Senior Fitness Instruction Practice Exam

Improves muscle mass

Improves quality of life

Helps to fight depression

All of the above

Focus on weight loss

Check blood glucose levels before and after exercise

Should exercise at the same time each day

All of the above

High impact

Low impact

They should not do any activity

Work out every day for an hour

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Very difficult

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

1 day a week

2 days a week

5 days a week

Workout every day

5 seconds

10 seconds

30 seconds

45 seconds

1 to 5 reps

6 to 8 reps

8 to 12 reps

15 to 20 reps

True

False

Focus on healthy eating

Set goals of 150 to 300 minutes per week of exercise

Use non weight bearing exercises

Both A and B

Practice Exam

1. What are some benefits for seniors who engage in an exercise program?

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

3. What activities should a person with osteoarthritis engage in?

4. A rating of 6 or 7 on the Borg scale is considered at what difficulty level?

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

6. How many days per week should a person with heart disease train for as a goal?

7. When you measure heart rate with your fingers, you should use what count (in seconds)?

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

9. Target heart rates are important to monitor for seniors.

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