NASM Senior Fitness Specialist Exam Questions and Correct
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1. What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength and mental capacity?: Functional
2. Approximately what percent of the population consist of older adults
over the age of 65?: 12.5%
3. By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total population
is projected to be older than 65?: 25%
4. In 2005, healthcare expenditures for older adults was approximately?: -
$12,000
5. What was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older adults for the
year 2000?: Heart disease
,6. What age related nervous system changes will causing nerve signals to
travel at a slower rate in the central in the peripheral nervous system?:
Thin- ning of the dendrites
7. What types of training best reverses proprioception loss?: Balance
8. What structural changes to the musculoskeletal system lead to
decreased ability to produce quick, forceful contractions?: Loss of Type II
muscle fibers
9. What of the following populations are muscle strength and power
training appropriate?: Older adults who are elite athletes
10.What physiological changes typically results in a reduction in joint
range of motion?: Ligament shortening
11.What is the confidence to accomplish certain task?: Self-efficacy
12.What would be a dramatic life change event most likely impact?:
,Emotional well-being
13. What is the first step of helping older adults achieve lifestyle changes?:
Develop rapport
14.What is the feeling that the health professional will not understand
the older clients goals?: Fear of intolerance
15.What requires an internal focus of control to help clients move towards
a goal?: Belief
16.What is one example of subjective assessment?: PAR-Q
17.What are examples of an objective assessment?: Blood pressure, Heart
rate, Body composition, Movement quality
18.What is the method of establishing training intensity based on the
differ- ence between predicted and resting heart rate?: Karvonen
19.What is the range of the modified BORG scale for seniors?: 0-10
, 20.How many questions answered "yes" on the PAR-Q will require
physician release?: 1
21.The inability to see close objects of small print is being?: Farsightedness
22.Age that visual acuity is at its highest?: Late adolescence/early
twenties
Answers () (Verified Answers)
1. What is the type of aging that is determined by appearance,
mobility, strength and mental capacity?: Functional
2. Approximately what percent of the population consist of older adults
over the age of 65?: 12.5%
3. By the year 2050, approximately what percentage of the total population
is projected to be older than 65?: 25%
4. In 2005, healthcare expenditures for older adults was approximately?: -
$12,000
5. What was the most prevalent cause of morbidity in older adults for the
year 2000?: Heart disease
,6. What age related nervous system changes will causing nerve signals to
travel at a slower rate in the central in the peripheral nervous system?:
Thin- ning of the dendrites
7. What types of training best reverses proprioception loss?: Balance
8. What structural changes to the musculoskeletal system lead to
decreased ability to produce quick, forceful contractions?: Loss of Type II
muscle fibers
9. What of the following populations are muscle strength and power
training appropriate?: Older adults who are elite athletes
10.What physiological changes typically results in a reduction in joint
range of motion?: Ligament shortening
11.What is the confidence to accomplish certain task?: Self-efficacy
12.What would be a dramatic life change event most likely impact?:
,Emotional well-being
13. What is the first step of helping older adults achieve lifestyle changes?:
Develop rapport
14.What is the feeling that the health professional will not understand
the older clients goals?: Fear of intolerance
15.What requires an internal focus of control to help clients move towards
a goal?: Belief
16.What is one example of subjective assessment?: PAR-Q
17.What are examples of an objective assessment?: Blood pressure, Heart
rate, Body composition, Movement quality
18.What is the method of establishing training intensity based on the
differ- ence between predicted and resting heart rate?: Karvonen
19.What is the range of the modified BORG scale for seniors?: 0-10
, 20.How many questions answered "yes" on the PAR-Q will require
physician release?: 1
21.The inability to see close objects of small print is being?: Farsightedness
22.Age that visual acuity is at its highest?: Late adolescence/early
twenties
