NASM WOMEN'S FITNESS SPECIALIST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATE | A+ GRADED
Plantar Flexion - Answer -High-heeled shoes place the foot into a prolonged state of?
SMR & Active isolated - Answer -Active flexibility uses which two modalities of flexibility
training?
Back lying - Answer -Which body position should a client who is pregnant avoid one she enters
the third trimester?
Self myofascial release - Answer -Which technique is contraindicated for clients who have
osteoporosis?
SMR & dynamic stretching - Answer -Functional flexibility combines which forms of flexibility
training?
EPOC - Answer -Extra calories burned after a bout of high intensity exercise is known as what?
History of premature labor - Answer -Which of the following is an absolute contraindication to
exercise for women who are pregnant?
1|Page
, Resting Heart Rate - Answer -The Karvonen method incorporates information from what to
establish training intensity
Increase in submaximal heart rate - Answer -The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion is a method
used with prenatal clients for what reason?
1:3 - Answer -Interval training should start with which of the following work-to-rest ratios?
Medium - Answer -When working with a client who is pregnant, what tempo is the most
appropriate to use with isotonic exercise?
Strength - Answer -The Repeat Lunge is an example of which type of pliometric training?
Box Hop-Up with Stabilization - Answer -What single-leg exercises is an example of a balance
power movement
Side Iso-Ab - Answer -Example of a core stabilization movement
2|Page
VERIFIED ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATE | A+ GRADED
Plantar Flexion - Answer -High-heeled shoes place the foot into a prolonged state of?
SMR & Active isolated - Answer -Active flexibility uses which two modalities of flexibility
training?
Back lying - Answer -Which body position should a client who is pregnant avoid one she enters
the third trimester?
Self myofascial release - Answer -Which technique is contraindicated for clients who have
osteoporosis?
SMR & dynamic stretching - Answer -Functional flexibility combines which forms of flexibility
training?
EPOC - Answer -Extra calories burned after a bout of high intensity exercise is known as what?
History of premature labor - Answer -Which of the following is an absolute contraindication to
exercise for women who are pregnant?
1|Page
, Resting Heart Rate - Answer -The Karvonen method incorporates information from what to
establish training intensity
Increase in submaximal heart rate - Answer -The Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion is a method
used with prenatal clients for what reason?
1:3 - Answer -Interval training should start with which of the following work-to-rest ratios?
Medium - Answer -When working with a client who is pregnant, what tempo is the most
appropriate to use with isotonic exercise?
Strength - Answer -The Repeat Lunge is an example of which type of pliometric training?
Box Hop-Up with Stabilization - Answer -What single-leg exercises is an example of a balance
power movement
Side Iso-Ab - Answer -Example of a core stabilization movement
2|Page
