PTS CANFITPRO COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the benefits of better cardiac output? Answer: - means
that heart will beat fewer times ( more rest for heart\n- able to
deliver more oxygen and nutrients to working muscles with less
effort
◉ Ventilation refers to? Answer: the mechanical process of moving
air in and out of the lungs
◉ Diffusion refers to? Answer: The way gases are exchanges in the
lungs
◉ The average adult male has a lung volume of? Answer: 4-6 liters
◉ What is the rate of pulmonary ventilation at rest? Answer: 10
liters per minute
◉ What is the rate of pulmonary ventilation during the first minute
of exercise? Answer: 45 liters per minute
,◉ After two minutes pulmonary ventilation can increase to?
Answer: 60 liters per minutes
◉ What are the rates of pulmonary ventilation for a well conditioned
athlete? Answer: 220 Liters per minute
◉ What is VO2max? Answer: the maximum amount of oxygen that
body can extract and use.
◉ How is VO2max measured? Answer: maximum volume of liters of
O2 per minute relative to body mass
◉ What are the two main factors that contribute to VO2max
efficiency? Answer: the heart's ability to distribute blood \n\nthe
muscles ability to extract and use oxygen
◉ What is EPOC oxygen used for? Answer: to bring the body back
into homeostasis
◉ Why is active recovery (cool down) important? Answer: supports
heart and circulatory system to redistribute blood to all body parts
◉ What are some of the benefits of cardiovascular training? (6)
Answer: - reduce BP\n- reduces resting HR\n- improves daily
,activities \n- improvement in oxygen delivery and extraction \n-
increased stroke volume \n- creased number and size of
mitochondria
◉ What does FITT stand for? Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time,
Type
◉ What is the order of flow of blood through the cardiovascular
system? Answer: Vena cava\nRight atrium\nRight
ventricle\nPulmonary artery\nLungs\nPulmonary vein\nLeft
atrium\nLeft ventricle\nAorta
◉ Smita is married and has one small child who is not in school yet.
She works full-time from her home office as a programmer/analyst
for a publishing company, which involves sitting at her computer for
most of the day. When she's not working, she tends to be at home or
with family members who live in the area. Spending time with family
is very important to Smita, as is making healthy meals for her
husband and son (she does the family's grocery shopping and
cooking). She doesn't currently do any regular physical activity, but
she would like to because she knows it's important for
health.\n\nHow many sessions of exercise per week would you
recommend for Smita? Answer: 4 days/week
◉ How many days per week is suggested for cardiovascular
exercise? Answer: 4-7
, ◉ What are some of the variables to consider in planning cardio
exercise frequency? Answer: Number of session a client can commit
to \nClients current fitness level\ngoals for cardio training
◉ optimal aerobic training effects occur in how many training
session per week? Answer: 4-5
◉ Intensity refers to? Answer: the rate of work being performed
such as speed or relative load on the body ( % of HRmax)
◉ What are the three primary methods of planning and detecting
exercise intensity? Answer: oxygen uptake, HR monitoring and
precieved exertion
◉ HR increases linearly with? Answer: Oxygen Uptake
◉ Two primary ways to use HR for determining exercise intensity?
Answer: percentage of either HR max or reserve
◉ HRmax equation? Answer: HRmax = 220 - age
◉ What is the general target heart rate zone for HRmax? Answer:
55%-90%
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What are the benefits of better cardiac output? Answer: - means
that heart will beat fewer times ( more rest for heart\n- able to
deliver more oxygen and nutrients to working muscles with less
effort
◉ Ventilation refers to? Answer: the mechanical process of moving
air in and out of the lungs
◉ Diffusion refers to? Answer: The way gases are exchanges in the
lungs
◉ The average adult male has a lung volume of? Answer: 4-6 liters
◉ What is the rate of pulmonary ventilation at rest? Answer: 10
liters per minute
◉ What is the rate of pulmonary ventilation during the first minute
of exercise? Answer: 45 liters per minute
,◉ After two minutes pulmonary ventilation can increase to?
Answer: 60 liters per minutes
◉ What are the rates of pulmonary ventilation for a well conditioned
athlete? Answer: 220 Liters per minute
◉ What is VO2max? Answer: the maximum amount of oxygen that
body can extract and use.
◉ How is VO2max measured? Answer: maximum volume of liters of
O2 per minute relative to body mass
◉ What are the two main factors that contribute to VO2max
efficiency? Answer: the heart's ability to distribute blood \n\nthe
muscles ability to extract and use oxygen
◉ What is EPOC oxygen used for? Answer: to bring the body back
into homeostasis
◉ Why is active recovery (cool down) important? Answer: supports
heart and circulatory system to redistribute blood to all body parts
◉ What are some of the benefits of cardiovascular training? (6)
Answer: - reduce BP\n- reduces resting HR\n- improves daily
,activities \n- improvement in oxygen delivery and extraction \n-
increased stroke volume \n- creased number and size of
mitochondria
◉ What does FITT stand for? Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time,
Type
◉ What is the order of flow of blood through the cardiovascular
system? Answer: Vena cava\nRight atrium\nRight
ventricle\nPulmonary artery\nLungs\nPulmonary vein\nLeft
atrium\nLeft ventricle\nAorta
◉ Smita is married and has one small child who is not in school yet.
She works full-time from her home office as a programmer/analyst
for a publishing company, which involves sitting at her computer for
most of the day. When she's not working, she tends to be at home or
with family members who live in the area. Spending time with family
is very important to Smita, as is making healthy meals for her
husband and son (she does the family's grocery shopping and
cooking). She doesn't currently do any regular physical activity, but
she would like to because she knows it's important for
health.\n\nHow many sessions of exercise per week would you
recommend for Smita? Answer: 4 days/week
◉ How many days per week is suggested for cardiovascular
exercise? Answer: 4-7
, ◉ What are some of the variables to consider in planning cardio
exercise frequency? Answer: Number of session a client can commit
to \nClients current fitness level\ngoals for cardio training
◉ optimal aerobic training effects occur in how many training
session per week? Answer: 4-5
◉ Intensity refers to? Answer: the rate of work being performed
such as speed or relative load on the body ( % of HRmax)
◉ What are the three primary methods of planning and detecting
exercise intensity? Answer: oxygen uptake, HR monitoring and
precieved exertion
◉ HR increases linearly with? Answer: Oxygen Uptake
◉ Two primary ways to use HR for determining exercise intensity?
Answer: percentage of either HR max or reserve
◉ HRmax equation? Answer: HRmax = 220 - age
◉ What is the general target heart rate zone for HRmax? Answer:
55%-90%
