ACSM EP FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Exercise. Answer: any planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful
activity that seeks to improve or maintain any component of fitness for
life or sport
●● Physical Fitness. Answer: a set of attributes that people have or
achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity
●● What are the 3 subcomponents of physical fitness?. Answer:
Performance Related Fitness
Health-Related Fitness
Skill-Related Fitness
●● What components are there in physical fitness, also known as
performance related fitness?. Answer: Health-Related Fitness and Skill-
Related Fitness
●● Health-Related Fitness. Answer: fitness qualities that are necessary
to maintain and promote a healthy body
,●● Health-related fitness shares some similarities between performance
related physical fitness, but is mainly confined to which
subcomponents?. Answer: CRF
Muscular Endurance
Muscular Strength
Muscular Power
Flexibility
Body Composition
●● Skill-Related Fitness. Answer: contributes to ones ability to function
in a more skilled and efficient manner
●● What subcomponents are there in skill-related fitness?. Answer:
Agility
Balance
,Power
Coordination
Reaction Time
Speed
●● What MET ranges qualify as Light/Moderate/Vigorous?. Answer:
Very Light/Light = <3 METS
Moderate = 3-5.9 METS
Vigorous = >6 METS
●● What are the most common causes of sudden cardiac death due to
exercise, specifically in relation to young individuals?. Answer:
Congenital and Hereditary Abnormalities
However, there is no clear consensuson the actual rate of sudden death
in young individuals.
, ●● The highest risk of musculoskeletal injuries involves
_____________.. Answer: weightbearing
●● Some of the reasons we perform preparticipation screenings is to
identify those:. Answer: with medical contraindications
who should receive clearance
who should participate in medically supervised physical activity
programs
with other medical concerns
●● What are some of the cautions listed on exercise equipment, videos,
and books?. Answer: "First consult your physician before exercise"
"This is especially important for:
Men 45+, Women 55+, those who are going to perform vigorous
activity, and those who are new to exercise/unaccustomed to exercise"
●● What are the two types of preparticipation physical activity
screening?. Answer: Self Guided Screening
Professionally Supervised Screening
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Exercise. Answer: any planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful
activity that seeks to improve or maintain any component of fitness for
life or sport
●● Physical Fitness. Answer: a set of attributes that people have or
achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity
●● What are the 3 subcomponents of physical fitness?. Answer:
Performance Related Fitness
Health-Related Fitness
Skill-Related Fitness
●● What components are there in physical fitness, also known as
performance related fitness?. Answer: Health-Related Fitness and Skill-
Related Fitness
●● Health-Related Fitness. Answer: fitness qualities that are necessary
to maintain and promote a healthy body
,●● Health-related fitness shares some similarities between performance
related physical fitness, but is mainly confined to which
subcomponents?. Answer: CRF
Muscular Endurance
Muscular Strength
Muscular Power
Flexibility
Body Composition
●● Skill-Related Fitness. Answer: contributes to ones ability to function
in a more skilled and efficient manner
●● What subcomponents are there in skill-related fitness?. Answer:
Agility
Balance
,Power
Coordination
Reaction Time
Speed
●● What MET ranges qualify as Light/Moderate/Vigorous?. Answer:
Very Light/Light = <3 METS
Moderate = 3-5.9 METS
Vigorous = >6 METS
●● What are the most common causes of sudden cardiac death due to
exercise, specifically in relation to young individuals?. Answer:
Congenital and Hereditary Abnormalities
However, there is no clear consensuson the actual rate of sudden death
in young individuals.
, ●● The highest risk of musculoskeletal injuries involves
_____________.. Answer: weightbearing
●● Some of the reasons we perform preparticipation screenings is to
identify those:. Answer: with medical contraindications
who should receive clearance
who should participate in medically supervised physical activity
programs
with other medical concerns
●● What are some of the cautions listed on exercise equipment, videos,
and books?. Answer: "First consult your physician before exercise"
"This is especially important for:
Men 45+, Women 55+, those who are going to perform vigorous
activity, and those who are new to exercise/unaccustomed to exercise"
●● What are the two types of preparticipation physical activity
screening?. Answer: Self Guided Screening
Professionally Supervised Screening
