NASM/AFAA Group Fitness Instructor
Exam Prep UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- "Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes on it" is a cue to which
correct common form mistake? - CORRECT ANSWERS
trouble balancing
2-beat cueing is best represented by which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat, right!"
A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. What is the best
recommendation for this participant? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Take a prolonged break
A person affected by the hormone relaxin should avoid what type
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWERS Plyometric
According to pre-class set-up procedures, the instructor should arrive
early and do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Check the
equipment and sound system, and resolve technical difficulties.
After class, a participant approaches you, the instructor, about knee
pain. What is the appropriate response? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Refer the participant to a physician or physical therapist.
An instructor has been teaching the same format in the same time slot
for several years. In the past few months, he has found it hard to get
,motivated to teach, and class numbers have declined. After thinking
about it, he decides to attend a workshop on a new format and asks for
a meeting with his supervisor to discuss changing the class. What
does this scenario represent? - CORRECT ANSWERS Long-
term evaluation
As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster class growth and
promote retention by building rapport and marketing yourself. What is
the best way to help you accomplish this goal? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Share your personal fitness message before or
after class.
Cardiac output is represented by what formulas? - CORRECT
ANSWERS SV x HR = Q
Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise for which type of
participant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Obese
During a class, what is the transition component designed to do? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Reduce the workout intensity to pre-
workout levels
From which of the following positions does horizontal abduction
involve the movement of the arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a
lateral position? - CORRECT ANSWERS Anterior
For the general population, what percentage of total daily calories
should come from carbohydrates? - CORRECT ANSWERS 45
- 65%
, Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep music volume to no
higher than what decibel (db) level? - CORRECT ANSWERS
85
Exercising in the strength level works to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to
produce force
he Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of
change in what type of pattern? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cyclical
How many components of class design does AFAA recommend? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 5
Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to increase
muscular strength using what? - CORRECT ANSWERS An
opposing force
If an instructor suspects a participant may be suffering from
dehydration, the instructor should seek help immediately if the
participant shows what signs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Dizziness
How would you cue a participant in warrior III pose with uneven
hips? - CORRECT ANSWERS "Press through the heel and
point the toes toward the floor".
Exam Prep UPDATED Study Guide
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- "Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes on it" is a cue to which
correct common form mistake? - CORRECT ANSWERS
trouble balancing
2-beat cueing is best represented by which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWERS "8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat, right!"
A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. What is the best
recommendation for this participant? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Take a prolonged break
A person affected by the hormone relaxin should avoid what type
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWERS Plyometric
According to pre-class set-up procedures, the instructor should arrive
early and do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Check the
equipment and sound system, and resolve technical difficulties.
After class, a participant approaches you, the instructor, about knee
pain. What is the appropriate response? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Refer the participant to a physician or physical therapist.
An instructor has been teaching the same format in the same time slot
for several years. In the past few months, he has found it hard to get
,motivated to teach, and class numbers have declined. After thinking
about it, he decides to attend a workshop on a new format and asks for
a meeting with his supervisor to discuss changing the class. What
does this scenario represent? - CORRECT ANSWERS Long-
term evaluation
As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster class growth and
promote retention by building rapport and marketing yourself. What is
the best way to help you accomplish this goal? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Share your personal fitness message before or
after class.
Cardiac output is represented by what formulas? - CORRECT
ANSWERS SV x HR = Q
Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise for which type of
participant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Obese
During a class, what is the transition component designed to do? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Reduce the workout intensity to pre-
workout levels
From which of the following positions does horizontal abduction
involve the movement of the arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a
lateral position? - CORRECT ANSWERS Anterior
For the general population, what percentage of total daily calories
should come from carbohydrates? - CORRECT ANSWERS 45
- 65%
, Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep music volume to no
higher than what decibel (db) level? - CORRECT ANSWERS
85
Exercising in the strength level works to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to
produce force
he Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of
change in what type of pattern? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cyclical
How many components of class design does AFAA recommend? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 5
Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to increase
muscular strength using what? - CORRECT ANSWERS An
opposing force
If an instructor suspects a participant may be suffering from
dehydration, the instructor should seek help immediately if the
participant shows what signs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Dizziness
How would you cue a participant in warrior III pose with uneven
hips? - CORRECT ANSWERS "Press through the heel and
point the toes toward the floor".
