CANFITPRO EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ Precontemplation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
discuss health risks, myths and fears, and provide client with general
education?
◉ Contemplation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
make a list of advantages related to regular exercise, provide clear
recommendations, and build the client's self-confidence?
◉ Preparation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
provide a personalized exercise design and work on goal setting and
action plans?
◉ Action. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS provide
encouragement, talk to the client about self monitoring, and prepare
for relapses?
◉ Maintenance. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
review and revise goals, address concerns, set new fitness goals, and
provide social support?
,◉ Purpose, Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type of exercise. Answer:
What does PFITT stand for?
◉ Individualization. Answer: This principle suggests that program
design must accommodate every client's individual needs
◉ Specificity. Answer: This principle suggests that if clients want to
improve a particular aspect of their performance, they have to train
that specifically
◉ Progressive overload. Answer: This principle suggests that clients
must continually challenge their fitness to see significant
improvement over time
◉ Recovery. Answer: This principle becomes increasingly important
as clients' workouts become more successful, and should be a
mandatory principle of training
◉ Structural Tolerance. Answer: This principle suggests that the
strengthening of joints will result in the ability to sustain
subsequently greater stresses in training and have greater resistance
to injury
◉ All-around development. Answer: This principle suggests that
people who are well developed through all components of fitness
, are less prone to injury and more likely to perform better in sport
and life
◉ Reversibility. Answer: This principle suggests that when training
ceases, the body will gradually return to its pre-training state
◉ Maintenance. Answer: This principle suggests that after a level of
fitness has been achieved, it can be maintained with less work than
was needed to attain it
◉ Carbohydrates. Answer: The main energy source of the anaerobic
(glycolytic) system is
◉ Carbohydrates. Answer: The main energy source of the aerobic
(glycolytic) system is
◉ Fat. Answer: The main energy source of the aerobic fatty acid
oxidation system is
◉ 1. ATP-CP
2. Anaerobic (glycolytic) system
3. Aerobic (glycolytic) system
4. Fatty acid oxidation system. Answer: What are the four systems
the human body uses when forming ATP?
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉ Precontemplation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
discuss health risks, myths and fears, and provide client with general
education?
◉ Contemplation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
make a list of advantages related to regular exercise, provide clear
recommendations, and build the client's self-confidence?
◉ Preparation. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
provide a personalized exercise design and work on goal setting and
action plans?
◉ Action. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS provide
encouragement, talk to the client about self monitoring, and prepare
for relapses?
◉ Maintenance. Answer: In which stage of change would a PTS
review and revise goals, address concerns, set new fitness goals, and
provide social support?
,◉ Purpose, Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type of exercise. Answer:
What does PFITT stand for?
◉ Individualization. Answer: This principle suggests that program
design must accommodate every client's individual needs
◉ Specificity. Answer: This principle suggests that if clients want to
improve a particular aspect of their performance, they have to train
that specifically
◉ Progressive overload. Answer: This principle suggests that clients
must continually challenge their fitness to see significant
improvement over time
◉ Recovery. Answer: This principle becomes increasingly important
as clients' workouts become more successful, and should be a
mandatory principle of training
◉ Structural Tolerance. Answer: This principle suggests that the
strengthening of joints will result in the ability to sustain
subsequently greater stresses in training and have greater resistance
to injury
◉ All-around development. Answer: This principle suggests that
people who are well developed through all components of fitness
, are less prone to injury and more likely to perform better in sport
and life
◉ Reversibility. Answer: This principle suggests that when training
ceases, the body will gradually return to its pre-training state
◉ Maintenance. Answer: This principle suggests that after a level of
fitness has been achieved, it can be maintained with less work than
was needed to attain it
◉ Carbohydrates. Answer: The main energy source of the anaerobic
(glycolytic) system is
◉ Carbohydrates. Answer: The main energy source of the aerobic
(glycolytic) system is
◉ Fat. Answer: The main energy source of the aerobic fatty acid
oxidation system is
◉ 1. ATP-CP
2. Anaerobic (glycolytic) system
3. Aerobic (glycolytic) system
4. Fatty acid oxidation system. Answer: What are the four systems
the human body uses when forming ATP?
