ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
*UNIT 1: METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise
are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅C. Homeostasis
Q 3: BMR stands for:
,ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
A. Basic Memory Retention
B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout
the body.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. A calorie is a unit of heat.
,ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by
1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal).
D. A and B
E. A, B and C -
correct answer ✅E. A, B and C
Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise is:
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B. Fatty acids
Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the
body is called:
A. Micronutrients
, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅D. Adenosine Triphosphate
Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six
elements: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
*UNIT 1: METABOLISM*
Q 1: Muscular, cardiopulmonary, and metabolic adaptions to excise
are know as the Training effect.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
Q 2: The body's automatic tendency to maintain a constant internal
body environment through various processes is called:
A. Body relativity
B. Cerebral equilibrium
C. Homeostasis
D. Metabolic set point
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅C. Homeostasis
Q 3: BMR stands for:
,ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
A. Basic Memory Retention
B. Bad Muscle Recovery
C. Bone Myofascial Release
D. Basal Metabolic Rate
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅D. Basal. Metabolic. Rate. = BMR
Q 4: Anabolism and catabolism occur at the same time throughout
the body.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
Q 5: Which of the following statements is/are true?
A. A calorie is a unit of heat.
,ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
B. One Calorie is the energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water by
1 degree Celsius.
C. The preferred unit in metabolic studies and nutrition labels is the
kilocalorie (kcal).
D. A and B
E. A, B and C -
correct answer ✅E. A, B and C
Q 6: The primary(not the 'initial') due; during endurance exercise is:
A. Liver glycogen
B. Fatty acids
C. Muscle gkycogen
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅B. Fatty acids
Q 7: The molecule used for storing and transferring energy in the
body is called:
A. Micronutrients
, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer *UNIT
1-31* Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
B. Carbohyrates
C. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
D. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
E. None of the above -
correct answer ✅D. Adenosine Triphosphate
Q 8: The ATP/CP pathway is the primary pathway used for activities
lasting two minutes or greater.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅B. False
*UNIT 2: BASIC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY*
Q 1: About 98% of the human body is composed pf only six
elements: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorous.
A. True
B. False -
correct answer ✅A. True
