NCEP Certification Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What |are |the |five |components |of |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nutrition, |flexibility |(ROM),
|cardiovascular |training, |resistance |training, |attitude |training
What |is |a |calorie? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unit |of |energy
Define |active |stretching |and |give |an |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |continually |moving: |
hamstring |stretch |for |30 |seconds
Define |ballistic |stretching |and |give |an |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-in |constant |motion: |
body |weight |squats
What |is |blood |pressure? |High |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(220-age) |x |% |max |heart |
rate
, Define |endurance. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sub-maximal |force |repeated |over |time
Define |strength. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maximal |force |produced |in |a |specific |environment
Define |power. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-work/time
What |is |your |core? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |stabilization |of |your |spine |and |transfer |of |a |
load |efficiently |throughout |the |body
List |5 |cardiac |risk |factors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Age: |men |over |45 |and |women |over |55
Diabetes: |counts |as |known |disease
Cholesterol |level: |200 |or |greater
Smoking
Obesity: |BMI |of |30% |or |higher |counts |as |known |disease
List |at |least |3 |signs |and |symptoms |of |cardiopulmonary |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest
|pain
Dizziness
Shortness |of |breath
What |are |the |three |risk |stratifications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Apparently |Healthy
Increased |Risk
Known |Disease
What |are |the |five |components |to |a |healthy |eating |strategy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Eat |at |
least |5-6 |small |meals |per |day: |increases |metabolism |and |regulates |blood |sugar
Correct Answers
What |are |the |five |components |of |fitness? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nutrition, |flexibility |(ROM),
|cardiovascular |training, |resistance |training, |attitude |training
What |is |a |calorie? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unit |of |energy
Define |active |stretching |and |give |an |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |continually |moving: |
hamstring |stretch |for |30 |seconds
Define |ballistic |stretching |and |give |an |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-in |constant |motion: |
body |weight |squats
What |is |blood |pressure? |High |blood |pressure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(220-age) |x |% |max |heart |
rate
, Define |endurance. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sub-maximal |force |repeated |over |time
Define |strength. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maximal |force |produced |in |a |specific |environment
Define |power. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-work/time
What |is |your |core? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |stabilization |of |your |spine |and |transfer |of |a |
load |efficiently |throughout |the |body
List |5 |cardiac |risk |factors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Age: |men |over |45 |and |women |over |55
Diabetes: |counts |as |known |disease
Cholesterol |level: |200 |or |greater
Smoking
Obesity: |BMI |of |30% |or |higher |counts |as |known |disease
List |at |least |3 |signs |and |symptoms |of |cardiopulmonary |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest
|pain
Dizziness
Shortness |of |breath
What |are |the |three |risk |stratifications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Apparently |Healthy
Increased |Risk
Known |Disease
What |are |the |five |components |to |a |healthy |eating |strategy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Eat |at |
least |5-6 |small |meals |per |day: |increases |metabolism |and |regulates |blood |sugar
