canfitpro FIS Theory Exam: Group Fitness Instructor
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Optimal health perspective - correct answer ✔✔includes the pursuit of enhanced quality of life,
personal growth, and individual potential through positive lifestyle behaviors and attitudes
Transtheoretical Model of Change - correct answer ✔✔precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance, reversibility
precontemplation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of change in which a person might
develop increased awareness of an opportunity but is not yet thinking seriously about making
the change
Contemplation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which a person
develops increased belief and confidence in the possibility of change
Preparation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which a person
becomes informed about the requirements for success and makes plans to implement change
Action stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour in which a person takes appropriate
steps toward achieving the desired change
structural tolerance - correct answer ✔✔the principle of physical fitness that suggests that the
strengthening of tissues in and around joints will result in the ability to sustain subsequently
greater stresses in training with greater resistance to injury.
all-around development - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that people
who are well developed through all components of fitness are less prone to injury, and more
likely to have performance increases in sport and in life.
,reversibility - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that after training ceases,
the body gradually returns to it's pre-training state.
maintenance - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests once a certain level of
fitness has been achieved, it is possible to maintain it at less effort than it took to acquire it
cardiorespiratory capacity - correct answer ✔✔the ability of the body to take in oxygen
(respiration), deliver it to the cells (circulation), and use it at the cellular level to create energy
(bioenergetics) for physical work (activity)
muscular capacity - correct answer ✔✔the full spectrum of muscular capability, including
endurance, strength and power
Maintenance stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which, after change
has occurred, the person continues with the behaviours required for success.
exercise adherence - correct answer ✔✔the act, or actions, of consistently participating in the
assigned physical training activities
SMART goals - correct answer ✔✔goals expressed in a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic,
and time-sensitive manner.
FITT - correct answer ✔✔The training principle that suggests that when designing a group
fitness class program, the frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise must be considered.
Individualization - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that program design
must be made to accommodate every participant's individual needs.
,Specificity - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that if participants want to
improve an aspect of their performance, they have to train that aspect deliberately
Progressive overload - correct answer ✔✔suggests that to improve, participants must
continually challenge their fitness. This occurs through gradually increasing the volume or
intensity of the program to realize ongoing adaptations
Recovery - correct answer ✔✔The training principle that suggests that a post-workout recovery
period must allow the participant to return to the next workout at least as fit as the previous
one, if not more.
Flexibility - correct answer ✔✔Refers to absolute range of motion, or relative range of motion,
of a joint as a result of muscles that cross the joint
body composition - correct answer ✔✔the proportion of fat mass (adipose tissue deposited
under the skin and around the organs) to fat-free mass (muscle, bone, blood and fluids) in the
human body
Coordination - correct answer ✔✔a secondary component of fitness; it involves the ability to
use multiple body parts to create smooth and fluid movement patterns.
Agility - correct answer ✔✔a secondary component of fitness; it involves the ability to change
direction effectively and efficiently
reaction time - correct answer ✔✔the time required for a person to respond to a specific
stimulus
Speed - correct answer ✔✔the rate of change in position of a person
, Power - correct answer ✔✔the product of speed and strength expressed by the muscular or
cardiorespiratory systems
Mental capacity - correct answer ✔✔a person's ability to concentrate during exercise to
improve training effects.
Bioenergetics - correct answer ✔✔the scientific study of how energy is created and used in the
human body
Energy - correct answer ✔✔the ability to do physical work
Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔the sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either use or
create energy
Homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔a state of balance and stability within the human body. The
body's ability to maintain an overall balance of metabolic processes to adapt to the changing
environment
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - correct answer ✔✔the energy currency of the body. A chemical
compound made up of adenosine and three phosphate molecules
Creatine phosphate (CP) - correct answer ✔✔a high-energy chemical compound stored in the
muscle cell. With the aid of an enzyme called creatine kinase, CP splits to create ATP and
provide energy
Lactate Threshold (LT) - correct answer ✔✔the point at which the lactic acid begins to
accumulate in the blood.
anaerobic glycolysis - correct answer ✔✔this system provides fuel for up to 2 minutes at
maximal intensity.
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Optimal health perspective - correct answer ✔✔includes the pursuit of enhanced quality of life,
personal growth, and individual potential through positive lifestyle behaviors and attitudes
Transtheoretical Model of Change - correct answer ✔✔precontemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance, reversibility
precontemplation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of change in which a person might
develop increased awareness of an opportunity but is not yet thinking seriously about making
the change
Contemplation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which a person
develops increased belief and confidence in the possibility of change
Preparation stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which a person
becomes informed about the requirements for success and makes plans to implement change
Action stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour in which a person takes appropriate
steps toward achieving the desired change
structural tolerance - correct answer ✔✔the principle of physical fitness that suggests that the
strengthening of tissues in and around joints will result in the ability to sustain subsequently
greater stresses in training with greater resistance to injury.
all-around development - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that people
who are well developed through all components of fitness are less prone to injury, and more
likely to have performance increases in sport and in life.
,reversibility - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that after training ceases,
the body gradually returns to it's pre-training state.
maintenance - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests once a certain level of
fitness has been achieved, it is possible to maintain it at less effort than it took to acquire it
cardiorespiratory capacity - correct answer ✔✔the ability of the body to take in oxygen
(respiration), deliver it to the cells (circulation), and use it at the cellular level to create energy
(bioenergetics) for physical work (activity)
muscular capacity - correct answer ✔✔the full spectrum of muscular capability, including
endurance, strength and power
Maintenance stage - correct answer ✔✔the stage of behaviour change in which, after change
has occurred, the person continues with the behaviours required for success.
exercise adherence - correct answer ✔✔the act, or actions, of consistently participating in the
assigned physical training activities
SMART goals - correct answer ✔✔goals expressed in a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic,
and time-sensitive manner.
FITT - correct answer ✔✔The training principle that suggests that when designing a group
fitness class program, the frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise must be considered.
Individualization - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that program design
must be made to accommodate every participant's individual needs.
,Specificity - correct answer ✔✔the training principle that suggests that if participants want to
improve an aspect of their performance, they have to train that aspect deliberately
Progressive overload - correct answer ✔✔suggests that to improve, participants must
continually challenge their fitness. This occurs through gradually increasing the volume or
intensity of the program to realize ongoing adaptations
Recovery - correct answer ✔✔The training principle that suggests that a post-workout recovery
period must allow the participant to return to the next workout at least as fit as the previous
one, if not more.
Flexibility - correct answer ✔✔Refers to absolute range of motion, or relative range of motion,
of a joint as a result of muscles that cross the joint
body composition - correct answer ✔✔the proportion of fat mass (adipose tissue deposited
under the skin and around the organs) to fat-free mass (muscle, bone, blood and fluids) in the
human body
Coordination - correct answer ✔✔a secondary component of fitness; it involves the ability to
use multiple body parts to create smooth and fluid movement patterns.
Agility - correct answer ✔✔a secondary component of fitness; it involves the ability to change
direction effectively and efficiently
reaction time - correct answer ✔✔the time required for a person to respond to a specific
stimulus
Speed - correct answer ✔✔the rate of change in position of a person
, Power - correct answer ✔✔the product of speed and strength expressed by the muscular or
cardiorespiratory systems
Mental capacity - correct answer ✔✔a person's ability to concentrate during exercise to
improve training effects.
Bioenergetics - correct answer ✔✔the scientific study of how energy is created and used in the
human body
Energy - correct answer ✔✔the ability to do physical work
Metabolism - correct answer ✔✔the sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either use or
create energy
Homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔a state of balance and stability within the human body. The
body's ability to maintain an overall balance of metabolic processes to adapt to the changing
environment
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - correct answer ✔✔the energy currency of the body. A chemical
compound made up of adenosine and three phosphate molecules
Creatine phosphate (CP) - correct answer ✔✔a high-energy chemical compound stored in the
muscle cell. With the aid of an enzyme called creatine kinase, CP splits to create ATP and
provide energy
Lactate Threshold (LT) - correct answer ✔✔the point at which the lactic acid begins to
accumulate in the blood.
anaerobic glycolysis - correct answer ✔✔this system provides fuel for up to 2 minutes at
maximal intensity.
