NASM GFI Final Exam 60 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 NEW UPDATE
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER: taking a body part away from the central line
Abductors - CORRECT ANSWER: Draw a limb away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER: adding a body part to the center
Adductors - CORRECT ANSWER: Return the limb back toward the body
Anatomic position - CORRECT ANSWER: standard reference posture where the body
stands upright with the arms beside the trunk, and the palms and head both face
foreward
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER: toward or on the front side of the body
Biomechanics - CORRECT ANSWER: study of how forces affect a living body
Concentric activation - CORRECT ANSWER: The production of an active force when a
muscle develops tension while shortening in length.
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER: on the opposite side of the body
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER: farther from the center of the body or landmark
, Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER: anterior flexion of the ankle, where the top of the
foot moves up and away from the ground
Dynamic posture - CORRECT ANSWER: The posture your body exhibits while in
motion or preparing to move
Eccentric activation - CORRECT ANSWER: The production of an active force when a
muscle develops tension while lengthening.
Emphasis on functional movement - CORRECT ANSWER: Use of the growing
knowledge of the human body and what is required to improve the communication
between nervous and musculoskeletal systems to develop efficient and pain-free
movements
Eversion - CORRECT ANSWER: bring the sole of the foot to face outward
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER: increases the angle at the joint
Extensors - CORRECT ANSWER: muscles that produce extension of a limb or joint
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER: a movement that decreases the angle at the moving
joint
Flexors - CORRECT ANSWER: muscles that produce flexion of a limb or joint
Freestyle Classes - CORRECT ANSWER: GFI chooses their own music and
choreography/class plan
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+ 2025 NEW UPDATE
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER: taking a body part away from the central line
Abductors - CORRECT ANSWER: Draw a limb away from the midline
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER: adding a body part to the center
Adductors - CORRECT ANSWER: Return the limb back toward the body
Anatomic position - CORRECT ANSWER: standard reference posture where the body
stands upright with the arms beside the trunk, and the palms and head both face
foreward
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER: toward or on the front side of the body
Biomechanics - CORRECT ANSWER: study of how forces affect a living body
Concentric activation - CORRECT ANSWER: The production of an active force when a
muscle develops tension while shortening in length.
Contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER: on the opposite side of the body
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER: farther from the center of the body or landmark
, Dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWER: anterior flexion of the ankle, where the top of the
foot moves up and away from the ground
Dynamic posture - CORRECT ANSWER: The posture your body exhibits while in
motion or preparing to move
Eccentric activation - CORRECT ANSWER: The production of an active force when a
muscle develops tension while lengthening.
Emphasis on functional movement - CORRECT ANSWER: Use of the growing
knowledge of the human body and what is required to improve the communication
between nervous and musculoskeletal systems to develop efficient and pain-free
movements
Eversion - CORRECT ANSWER: bring the sole of the foot to face outward
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER: increases the angle at the joint
Extensors - CORRECT ANSWER: muscles that produce extension of a limb or joint
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER: a movement that decreases the angle at the moving
joint
Flexors - CORRECT ANSWER: muscles that produce flexion of a limb or joint
Freestyle Classes - CORRECT ANSWER: GFI chooses their own music and
choreography/class plan
