ACE GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔which plane of motion is a body weight squat? - ✔✔sagittal
✔✔a person swimming laps in effort to increase cardiorespiratory fitness would primarily
derive energy from which pathway? - ✔✔aerobic system (requires O2)
✔✔the vastus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medials
collectively make up the ________________ - ✔✔quadricep
✔✔name the core muscle responsible for spinal extension - ✔✔erector spinae (low
back)
✔✔if someone with poor posture is advised to stretch the chest muscles and strengthen
the erector spinae, trapezius, and rhomboids, what type of posture would he/she
exhibit? - ✔✔kyphosis
✔✔the body is in full ____________ when in anatomical position - ✔✔full extension
✔✔define joint stability - ✔✔ability to maintain of control joint movement or position
✔✔this plane separates the body into right and left halves. forward and backward
movements occur in this plane. - ✔✔sagittal plane
✔✔This plane separates the body into anterior and posterior parts. lateral movements
occur in this plane. - ✔✔frontal plane
✔✔list movements that are considered in the frontal plane - ✔✔abduction, adduction,
lateral spinal flexion, ankle eversion and inversion
✔✔This plane divides the body into upper superior and lower inferior portions. rotational
or twisting motions occur in this plane. - ✔✔transverse plane
✔✔list the 5 primary movement patterns - ✔✔1. bend and lift
2. single leg movements
3. upper body pushing movements
4. upper body pulling movements
5. rotational movements
✔✔list the 3 ways in which the principle of balance applies to group exercise: - ✔✔1.
neuromuscular
2. training
3. programming
, ✔✔what is hyper flexion? - ✔✔Flexing a joint beyond normal range
✔✔What is hyperextension? - ✔✔excessive extension beyond normal range of motion /
anatomical position
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
hamstring - ✔✔knee flexion, hip extension
✔✔Semimembranosus, semitendonosous and biceps femoris are parts of which
muscle? - ✔✔hamstring
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, semitendonosous, semimembranosous - ✔✔hip
extension
knee flexion
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
rectus femoris - ✔✔spinal flexion
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
erector spinae - ✔✔spinal extension
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
deltoids - ✔✔shoulder flexion
shoulder abduction
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
latissimus dorsi - ✔✔shoulder extension
shoulder adduction
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
upper trapezius - ✔✔elevation of scapula
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔which plane of motion is a body weight squat? - ✔✔sagittal
✔✔a person swimming laps in effort to increase cardiorespiratory fitness would primarily
derive energy from which pathway? - ✔✔aerobic system (requires O2)
✔✔the vastus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medials
collectively make up the ________________ - ✔✔quadricep
✔✔name the core muscle responsible for spinal extension - ✔✔erector spinae (low
back)
✔✔if someone with poor posture is advised to stretch the chest muscles and strengthen
the erector spinae, trapezius, and rhomboids, what type of posture would he/she
exhibit? - ✔✔kyphosis
✔✔the body is in full ____________ when in anatomical position - ✔✔full extension
✔✔define joint stability - ✔✔ability to maintain of control joint movement or position
✔✔this plane separates the body into right and left halves. forward and backward
movements occur in this plane. - ✔✔sagittal plane
✔✔This plane separates the body into anterior and posterior parts. lateral movements
occur in this plane. - ✔✔frontal plane
✔✔list movements that are considered in the frontal plane - ✔✔abduction, adduction,
lateral spinal flexion, ankle eversion and inversion
✔✔This plane divides the body into upper superior and lower inferior portions. rotational
or twisting motions occur in this plane. - ✔✔transverse plane
✔✔list the 5 primary movement patterns - ✔✔1. bend and lift
2. single leg movements
3. upper body pushing movements
4. upper body pulling movements
5. rotational movements
✔✔list the 3 ways in which the principle of balance applies to group exercise: - ✔✔1.
neuromuscular
2. training
3. programming
, ✔✔what is hyper flexion? - ✔✔Flexing a joint beyond normal range
✔✔What is hyperextension? - ✔✔excessive extension beyond normal range of motion /
anatomical position
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
hamstring - ✔✔knee flexion, hip extension
✔✔Semimembranosus, semitendonosous and biceps femoris are parts of which
muscle? - ✔✔hamstring
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, semitendonosous, semimembranosous - ✔✔hip
extension
knee flexion
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
rectus femoris - ✔✔spinal flexion
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
erector spinae - ✔✔spinal extension
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
deltoids - ✔✔shoulder flexion
shoulder abduction
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
latissimus dorsi - ✔✔shoulder extension
shoulder adduction
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
upper trapezius - ✔✔elevation of scapula
✔✔name the joint action of the muscle:
