ACE Practice Exam #2

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is conducting a consultation with a client who appears resistant to adopting a new active lifestyle. Asking which of the following questions would be most effective for the personal trainer to better understand the client?

"Can you tell me a little bit more about why you feel it is difficult to fit exercise in your daily routine?"

When observing a new client incorrectly performing a body weight squat, which of the following feedback examples would be most appropriate?

"Great job sitting your hips back in the squat. Remember to lift your chest during the movement. Great improvement!"

The squat exercise is an example of which of the following movement patterns?

Bend-and-lift

Which type of activity is most critical for children and young adolescents?

Bone-strengthening

During an initial consultation, a new client tells the personal trainer about reading a recent article containing tips for increasing physical activity while working a sedentary job. Which process of change does this represent?

Consciousness raising

Which of the following is the most engaging strategy when training youth?

Create a program that varies equipment, includes fun, playful movements, and incorporates balance, coordination, and muscle and bone-strengthening activities.

A client is consistently working with an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and, despite increasing the quantity of training, has stopped seeing gains in muscle strength and size. Which of the following is most likely responsible for the lack of continued progress?

Diminishing returns

While training a client, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer notices a broken piece of equipment. Which of the following would be the best course of action?

Disable the equipment to prevent further use

Which of the following would be the most realistic client foal for a program lasting three months?

To lose 2-3% body fat

Which of the following is the preferred method for addressing an issue with a high financial risk with a low occurrence frequency?

Transfer

When using the 0 to 10 perceived pain scale with a client returning from an injury, at which pain level should an exercise be stopped or modified?

4

Which of the following best indicates a client may be overtraining?

Increased resting heart rate

Which of the following best defines the OARS skills used in motivational interviewing?

Offering affirmations, asking open-ended questions, reflective listening, and summarizing

An ACE Certified Personal trainer would like to repost a client's social media post regarding her satisfaction of her latest training workout. Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?

Request the client a release granting permission to use their post

A 135-pound client is preparing for a marathon and would like recommendations for the carbs content of a pre-workout snack. Which of the following carbs ranges would credible sources most likely recommend?

61-275 grams of carbs

Which of the following actions is best described as motion away from the midline of the body?

Abduction

A client is currently in the base training phase and is performing cardiorespiratory exercise 2 days a week for 20 minutes. Which of the following would meet the cardiorespiratory training goal of base training?

Add a 3rd day of cardiorespiratory exercise

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is training a client who will be traveling for work 75% of the time and is concerned about not being able to consistently exercise. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?

Ask the client to list some exercises and strategies he or she might be capable of doing while traveling

A client with a previous acute injury in the repair phase of healing and has been cleared to return to exercise. Which of the following would be the most appropriate exercise at this time?

Body-weight calf raises

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is beginning to train clients online. Which action should the trainer do first?

Check with his or her attorney and validate that professional liability insurance plan covers online training.

Which of the following motivational interviewing components allows the trust between the Ace Certified Personal Trainer and a client to be honest and well-deserved?

Compassion

Which of the following best describes when the primary adaptions to exercise training occurs?

During steady-state exercise at a moderate intensity

Which of the following is the frequently and duration goal for a client in the Base Training of Cardiorespiratory Training?

Exercise three to five days per week for a duration of 20 minutes or more

A long-standing client with obesity, who has worked her way up to performing 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activities per week, has recently reached her 50-pound weight loss goal. Lately, she has been finding it difficult to maintain her weight loss and comes to you seeking guidance. Which of the following would be the best activity/exercise recommendations for the client at this time?

Increase moderate intensity activities to 200 or 300 minutes per week

Which of the following best describes exercise guidelines related to duration?

Increase the number of minutes per session and number of days per week of moderate-intensity activity prior to an increase in exercise intensity

Which of the following pre-screening forms would include information regarding a client's nutritional habits?

Lifestyle and health-history questionnaire

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is considering a partnership with an individual who will provide solely financial support and contribution with no personal liability. Which of the following best defines this type of partnership?

Limited partnership

During an initial consultation, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer notices a client's rounded shoulders and forward-head posture. Which of the following would be the most appropriate next course of action?

Make a note that upper-back exercises and chest stretches should be incorporated into the program

During an outdoor training session, a client begins to show signs of heat exhausting. Which of the following is the best immediate action?

Move to a cool, ventilated area

While leading a client through the Thomas Test, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer observes that the posterior side of the client's lowered thigh is unable to touch, and the knee is unable to achieve 8- degrees of flexion. Based on this performance, which of the following muscles or muscles groups would be most appropriate to stretch?

Primary hip flexors

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is designed a cardiorespiratory training program for a client taking a beta blocker medication. Which of the following is the most appropriate method for monitoring intensity for this client?

Rating of perceived exertion

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is conducting a training session in a client's home. Upon arrival, the personal trainer notices that a cable on the client's equipment is frayed. Which of the following is the best course of action?

Recommend the client have the equipment repaired by a certified technician and provide and alternate exercise.

A client discloses to the ACE Certified Personal Trainer that he recently stopped taking his prescribed antidepressants because exercise has boosted his mood and he is asking for your advice. Which response is most appropriate?

Refer the client to his healthcare professional

Which of the following exercises would be most effective to include for a client who is working to improve his or her balance?

Standing with a narrow base of support

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with an apparently health new client who currently walks a few days each week. Which of the following is the most appropriate recommendation to begin a cardiorespiratory exercise program?

Starting below VT1 for a minimum of five days per week

During a single leg step up assessment, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer observes the client's knee moving inward. Which of the following would be important to include in the program for this client?

Stretches for the hip adductors and strengthening of the Gluteus Medius

Which of the following best identifies an ACE Certified Personal Trainer operating as an independent contractor at a fitness facility?

The personal trainer has more control over work details and gets paid by the job

Which of the following would be considered an act of omission?

Turning away from a client to answer a question from a gym member while the client is performing a free weight bench press

which of the following behaviors displayed by an ACE Certified Personal Trainer would most likely indicate he or she is bored or anxious to leave?

feet pointed toward the door or repeatedly glancing at a clock

During a recent client assessment session with a male client, the ACE Certified Personal Trainer measures the client's waist circumference as 44 inches. Which of the following best defines this measurement's category of risk?

high