CCRP AACVPR EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

CCRP AACVPR EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS

◉ The gold standard for improving smoking quit rates is
Answer: pharmacotherapy which doubles quit rates


◉ Smoking cessation in patients with CVD reduces the risk of death
by
Answer: 36%


◉ In order to have the greatest benefit of lowering risk of MU or
death, which should replase saturated fat in diet
Answer: polyunsaturated fat


◉ What diet is recommended by AHA/ACC?
Answer: DASH diet


◉ What are the benefits to be gained from a resistance training
program for an okder adults with DM?
Answer: -Increased insulin sensitivity
-decreased fat mass

, -increase in lead body mass


◉ Recommended Reps, Sets, and RPE for resistance straining to
enhance muscalr strenght and endurance in cardiac patients
Answer: 10-15 repetitions
1 set
RPE 11-13


◉ What are the three components of total energy expenditure?
Answer: -Thermic effect of food
-resting metabolic rate
-physical activity


◉ What percentage of thermic effect of food is composed of TEE
Answer: ~10%`


◉ What percentage of resting metabolic rate is composed of TEE
Answer: 60-75%


◉ What percentage of physical activity is composed of TEE
Answer: 15-30%