Fitour Primary Personal Training Exam with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
accurate detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Balance - correct answer✔✔The ability to maintain a certain posture or to move without
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falling; symmetrical. ||\\//||
Distal - correct answer✔✔Situated away from the center or midline of the body, or from the
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point of origin
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Coordination - correct answer✔✔The ability to perform a task integrating movements of the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
body.
Cross Training - correct answer✔✔Incorporating different modalities of exercise into one's
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overall training regimen to avoid over-training, boredom, and/or plateau
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Acclimatization - correct answer✔✔A physiological adaptation to a new environment (higher ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
altitude, temperature, or humidity). It may take 7 to 12 days to acclimate to different
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environments
Conditioning - correct answer✔✔Exercise conducted on a regular basis over a period of time ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
("training")
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Reaction - correct answer✔✔For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Agility - correct answer✔✔Ability to start, stop, and move the body quickly in different
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directions
,Kinesiology - correct answer✔✔the scientific study of human movement ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) - correct answer✔✔Muscle soreness that occurs ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1-2 days after an exercise training session.
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Efficiency - correct answer✔✔The ratio of energy expenditure to work output. How well an ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
individual can perform or execute an exercise. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Fartlek (Speed Play) - correct answer✔✔A form of physical conditioning which alternates fast
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and slow running over varied terrain for 3-4 miles.
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Force - correct answer✔✔Any push or pull that tends to cause movement
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Interval Training - correct answer✔✔A fitness workout that alternates harder and lighter
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bouts of intensities throughout the session. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Overload Principle - correct answer✔✔To place greater than usual demands upon some part ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of the body. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Prime Movers (Agonist) - correct answer✔✔Muscles responsible for a definite movement of
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a joint. ||\\//||
Periodization - correct answer✔✔A specific period of time (weeks, months, or years) over ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which the frequency, volume, and intensity of training are systematically varied to avoid
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over-training and to promote continued progress. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Plyometrics - correct answer✔✔A method of resistance training that emphasizes the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
stretching of the muscle prior to the contraction. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Power - correct answer✔✔The ability to exert muscular strength quickly.
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||\\//|| Expressed as Force X Speed = _______________ ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Progressive Overload Principle - correct answer✔✔Introducing overloads in a systematic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
manner
Reversibility - correct answer✔✔A loss of performance (detraining) in cardiorespiratory ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
endurance, muscular ||\\//||
strength and endurance and flexibility can occur when training ceases. One to two weeks of
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cessation of physical activity can result in a reduction in specific fitness gains
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Rest - correct answer✔✔One must plan days of rest to yield an improvement in one's overall
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performance.
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||\\//|| Active Rest- Days that consist of light, fun activities different from one's normal workout
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program.
||\\//|| Passive Rest- Days that consist of doing no activity.
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Specificity Concept - correct answer✔✔The idea that one should train in a specific manner||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to achieve a specific outcome.
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Speed - correct answer✔✔The ability to move the body quickly
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Extension - correct answer✔✔The movement of a limb caused by eccentric muscular ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
contraction, resulting in an increase in the angle of a joint. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
accurate detailed answers ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Balance - correct answer✔✔The ability to maintain a certain posture or to move without
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
falling; symmetrical. ||\\//||
Distal - correct answer✔✔Situated away from the center or midline of the body, or from the
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point of origin
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Coordination - correct answer✔✔The ability to perform a task integrating movements of the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
body.
Cross Training - correct answer✔✔Incorporating different modalities of exercise into one's
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
overall training regimen to avoid over-training, boredom, and/or plateau
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Acclimatization - correct answer✔✔A physiological adaptation to a new environment (higher ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
altitude, temperature, or humidity). It may take 7 to 12 days to acclimate to different
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environments
Conditioning - correct answer✔✔Exercise conducted on a regular basis over a period of time ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
("training")
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Reaction - correct answer✔✔For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Agility - correct answer✔✔Ability to start, stop, and move the body quickly in different
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directions
,Kinesiology - correct answer✔✔the scientific study of human movement ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS) - correct answer✔✔Muscle soreness that occurs ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1-2 days after an exercise training session.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Efficiency - correct answer✔✔The ratio of energy expenditure to work output. How well an ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
individual can perform or execute an exercise. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Fartlek (Speed Play) - correct answer✔✔A form of physical conditioning which alternates fast
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
and slow running over varied terrain for 3-4 miles.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Force - correct answer✔✔Any push or pull that tends to cause movement
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Interval Training - correct answer✔✔A fitness workout that alternates harder and lighter
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
bouts of intensities throughout the session. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Overload Principle - correct answer✔✔To place greater than usual demands upon some part ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
of the body. ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Prime Movers (Agonist) - correct answer✔✔Muscles responsible for a definite movement of
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a joint. ||\\//||
Periodization - correct answer✔✔A specific period of time (weeks, months, or years) over ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which the frequency, volume, and intensity of training are systematically varied to avoid
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
over-training and to promote continued progress. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Plyometrics - correct answer✔✔A method of resistance training that emphasizes the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
stretching of the muscle prior to the contraction. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
, Power - correct answer✔✔The ability to exert muscular strength quickly.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
||\\//|| Expressed as Force X Speed = _______________ ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Progressive Overload Principle - correct answer✔✔Introducing overloads in a systematic ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
manner
Reversibility - correct answer✔✔A loss of performance (detraining) in cardiorespiratory ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
endurance, muscular ||\\//||
strength and endurance and flexibility can occur when training ceases. One to two weeks of
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
cessation of physical activity can result in a reduction in specific fitness gains
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Rest - correct answer✔✔One must plan days of rest to yield an improvement in one's overall
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
performance.
||\\//||
||\\//|| Active Rest- Days that consist of light, fun activities different from one's normal workout
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
program.
||\\//|| Passive Rest- Days that consist of doing no activity.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Specificity Concept - correct answer✔✔The idea that one should train in a specific manner||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
to achieve a specific outcome.
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Speed - correct answer✔✔The ability to move the body quickly
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Extension - correct answer✔✔The movement of a limb caused by eccentric muscular ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
contraction, resulting in an increase in the angle of a joint. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
