AFAA GROUP FITNESS FINAL REVIEW SHEET
2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What is movement preparation? Answer: It considers required range
of motion of a workout.
◉ What does exercising in the strength level works to do? Answer:
Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to produce force
◉ In addition to improved quality of life and weight loss, what is
another health benefit of fitness? Answer: Elevated mood
◉ What is the classification for obesity? Answer: An individual who is
45 pounds over the recommended weight for height
◉ What is a dance-oriented workout? Answer: specialty format class
primarily designed to make cardiorespiratory training more interesting
and fun
◉ What are indoor cycling formats are typically taught on stationary
bicycles designed to do? Answer: Simulate an outdoor experience
◉ HIIT Answer: alternates extremely intense periods with moderate-to-
low intensity recovery periods
,◉ Mind-body Answer: class format is most likely to combine strength,
stability, flexibility, balance, and breathing techniques
◉ benefit for participants who attend pre-designed classes Answer: The
ability to see, feel, and visualize long-term progress
◉ Pre-designed class Answer: teaching method where a class template
provides the overall class direction and standards while allowing
instructors to manipulate other variables within those standards
◉ Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to increase
muscular strength using .... Answer: An opposing force
◉ Group Fitness Instructors should be ready and willing to answer
questions about ... Answer: The workout being presented
◉ Freestyle Answer: teaching method consists of designing, developing,
and delivering movement to group fitness participants based on the
Group Fitness Instructor's own personal preferences, skill set, and
knowledge of exercise selection
◉ Bootcamp Answer: class format is most likely to include a
combination of resistance and cardio elements, with a goal of providing
a total-body workout in a military style presentation
, ◉ muscle balance Answer: Equivalent muscle length surrounding a joint
◉ Why did the term group fitness replace the term aerobic dance in the
1990's? Answer: Forms of group exercise emerged that did not require
dance skills
◉ Extension Answer: straightening movement in which the relative
angle between two adjacent segments increases
◉ refers to the down stroke of the cycle Answer: Knee extension
◉ sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body Answer: Medial
◉ Modality Answer: a form or mode of exercise that presents a specific
stress to the body
◉ Concentric Answer: production of a force when a muscle develops
tension while shortening in length
◉ What is biomechanics the study of Answer: How forces affect a living
body
◉ What is the isolated function of the quadriceps muscle group Answer:
Concentrically accelerates knee extension
2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What is movement preparation? Answer: It considers required range
of motion of a workout.
◉ What does exercising in the strength level works to do? Answer:
Improve the ability of the body's prime movers to produce force
◉ In addition to improved quality of life and weight loss, what is
another health benefit of fitness? Answer: Elevated mood
◉ What is the classification for obesity? Answer: An individual who is
45 pounds over the recommended weight for height
◉ What is a dance-oriented workout? Answer: specialty format class
primarily designed to make cardiorespiratory training more interesting
and fun
◉ What are indoor cycling formats are typically taught on stationary
bicycles designed to do? Answer: Simulate an outdoor experience
◉ HIIT Answer: alternates extremely intense periods with moderate-to-
low intensity recovery periods
,◉ Mind-body Answer: class format is most likely to combine strength,
stability, flexibility, balance, and breathing techniques
◉ benefit for participants who attend pre-designed classes Answer: The
ability to see, feel, and visualize long-term progress
◉ Pre-designed class Answer: teaching method where a class template
provides the overall class direction and standards while allowing
instructors to manipulate other variables within those standards
◉ Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to increase
muscular strength using .... Answer: An opposing force
◉ Group Fitness Instructors should be ready and willing to answer
questions about ... Answer: The workout being presented
◉ Freestyle Answer: teaching method consists of designing, developing,
and delivering movement to group fitness participants based on the
Group Fitness Instructor's own personal preferences, skill set, and
knowledge of exercise selection
◉ Bootcamp Answer: class format is most likely to include a
combination of resistance and cardio elements, with a goal of providing
a total-body workout in a military style presentation
, ◉ muscle balance Answer: Equivalent muscle length surrounding a joint
◉ Why did the term group fitness replace the term aerobic dance in the
1990's? Answer: Forms of group exercise emerged that did not require
dance skills
◉ Extension Answer: straightening movement in which the relative
angle between two adjacent segments increases
◉ refers to the down stroke of the cycle Answer: Knee extension
◉ sternum in relation to the shoulder in the body Answer: Medial
◉ Modality Answer: a form or mode of exercise that presents a specific
stress to the body
◉ Concentric Answer: production of a force when a muscle develops
tension while shortening in length
◉ What is biomechanics the study of Answer: How forces affect a living
body
◉ What is the isolated function of the quadriceps muscle group Answer:
Concentrically accelerates knee extension
