CANFITPRO PRACTICAL EXAM PREP
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE SKILLS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● launch vs orbit.
Answer: stages: 1/gather info to get into next/health history + PAR-
Q+/goal setting with emotion connection/passive + dynamic
assessment/selling is helping when doing consult vs 2/client goal
achievement (at centre)/continuous momentum of client meeting
milestones toward goal + setting new along way
●● orbit milestone vs periodization vs reassessment.
Answer: next 2/program design/session delivery vs 1st/organize training
into time blocks (must know 3 ways) vs 4th/always introduce goals so
always feel purposeful
●● trainer's eye vs blend.
Answer: watch someone walk + see when body not moving correctly vs
what they need to do + want to do/be person with plan
●● close type vs alternate.
Answer: next/assumptive/suggestive/trial vs most important/present 2
options + ask which best for person/letting potential clients choose
,package but not allow say no easily/asking which is best = taking no out
of potential answers
●● employer's want vs identity.
Answer: preventative healthcare/training clients 2-3x per week/long
term exercise prescriptions/deliver >quality service + strong
relationships/selling is constantly helping vs working with training =
fitness becomes part of the client's
●● goal vs body composition.
Answer: 3 most common as quality of life/performance/next vs make
sure desired body is specific/want to lose weight + be smaller/build
muscle since absence of muscle = most concerning/don't want adipose
fat
●● canada food guide vs ~30ml/kg/day vs hypertrophy.
Answer: can only talk about + basic common sense/cannot prescribe
specific diets unless you are nutritionist vs water amount
(IMPORTANT) vs growth in size/potentially >weight
●●
precontemplation/contemplation/preparation/action/maintenance/relapse
vs precontemplation vs relapse.
Answer: (6) transtheoretical change model vs not ready to seriously
change their fitness lives (denial)/(unaware) underestimate benefits +
,over- consequences vs slip back into unhealthy behaviour after
maintenance/often from injury (surgery/kids/<MH struggles)
●● contemplation vs preparation.
Answer: transtheoretical change model: getting ready + neutral
mindset/started to think + course of actions/trainers should educate vs
ready to start taking actions/take small steps to make healthy behaviour
changes + focused on advantages/trainers advise to find ppl to support +
those who believe in them (IMPORTANT/must keep themselves goal-
oriented)
●● action vs maintenance.
Answer: transtheoretical change model: actively making changes/must
learn to strengthen commitments vs adherence to change/been in
previous successfully for 6 months to move into (IMPORTANT)/leads to
stable lifestyle or relapse
●● motivational interviewing vs (OARS) open-ended
question/affirmation/reflective listening/summarizing.
Answer: help clients hear themselves talk about +ve changes they wish
to make (repetition) based on own values + interests vs (4) used for
initial consort to gave info
●● open-ended question vs affirmation.
Answer: OARS: how can I best help you today/what do you want to get
out of your workout with me/what would it be like when../when you
, reach your goals, what will you be able to do vs I like how you're doing
this/I hear you taking steps to have better results
●● reflective listening vs summarizing.
Answer: OARS: say "tell me more about...what I hear is..." then ask
question + feedback (IMPORTANT)/know about their lives + whatever
matters to them vs "so you're looking for....how does that sound"
●● question vs feedback.
Answer: reflective listening (OARS): have I got that right vs how do you
feel/rating the following from 1-10/I invite you to fix this and try again)
●● motivational interviewing vs 15 min vs burnout.
Answer: outperforms traditional advice/shines light on client (nothing
else matters/focused listening)/empowers to enhance their health + lives
vs effective in as little as _/adherence improves when done consistently
during sessions vs <s/don't work harder on their goal then them
●● soft skill vs communication vs 2.
Answer: personality traits + behaviours affecting ability to build healthy
relationships/how your message is perceived vs about HOW to _
(IMPORTANT)/where did you feel this + which part of your body/how
would you rate your performance vs #reps in reserve =ly beneficially as
training to failure + safer
STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE SKILLS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● launch vs orbit.
Answer: stages: 1/gather info to get into next/health history + PAR-
Q+/goal setting with emotion connection/passive + dynamic
assessment/selling is helping when doing consult vs 2/client goal
achievement (at centre)/continuous momentum of client meeting
milestones toward goal + setting new along way
●● orbit milestone vs periodization vs reassessment.
Answer: next 2/program design/session delivery vs 1st/organize training
into time blocks (must know 3 ways) vs 4th/always introduce goals so
always feel purposeful
●● trainer's eye vs blend.
Answer: watch someone walk + see when body not moving correctly vs
what they need to do + want to do/be person with plan
●● close type vs alternate.
Answer: next/assumptive/suggestive/trial vs most important/present 2
options + ask which best for person/letting potential clients choose
,package but not allow say no easily/asking which is best = taking no out
of potential answers
●● employer's want vs identity.
Answer: preventative healthcare/training clients 2-3x per week/long
term exercise prescriptions/deliver >quality service + strong
relationships/selling is constantly helping vs working with training =
fitness becomes part of the client's
●● goal vs body composition.
Answer: 3 most common as quality of life/performance/next vs make
sure desired body is specific/want to lose weight + be smaller/build
muscle since absence of muscle = most concerning/don't want adipose
fat
●● canada food guide vs ~30ml/kg/day vs hypertrophy.
Answer: can only talk about + basic common sense/cannot prescribe
specific diets unless you are nutritionist vs water amount
(IMPORTANT) vs growth in size/potentially >weight
●●
precontemplation/contemplation/preparation/action/maintenance/relapse
vs precontemplation vs relapse.
Answer: (6) transtheoretical change model vs not ready to seriously
change their fitness lives (denial)/(unaware) underestimate benefits +
,over- consequences vs slip back into unhealthy behaviour after
maintenance/often from injury (surgery/kids/<MH struggles)
●● contemplation vs preparation.
Answer: transtheoretical change model: getting ready + neutral
mindset/started to think + course of actions/trainers should educate vs
ready to start taking actions/take small steps to make healthy behaviour
changes + focused on advantages/trainers advise to find ppl to support +
those who believe in them (IMPORTANT/must keep themselves goal-
oriented)
●● action vs maintenance.
Answer: transtheoretical change model: actively making changes/must
learn to strengthen commitments vs adherence to change/been in
previous successfully for 6 months to move into (IMPORTANT)/leads to
stable lifestyle or relapse
●● motivational interviewing vs (OARS) open-ended
question/affirmation/reflective listening/summarizing.
Answer: help clients hear themselves talk about +ve changes they wish
to make (repetition) based on own values + interests vs (4) used for
initial consort to gave info
●● open-ended question vs affirmation.
Answer: OARS: how can I best help you today/what do you want to get
out of your workout with me/what would it be like when../when you
, reach your goals, what will you be able to do vs I like how you're doing
this/I hear you taking steps to have better results
●● reflective listening vs summarizing.
Answer: OARS: say "tell me more about...what I hear is..." then ask
question + feedback (IMPORTANT)/know about their lives + whatever
matters to them vs "so you're looking for....how does that sound"
●● question vs feedback.
Answer: reflective listening (OARS): have I got that right vs how do you
feel/rating the following from 1-10/I invite you to fix this and try again)
●● motivational interviewing vs 15 min vs burnout.
Answer: outperforms traditional advice/shines light on client (nothing
else matters/focused listening)/empowers to enhance their health + lives
vs effective in as little as _/adherence improves when done consistently
during sessions vs <s/don't work harder on their goal then them
●● soft skill vs communication vs 2.
Answer: personality traits + behaviours affecting ability to build healthy
relationships/how your message is perceived vs about HOW to _
(IMPORTANT)/where did you feel this + which part of your body/how
would you rate your performance vs #reps in reserve =ly beneficially as
training to failure + safer
