ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 4

During a personal-training session, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer is continually looking at his watch. Which of the following BEST describes the potential meaning of the personal trainer's body language?

Anxious to leave

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a new client who is an older adult with daily pain from osteoporosis. During the interview process, the client states that he feels the personal trainer may not be a good role model for him since the personal trainer not also experience daily pain from osteoporosis. Which of the following actions would be MOST appropriate to provide a role model for this client?

Arrange for a colleague who is similar to the client to attend one of the training sessions

A client who is beginning to master the hip-hinge basics of a squat and is ready to receive more specific feedback so the movement can be refined and perfected is in which stage of learning?

Associative stage

Which of the following BEST describes how an ACE Certified Personal Trainer can develop cultural competence when working with a client from a different background?

Learn about the client's lifestyle and culture

Which of the following techniques is MOST appropriate to facilitate a good first meeting between a client and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer?

Meeting in an environment that is clean, organized, and private

Which of the following OARS skills is being used when an ACE Certified Personal Trainer states, "Your intention to exercise 5 days this week was good, even though you were only able to make it to the gym 3 days"?

Offering affirmations

During a training session, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer asks the client to explain what benefits might be gained by increasing her exercise frequency from 2 days/week to 3 days/week. Which of the following BEST identifies the type of communication skill used by the trainer?

Open-ended questioning

Which of the following mechanisms of goal-setting theory refers to the fact that a client's own personal motivations stimulate them to push through difficulties and achieve challenging goals?

Persistence

During which stage of the client-personal trainer relationship is the ACE Certified Personal Trainer MOST likely to use a give-and-take communication strategy?

Planning stage

In which stage of the client-personal trainer relationship is it MOST important for ACE Certified Personal Trainers to listen to a client's responses to their ideas and suggestions and then elicit input from the client?

Planning stage

Which of the following is the BEST way for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to provide feedback to a client after performing a specific motor skill?

Provide reinforcement on what was done well

During an initial client interview, an ACE Certified Trainer "breaks the ice" by asking the new client about how her day has been going. Which of the following best identifies this stage of the client-personal trainer relationship?

Rapport

During a training session, a client begins talking about intimate personal issues and problems at home. Which of the following actions is MOST appropriate for the ACE Certified Personal Trainer to take?

Redirect the conversation

During a training session with a new client, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer states, "You're worried that it is too difficult to lose weight." Which of the following BEST identifies the type of communication skill used by the trainer?

Reflective listening

Which of the following BEST demonstrates an ACE Certified Personal Trainer using visual information to illustrate exercise concepts?

Showing the client the exercise pictures on the leg extension machine so he or she can see the proper body positions

Which of the following is an example of a client using self-motivation for feedback?

A client uses a daily step tracker from a wearable device

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is teaching a new client the push-up exercise. The client's movements are jerky and uncoordinated, so the personal trainer incorporates the "tell, show, do" teaching technique. Which of the following identifies the client's current stage of learning?

Cognitive stage

Which of the following components of motivational interviewing is being displayed when an ACE Certified Personal Trainer deliberately pursues the welfare and best interests of the client?

Compassion

Which of the following is the BEST strategy for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to use when working with a client who is a visual learner?

Demonstrations

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer has a new client sign a behavior-change contract that awards a free personal-training session if the client complies with 100% of the contract's terms. Which of the following BEST describes the type of motivation used?

Extrinsic motivation

Which of the following is a key consideration when setting goals with a client?

Goals should be positive

Which of the following would BEST motivate a client for long-term program adherence?

Including process goals like completing an exercise workout, in addition to performance goals

Active listening is MOST critical during which stage of the client-trainer relationship?

Investigation

During which of the following stages would an ACE Certified Personal Trainer learn not only about a client's current health and fitness, but also about a client's exercise likes and dislikes?

Investigation

During a training session, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer excuses herself from the session to take a personal phone call. Which of the following is being communicated to the client?

Lack of Professionalism