ACE Certified Personal Training Exam
Questions and Answers.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) -
A general term for any disease of the heart, blood vessels, or circulation.
Health Equity -
A fair and equal opportunity for every individual to attain their highest level of health
Hypertension -
High blood pressure, or the elevation of resting blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg.
Body Composition -
The makeup of the body in terms of the relative percentage of fat free mass and body
fat
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -
Enacted in 1996, requires the U.S. Department of Health to establish national standards
for electronic healthcare info to facilitate efficient and secure exchange of private health
data
Chronic Diseases are also known as.. -
AKA Noncommunicable Diseases
True or False: Personal Trainers can prescribe dietary supplements to clients interested
in improving performance -
False
The Primary purpose of professional certifications is to:
A. Provide the professional with additional education to enhance his or her knowledge,
skills, and abilities
B. Enhance a professional's resume for employment and/or higher compensation
C. Protect the public from harm by assessing if candidates meet established levels of
minimum competence
D. Confirm a candidates understanding of key concepts following the completion of a
bachelors degree -
C
Which of the following is within the scope of practice for personal trainers?
A. Counseling clients through life experiences that negatively impact program
adherence
,B. Assessing clients for exercise limitations to facilitate exercise program design
C. Evaluating client injuries while designing rehabilitative exercise programs
D. Recommending effective supplements for clients who skip meals -
B
Which of the following is outside the ACE certified personal trainer scope of practice?
A. Developing exercise programs for clients who have type 2 diabetes and medical
clearance for exercise
B. Providing guidance, motivation, and feedback to empower individuals to adhere to
their exercise programs
C. Implementing post-rehabilitate exercise programs for clients following their
physicians' recommendations
D. Creating an individualized nutritional program with specific meal plans based on
physician recommendations -
D
At what point does a candidate for the ACE personal training certification (or nay other
ACE certification) agree to uphold the ACE Code of Ethics?:
A. While registering for an ACE certification exam
B. Once the candidate earns his or her first ACE certification
C. Upon receiving a printed copy of the ACE code of ethics with the printed ACE
certification
D. When accepting his or her first job as an ACE certified personal trainer -
A
The primary reason ACE has established a minimum continuing education requirement
of 20 hours every two years in order to maintain a certification is to help ACE certified
personal trainers:
A. Earn promotions so they can advance their careers
B. Increase their earning potential by adding new specialty certificates to their resumes
C. Enhance their resumes to attract more clients
D. Stay current with the lates exercise science research and guidelines for fitness and
health -
D
Which of the following is within an ace certified personal trainer scope of practice:
A. Helping clients gain a better understanding of portion sizes and healthful foods so
they can make better choices
B. Providing clients with individualized recipes and shopping lists for four weeks to get
them on track with a specialty diet
C. Conducting 24-hour dietary recalls to determine nutritional needs, and
recommending nutritional intake
D. Educating clients about resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the need to consumer
fewer calories than RMR to lose weight -
A
,A personal trainer who wants to provide massage to help clients who have tight or sore
muscles can do so ONLY if:
A. The personal trainer has extensive knowledge about the benefits of massage
B. The client gives his or her consent for the massage
C. The personal trainer becomes a licensed massage therapist
D. The massage therapist is not available and the personal trainer has some training -
C
What do most allied health certification programs, such as the credentials for registered
dietitians, occupational therapists, and nurse practitioners, have in common with
certifications from the American Council on Exercise?
A. They require a bachelors degree as a minimum eligibility requirement
B. They are accredited by the national commission for certifying agencies
C. They share the same collective scope of practice in allied health
D. They meet the competency based exam requirement for licensure in most states -
B
Which of the following is most accurate regarding personal trainers recommending
supplements to their clients?
A. The personal trainer should only recommend those supplements covered under his
or her professional liability insurance
B.unless the personal trainer has other credentials such as an RD or MD, he or she
does not possess the qualifications to legally recommend supplements
C. The personal trainer should become educated about the specific supplements before
making any recommendations
D. Due to potential complications from taking supplements with other medications,
personal trainers should recommend only plant based supplements -
B
Which of the following is NOT part of the knowledge, skills, and abilities assessed by
the ACE personal trainer certification exam?
A. Enhancing rapport
B. Establish goals
C. Building nutritional plans
D. Coaching behavior change -
C
hyperlipidemia -
An excess of lipids in the blood that could be primary, as in disorders of lipid
metabolism, or secondary, as in uncontrolled diabetes
Osteoporosis -
A disorder, primarily affecting postmenopausal women, in which bone density
decreases and susceptibility to fractures increases.
extrinsic motivation -
, Motivation that comes form external rewards, such as social rewards
intrinsic motivation -
Motivation that comes from internal states, such as enjoyment or personal satisfaction.
First Ventilatory Threshold (VT1) -
Intensity of aerobic exercise at which ventilation starts to increase in a non-linear
fashion in response to an accumulation of metabolic by-products in the blood.
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) -
A scale that provides a standard means for evaluation of a participant's perception of
exercise effort. The original scale ranged from to 6 to 20; a revised category rating scale
ranges from 0 to 10
Second Ventilatory Threshold (VT2) -
A metabolic marker that represents the point at which high-intensity exercise can no
longer be sustained due to an accumulation of lactate.
Kinetic chain -
The concept that joints and segments have an effect on one another during movement.
What is the function-health-fitness-performance continuum -
Based on the premise that human movement and fitness can progress and regress
along a spectrum that starts developing or establishing basic functional movements and
extends to performing highly advanced and specialized motions and physical work seen
in athletics
Discuss how lifecycle factors and lifestyle factors are interrelated -
Oftentimes lifestyle factors can affect/disrupt natural human development, resulting in
individuals regressing along the continuum to where they are less fit or at risk for health
problems
The ACE IFT model includes two training comments: -
Cardio respiratory training and muscular training
The greatest impact personal trainers can regularly have on the lives of their clients is
to: -
Change health related behaviors and establish positive relationships with exercise
How can personal trainers apply the ACE mover method? -
By using the ABC method: (A)sk open ended questions, (B)real down barriers,
(C)ollaborate
Also remember that it is client focused, and clients are capable of change
Upon what foundational element is the ACE IFT model built?
Questions and Answers.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) -
A general term for any disease of the heart, blood vessels, or circulation.
Health Equity -
A fair and equal opportunity for every individual to attain their highest level of health
Hypertension -
High blood pressure, or the elevation of resting blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg.
Body Composition -
The makeup of the body in terms of the relative percentage of fat free mass and body
fat
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -
Enacted in 1996, requires the U.S. Department of Health to establish national standards
for electronic healthcare info to facilitate efficient and secure exchange of private health
data
Chronic Diseases are also known as.. -
AKA Noncommunicable Diseases
True or False: Personal Trainers can prescribe dietary supplements to clients interested
in improving performance -
False
The Primary purpose of professional certifications is to:
A. Provide the professional with additional education to enhance his or her knowledge,
skills, and abilities
B. Enhance a professional's resume for employment and/or higher compensation
C. Protect the public from harm by assessing if candidates meet established levels of
minimum competence
D. Confirm a candidates understanding of key concepts following the completion of a
bachelors degree -
C
Which of the following is within the scope of practice for personal trainers?
A. Counseling clients through life experiences that negatively impact program
adherence
,B. Assessing clients for exercise limitations to facilitate exercise program design
C. Evaluating client injuries while designing rehabilitative exercise programs
D. Recommending effective supplements for clients who skip meals -
B
Which of the following is outside the ACE certified personal trainer scope of practice?
A. Developing exercise programs for clients who have type 2 diabetes and medical
clearance for exercise
B. Providing guidance, motivation, and feedback to empower individuals to adhere to
their exercise programs
C. Implementing post-rehabilitate exercise programs for clients following their
physicians' recommendations
D. Creating an individualized nutritional program with specific meal plans based on
physician recommendations -
D
At what point does a candidate for the ACE personal training certification (or nay other
ACE certification) agree to uphold the ACE Code of Ethics?:
A. While registering for an ACE certification exam
B. Once the candidate earns his or her first ACE certification
C. Upon receiving a printed copy of the ACE code of ethics with the printed ACE
certification
D. When accepting his or her first job as an ACE certified personal trainer -
A
The primary reason ACE has established a minimum continuing education requirement
of 20 hours every two years in order to maintain a certification is to help ACE certified
personal trainers:
A. Earn promotions so they can advance their careers
B. Increase their earning potential by adding new specialty certificates to their resumes
C. Enhance their resumes to attract more clients
D. Stay current with the lates exercise science research and guidelines for fitness and
health -
D
Which of the following is within an ace certified personal trainer scope of practice:
A. Helping clients gain a better understanding of portion sizes and healthful foods so
they can make better choices
B. Providing clients with individualized recipes and shopping lists for four weeks to get
them on track with a specialty diet
C. Conducting 24-hour dietary recalls to determine nutritional needs, and
recommending nutritional intake
D. Educating clients about resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the need to consumer
fewer calories than RMR to lose weight -
A
,A personal trainer who wants to provide massage to help clients who have tight or sore
muscles can do so ONLY if:
A. The personal trainer has extensive knowledge about the benefits of massage
B. The client gives his or her consent for the massage
C. The personal trainer becomes a licensed massage therapist
D. The massage therapist is not available and the personal trainer has some training -
C
What do most allied health certification programs, such as the credentials for registered
dietitians, occupational therapists, and nurse practitioners, have in common with
certifications from the American Council on Exercise?
A. They require a bachelors degree as a minimum eligibility requirement
B. They are accredited by the national commission for certifying agencies
C. They share the same collective scope of practice in allied health
D. They meet the competency based exam requirement for licensure in most states -
B
Which of the following is most accurate regarding personal trainers recommending
supplements to their clients?
A. The personal trainer should only recommend those supplements covered under his
or her professional liability insurance
B.unless the personal trainer has other credentials such as an RD or MD, he or she
does not possess the qualifications to legally recommend supplements
C. The personal trainer should become educated about the specific supplements before
making any recommendations
D. Due to potential complications from taking supplements with other medications,
personal trainers should recommend only plant based supplements -
B
Which of the following is NOT part of the knowledge, skills, and abilities assessed by
the ACE personal trainer certification exam?
A. Enhancing rapport
B. Establish goals
C. Building nutritional plans
D. Coaching behavior change -
C
hyperlipidemia -
An excess of lipids in the blood that could be primary, as in disorders of lipid
metabolism, or secondary, as in uncontrolled diabetes
Osteoporosis -
A disorder, primarily affecting postmenopausal women, in which bone density
decreases and susceptibility to fractures increases.
extrinsic motivation -
, Motivation that comes form external rewards, such as social rewards
intrinsic motivation -
Motivation that comes from internal states, such as enjoyment or personal satisfaction.
First Ventilatory Threshold (VT1) -
Intensity of aerobic exercise at which ventilation starts to increase in a non-linear
fashion in response to an accumulation of metabolic by-products in the blood.
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) -
A scale that provides a standard means for evaluation of a participant's perception of
exercise effort. The original scale ranged from to 6 to 20; a revised category rating scale
ranges from 0 to 10
Second Ventilatory Threshold (VT2) -
A metabolic marker that represents the point at which high-intensity exercise can no
longer be sustained due to an accumulation of lactate.
Kinetic chain -
The concept that joints and segments have an effect on one another during movement.
What is the function-health-fitness-performance continuum -
Based on the premise that human movement and fitness can progress and regress
along a spectrum that starts developing or establishing basic functional movements and
extends to performing highly advanced and specialized motions and physical work seen
in athletics
Discuss how lifecycle factors and lifestyle factors are interrelated -
Oftentimes lifestyle factors can affect/disrupt natural human development, resulting in
individuals regressing along the continuum to where they are less fit or at risk for health
problems
The ACE IFT model includes two training comments: -
Cardio respiratory training and muscular training
The greatest impact personal trainers can regularly have on the lives of their clients is
to: -
Change health related behaviors and establish positive relationships with exercise
How can personal trainers apply the ACE mover method? -
By using the ABC method: (A)sk open ended questions, (B)real down barriers,
(C)ollaborate
Also remember that it is client focused, and clients are capable of change
Upon what foundational element is the ACE IFT model built?
