NASM STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY ACTUAL
EXAM REVIEW COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026
• Integrated Stretching . Answer: Self-myofascial techniques combined
with assisted and self-stretching techniques.
• Fascia . Answer: Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and bones.
• True or False: Stretching can directly influence hydration. Answer:
True
• Regional Interdependence (RI) Model . Answer: Assessment and
intervention model used by clinicians based on the concept that the site
of a patient's primary complaint or symptoms is affected by dysfunction
in remote musculoskeletal regions.
• Neurophysiological System . Answer: A physiological system dealing
with the functioning of the nervous system.
• Somatovisceral System . Answer: The part of the sensory system that
responds to changes in internal body systems and organs.
• Myofascia . Answer: The functional combination of both muscle and
connective tissues.
,• Structural Efficiency . Answer: The alignment of each segment of the
human movement system, which allows posture to be balanced in
relation to a person's center of gravity.
• Fascial System . Answer: A three-dimensional continuum of soft,
collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that
permeate the body providing functional structure and environment.
• Functional Efficiency . Answer: The ability of the neuromuscular
system to recruit correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the
appropriate amount of force to perform functional tasks with the least
amount of energy and stress on the human movement system (HMS).
• Fascial System Model . Answer: The model of human movement that
considers the interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial system
throughout the body.
• Fascial Nets . Answer: The concept of the myofascial tensional
network that describes the interconnectedness of specific chains of
muscle and fascia located in different parts of the body as they relate to
functional movement patterns.
• Super Compensation Hydration Phenomenon . Answer: The effect on
tissue after tissue has been allowed to rest after stretch or compression;
more fluid rushes back into the tissues than was observed pre-stretch
,• Bound Water . Answer: Water forming in liquid crystalline structured
patterns; Bound water has special molecular properties that enable it to
perform many crucial functions, including providing greater viscosity
for the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This property greatly enhances
the flexibility and elasticity of the fascial system
• Bulk Water . Answer: Polluted water;
• What other factors would be affecting a pronated foot-ankle complex,
according to the RI? . Answer: A pronated foot-ankle complex is only
one part of a cascading chain of events, resulting in more proximal
faulty positions, like with an internally rotated knee and hip that may
anteriorly rotate the pelvis
• A truly balanced HMS will have what? . Answer: Optimal structural
and functional efficiency with proper alignment of the kinetic chain
checkpoints: the feet/ankles, knees, LPHC, shoulders, and head and neck
• True or False: The FS model may be thought of as an extension of the
strategies used in the RI model to include all the various types of
connective tissues . Answer: The FS model may be thought of as an
extension of the strategies used in the RI model to include all the various
types of connective tissues
• What happens when a mechanical load is released? . Answer: An
influx of fresh fluids enters to flush out metabolic waste, rehydrate, and
bring fresh nutrients to the area.
, • Why is it important to have structural efficiency and the alignment of
each component of the human movement system (HMS)? . Answer: This
enables an individual to maintain their center of gravity over a
constantly changing base of support during all functional movements.
• How does the Fascial System (FS) model add to functional efficiency
within the human movement system (HMS)? . Answer: It intertwines the
nervous system and muscular system, creating a mechanically sensitive
and responsive communication network.
• Which of the following is the first definition of fascia according to the
Fascial Research Society? . Answer: A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any
other dissectible aggregations of connective tissue that forms beneath the
skin to attach, enclose, and separate muscles and other internal organs.
• Which of the following factors are improved with the use of the Fascial
System (FS) model? . Answer: Assessments and programs bodywork,
physical therapy, regenerative medicine, fitness, and stretch therapy.
• True or False: It is within the scope of practice for a fitness
professional to diagnose and/or render medical treatment . Answer:
False: Unless the practitioner is also licensed by their state to diagnose
and/or render medical treatment, the fitness professional is legally
prohibited from diagnosing or treating pain or medical conditions of any
kind
• What is one of the best ways to both gain a referral network while also
promoting your business? . Answer: Invite potential referral sources to
EXAM REVIEW COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026
• Integrated Stretching . Answer: Self-myofascial techniques combined
with assisted and self-stretching techniques.
• Fascia . Answer: Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and bones.
• True or False: Stretching can directly influence hydration. Answer:
True
• Regional Interdependence (RI) Model . Answer: Assessment and
intervention model used by clinicians based on the concept that the site
of a patient's primary complaint or symptoms is affected by dysfunction
in remote musculoskeletal regions.
• Neurophysiological System . Answer: A physiological system dealing
with the functioning of the nervous system.
• Somatovisceral System . Answer: The part of the sensory system that
responds to changes in internal body systems and organs.
• Myofascia . Answer: The functional combination of both muscle and
connective tissues.
,• Structural Efficiency . Answer: The alignment of each segment of the
human movement system, which allows posture to be balanced in
relation to a person's center of gravity.
• Fascial System . Answer: A three-dimensional continuum of soft,
collagen-containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective tissues that
permeate the body providing functional structure and environment.
• Functional Efficiency . Answer: The ability of the neuromuscular
system to recruit correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the
appropriate amount of force to perform functional tasks with the least
amount of energy and stress on the human movement system (HMS).
• Fascial System Model . Answer: The model of human movement that
considers the interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial system
throughout the body.
• Fascial Nets . Answer: The concept of the myofascial tensional
network that describes the interconnectedness of specific chains of
muscle and fascia located in different parts of the body as they relate to
functional movement patterns.
• Super Compensation Hydration Phenomenon . Answer: The effect on
tissue after tissue has been allowed to rest after stretch or compression;
more fluid rushes back into the tissues than was observed pre-stretch
,• Bound Water . Answer: Water forming in liquid crystalline structured
patterns; Bound water has special molecular properties that enable it to
perform many crucial functions, including providing greater viscosity
for the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This property greatly enhances
the flexibility and elasticity of the fascial system
• Bulk Water . Answer: Polluted water;
• What other factors would be affecting a pronated foot-ankle complex,
according to the RI? . Answer: A pronated foot-ankle complex is only
one part of a cascading chain of events, resulting in more proximal
faulty positions, like with an internally rotated knee and hip that may
anteriorly rotate the pelvis
• A truly balanced HMS will have what? . Answer: Optimal structural
and functional efficiency with proper alignment of the kinetic chain
checkpoints: the feet/ankles, knees, LPHC, shoulders, and head and neck
• True or False: The FS model may be thought of as an extension of the
strategies used in the RI model to include all the various types of
connective tissues . Answer: The FS model may be thought of as an
extension of the strategies used in the RI model to include all the various
types of connective tissues
• What happens when a mechanical load is released? . Answer: An
influx of fresh fluids enters to flush out metabolic waste, rehydrate, and
bring fresh nutrients to the area.
, • Why is it important to have structural efficiency and the alignment of
each component of the human movement system (HMS)? . Answer: This
enables an individual to maintain their center of gravity over a
constantly changing base of support during all functional movements.
• How does the Fascial System (FS) model add to functional efficiency
within the human movement system (HMS)? . Answer: It intertwines the
nervous system and muscular system, creating a mechanically sensitive
and responsive communication network.
• Which of the following is the first definition of fascia according to the
Fascial Research Society? . Answer: A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any
other dissectible aggregations of connective tissue that forms beneath the
skin to attach, enclose, and separate muscles and other internal organs.
• Which of the following factors are improved with the use of the Fascial
System (FS) model? . Answer: Assessments and programs bodywork,
physical therapy, regenerative medicine, fitness, and stretch therapy.
• True or False: It is within the scope of practice for a fitness
professional to diagnose and/or render medical treatment . Answer:
False: Unless the practitioner is also licensed by their state to diagnose
and/or render medical treatment, the fitness professional is legally
prohibited from diagnosing or treating pain or medical conditions of any
kind
• What is one of the best ways to both gain a referral network while also
promoting your business? . Answer: Invite potential referral sources to
