NCEP Certification Exam Questions and
Answers with Complete Solutions (Already
Passed A+) 2026/2027
• What are the five components of fitness? -✓✓Nutrition, flexibility (ROM),
cardiovascular training, resistance training, attitude training
• What is a calorie? -✓✓unit of energy
• Define active stretching and give an example -✓✓ability to move a bone around
an axis using only internal force: hamstring stretch for 2-10 seconds with several
repetitions
• Define passive stretching and give an example -✓✓ability to move a bone around
an axis with help from an external force: hamstring stretch with trained
professional
• Define static stretching and give an example -✓✓not continually moving:
hamstring stretch for 30 seconds
• Define ballistic stretching and give an example -✓✓in constant motion: body
weight squats
• What is blood pressure? High blood pressure? -✓✓amount of pressure placed on
the arterial walls during the pumping (systolic) and filling (diastolic) phases; high
= 140/90 mmHg
• What is the formula for training heart rate? -✓✓(220-age) x % max heart rate
• Define endurance. -✓✓sub-maximal force repeated over time
• Define strength. -✓✓maximal force produced in a specific environment
• Define power. -✓✓work/time
Answers with Complete Solutions (Already
Passed A+) 2026/2027
• What are the five components of fitness? -✓✓Nutrition, flexibility (ROM),
cardiovascular training, resistance training, attitude training
• What is a calorie? -✓✓unit of energy
• Define active stretching and give an example -✓✓ability to move a bone around
an axis using only internal force: hamstring stretch for 2-10 seconds with several
repetitions
• Define passive stretching and give an example -✓✓ability to move a bone around
an axis with help from an external force: hamstring stretch with trained
professional
• Define static stretching and give an example -✓✓not continually moving:
hamstring stretch for 30 seconds
• Define ballistic stretching and give an example -✓✓in constant motion: body
weight squats
• What is blood pressure? High blood pressure? -✓✓amount of pressure placed on
the arterial walls during the pumping (systolic) and filling (diastolic) phases; high
= 140/90 mmHg
• What is the formula for training heart rate? -✓✓(220-age) x % max heart rate
• Define endurance. -✓✓sub-maximal force repeated over time
• Define strength. -✓✓maximal force produced in a specific environment
• Define power. -✓✓work/time
