5 to 6 days a week

They should diet only

Behind your ears

Behind your knee caps

At your wrist

At the bottom of your foot

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

A healthy diet

Being at an appropriate weight

Both A and B

None of the above

Practice Exam

1. The Borg scale refers to a personal assessment of your exercise effort on what range of scale?

2. When training someone for weight management, where should you place your exercise focus?

3. With age, there are decreases in cardiac output and resting stroke volume.

4. When training someone with heart disease, where should you place your exercise focus?

5. What must you watch for when training someone with heart disease?

6. When training a client with type 2 diabetes, how many reps should you generally recommend per exercise?

7. How many days a week should a person exercise if they are overweight?

8. Use two fingers together to measure your heart rate at what body location?

9. When training someone with type 2 diabetes, where should you place your exercise focus?

10. What factors can have an effect on osteoarthritis?