NCEP Certification Study Guide | Authentic
Exam Questions and Expert Answers with
Detailed Solutions 2026/2027 (Already
Passed A+)
• Name at least 5 benefits of exercise. -✓✓Better appearance, improved health,
feeling better, performing better, and stress reliever
• What are the components of Fitness? -✓✓Nutritional Guidance, Flexibility
Training/ROM, Cardiovascular Training, Resistance Training, and Attitude
Training
• What is a calorie? -✓✓Unit of Energy
• Define Active Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓Ability to move a bone around
an axis using An internal force.
An example is bringing your leg up high and then holding it there w/o anything
(other than your leg muscles themselves) to keep the leg in an extended position.
• Define Passive Stretching. Give an example. I -✓✓Ability to move a bone around
an axis with help from an external force.
An example is using a belt when stretching.
• Define Static Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓Not continually moving.
An example is Quadriceps Stretch (flamingos)
• Define Ballistic Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓In constant motion.
An example is standing upright and putting either leg on elevation to front. Keep
legs straight. With back straight bend over and repeatedly reach forward and relax.
, • What is blood pressure? -✓✓Amount of pressure placed on the arterial walls
during the pumping (systolic) and diastolic phases.
• What is the formula for training heart rate? -✓✓(220-age) x % of max heart rate
• Define endurance -✓✓Submaximal force repeatedly over time
• Define strength -✓✓Maximum force produced in a specific enviroment
• Define power -✓✓work over time
• What is your core? -✓✓Defined as the ability to stabilize your spine and transfer
load efficiently throughout the body
• List at least 5 cardiac risk factors -✓✓High blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol
level, heart disease, smoking.
• List at least 3 signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease -✓✓Chest pain,
shortness of breath, irregular or accelerated heart rate
• What are 3 risk stratifications -✓✓Apparently healthy (AH), Increased Risk (IR),
Known Disease (KD)
• Why do we start any program with assessments? -✓✓So that you can identify
their strengths and weaknesses.
• What is the purpose of the overhead squat? -✓✓it works almost the entire kinetic
chain, and it can tell you a lot on what a client needs to work on to be stronger and
feel better. Also, it helps with posture.
• What is the purpose of the push-up hold? -✓✓The purpose is to access the entire
body, the head, the scapulae, and the lower back to see if they have any problems
in that area.
• Why do we assess leg lowering? -✓✓To access their core.
• What does the term multi-planar in the multi planer step and hold? -
✓✓Coordination
Exam Questions and Expert Answers with
Detailed Solutions 2026/2027 (Already
Passed A+)
• Name at least 5 benefits of exercise. -✓✓Better appearance, improved health,
feeling better, performing better, and stress reliever
• What are the components of Fitness? -✓✓Nutritional Guidance, Flexibility
Training/ROM, Cardiovascular Training, Resistance Training, and Attitude
Training
• What is a calorie? -✓✓Unit of Energy
• Define Active Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓Ability to move a bone around
an axis using An internal force.
An example is bringing your leg up high and then holding it there w/o anything
(other than your leg muscles themselves) to keep the leg in an extended position.
• Define Passive Stretching. Give an example. I -✓✓Ability to move a bone around
an axis with help from an external force.
An example is using a belt when stretching.
• Define Static Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓Not continually moving.
An example is Quadriceps Stretch (flamingos)
• Define Ballistic Stretching. Give an example. -✓✓In constant motion.
An example is standing upright and putting either leg on elevation to front. Keep
legs straight. With back straight bend over and repeatedly reach forward and relax.
, • What is blood pressure? -✓✓Amount of pressure placed on the arterial walls
during the pumping (systolic) and diastolic phases.
• What is the formula for training heart rate? -✓✓(220-age) x % of max heart rate
• Define endurance -✓✓Submaximal force repeatedly over time
• Define strength -✓✓Maximum force produced in a specific enviroment
• Define power -✓✓work over time
• What is your core? -✓✓Defined as the ability to stabilize your spine and transfer
load efficiently throughout the body
• List at least 5 cardiac risk factors -✓✓High blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol
level, heart disease, smoking.
• List at least 3 signs and symptoms of cardiopulmonary disease -✓✓Chest pain,
shortness of breath, irregular or accelerated heart rate
• What are 3 risk stratifications -✓✓Apparently healthy (AH), Increased Risk (IR),
Known Disease (KD)
• Why do we start any program with assessments? -✓✓So that you can identify
their strengths and weaknesses.
• What is the purpose of the overhead squat? -✓✓it works almost the entire kinetic
chain, and it can tell you a lot on what a client needs to work on to be stronger and
feel better. Also, it helps with posture.
• What is the purpose of the push-up hold? -✓✓The purpose is to access the entire
body, the head, the scapulae, and the lower back to see if they have any problems
in that area.
• Why do we assess leg lowering? -✓✓To access their core.
• What does the term multi-planar in the multi planer step and hold? -
✓✓Coordination
