AFAA Group Fitness 2025/2026 Exam All
Answers and Illustrations Given
Why can ballistic movements be dangerous? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔muscle
spindles sense quick changes in muscle length and cause contraction
Three ways to prevent voice nodules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Speak out, posture,
microphone
nausea/vomiting
dizziness/unusual fatigue
tightness or pain in the chest
loss of muscle control/staggering
gasping
,rash/hives
blurred vision
acute illness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 exercise danger signs
the ability to remove oxygen from the air and transfer in through the lungs
and blood to the working muscles; related to cardiorespiratory endurance -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Aerobic capacity
no one rule necessarily applies to all large sized adults in terms of exercise
precautions because ________ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔each person is different
correct standing alignment includes the pelvis in a/an ___________ - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔neutral position
Three exercise modalities that pregnant women can perform along with any
risks and modifications that should be taken - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lower impact,
modify tough movements, no supine weight after 20 weeks
what condition is referred to as an overuse injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔tendinitis
Lactic acid system
1. fuel 2. intensity 3. duration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔carbs, high/moderate,
short/medium
,list three activities that use the lactic acid system - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔prolonged sprints, swimming, cycling
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gluteus maximus
a muscle directly responsible for a particular agonist action - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔primary movers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quadriceps group
after the first 3-4 minutes of exercise oxygen uptake reaches an adequate
level to meet oxygen demand - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔steady state
full body lean
knee flexion shouldn't be over 90
feet first then arms
step in center
step lightly
whole foot on step - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stepping techniques
plane that divides body into right and left - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sagittal plane
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, muscle contraction in which the tension increases but muscle length
remains the same - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔isometric contraction
three exercises that use the anaerobic lactic acid system - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔sprint, jump, kick
where does this chronic injury occur most often: achilles Tendonitis - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔calf muscle
what is the average resting blood pressure of a healthy person - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔120/80 mmHg
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eternal oblique
special considerations for flexibility training - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔intensity,
speed and control, ROM, body temp
When working with participants diagnosed with asthma, instructors should
allow for _______ and ______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extended warm up and
cool down
overuse injury affecting particular cartilage of posterior surface of patella or
knee cap - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chrondromalacia
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔erector spinae
Answers and Illustrations Given
Why can ballistic movements be dangerous? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔muscle
spindles sense quick changes in muscle length and cause contraction
Three ways to prevent voice nodules - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Speak out, posture,
microphone
nausea/vomiting
dizziness/unusual fatigue
tightness or pain in the chest
loss of muscle control/staggering
gasping
,rash/hives
blurred vision
acute illness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10 exercise danger signs
the ability to remove oxygen from the air and transfer in through the lungs
and blood to the working muscles; related to cardiorespiratory endurance -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Aerobic capacity
no one rule necessarily applies to all large sized adults in terms of exercise
precautions because ________ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔each person is different
correct standing alignment includes the pelvis in a/an ___________ - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔neutral position
Three exercise modalities that pregnant women can perform along with any
risks and modifications that should be taken - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lower impact,
modify tough movements, no supine weight after 20 weeks
what condition is referred to as an overuse injury - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔tendinitis
Lactic acid system
1. fuel 2. intensity 3. duration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔carbs, high/moderate,
short/medium
,list three activities that use the lactic acid system - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔prolonged sprints, swimming, cycling
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gluteus maximus
a muscle directly responsible for a particular agonist action - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔primary movers
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quadriceps group
after the first 3-4 minutes of exercise oxygen uptake reaches an adequate
level to meet oxygen demand - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔steady state
full body lean
knee flexion shouldn't be over 90
feet first then arms
step in center
step lightly
whole foot on step - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stepping techniques
plane that divides body into right and left - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sagittal plane
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, muscle contraction in which the tension increases but muscle length
remains the same - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔isometric contraction
three exercises that use the anaerobic lactic acid system - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔sprint, jump, kick
where does this chronic injury occur most often: achilles Tendonitis - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔calf muscle
what is the average resting blood pressure of a healthy person - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔120/80 mmHg
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eternal oblique
special considerations for flexibility training - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔intensity,
speed and control, ROM, body temp
When working with participants diagnosed with asthma, instructors should
allow for _______ and ______ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extended warm up and
cool down
overuse injury affecting particular cartilage of posterior surface of patella or
knee cap - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chrondromalacia
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔erector spinae
