AEA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025
/. ____ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle
group against a resistance - Answer-✅muscular strength
/.what type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the
muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change? -
Answer-✅ballistic stretching
/.name the six skill-related components of fitness - Answer-✅balance, coordination,
speed, power, agility, and reaction time
/.what is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate reserve - Answer-
✅maximal heart rate is the highest heart rate a person can achieve. it is measured with
a max HR test or estimated with 220- age. Heart rate reserve is your maximal HR minus
your resting heart rate.
/.how does compression lower your heart rate in the water? - Answer-✅water
compresses all the body systems, including the vascular system, causing a smaller
venous load to the heart, reducing heart rate.
/.what is the ACSM (2018) recommended frequency for resistance training? - Answer-
✅two to three days/week for each major muscle group
/.define body composition - Answer-✅the body's relative percentage of fat as compared
to lean tissue (bones, muscles, and organs)
/.list five benefits of regular exercise - Answer-✅improves physical appearance,
increases functional capacity, heart becomes stronger, strengthens the walls of the
blood vessels, improves strength and endurance,
/.when calculating exercise intensity, a popular method is the Karvonen Formula, which
is also known as the ____ - Answer-✅Heart Rate Reserve method
/.____ is a subjective method of assessing effort, strain, discomfort, and fatigue
experienced during exercise. - Answer-✅rating of perceived exertion
/.The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection, and _____. -
Answer-✅Structure
, /.During the cardiac cycle, ____ is the active contraction of the heart muscle and ___ is
the relaxation of the heart muscle. - Answer-✅Systole, Diastole
/.Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken - Answer-✅Contractility
/.The ____ muscle group flexes the leg at the knee. - Answer-✅Hamstrings
/.What is a motor neuron - Answer-✅Efferent neurons that relay outgoing information
from the central nervous system to the muscle cells
/.Describe the valsalva maneuver - Answer-✅Holding one's breath while exerting.
Creates unequal pressure in the chest, causing blood pressure to drop and decreasing
blood flow to the heart. Resuming normal breathing creates a surge of blood flow to the
heart, causing a sharp increase in blood pressure.
/.Name the 5 systems of the body most actively involved in movement and exercise -
Answer-✅Skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems
/.In a muscle pair, the muscle that is actively contracting is referred to as the ____, or
prime mover - Answer-✅Agonist
/.List the three types of muscle tissues in the human body - Answer-✅Visceral, cardiac,
and skeletal
/.The process by which bones grow in the body is called ____ - Answer-✅Ossification
/.____ states that you train only that part of the system or body that is overloaded -
Answer-✅Specificity
/.Muscle balance should be considered for the front and back, left and right sides, and
____ parts of the body - Answer-✅Upper and Lower
/.Which metabolic system yields the highest amount of ATP for the working muscles? -
Answer-✅Oxidative system
/.Recovery pertains to two segments of training: recovery ____ exercise and recovery
____ an exercise session. - Answer-✅During; after
/.List 5 physical and psychological symptoms that commonly accompany overtraining -
Answer-✅Reduction in performance and coordination, elevated resting heart rate and
blood pressure, loss of appetite, soreness, increased illness or infection, as well as
issues with sleep, depression, and a reduced self-esteem
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025
/. ____ is defined as the maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle
group against a resistance - Answer-✅muscular strength
/.what type of stretching activates the muscle spindles, specialized receptors in the
muscle that monitor muscle length change and the speed of muscle length change? -
Answer-✅ballistic stretching
/.name the six skill-related components of fitness - Answer-✅balance, coordination,
speed, power, agility, and reaction time
/.what is the difference between maximal heart rate and heart rate reserve - Answer-
✅maximal heart rate is the highest heart rate a person can achieve. it is measured with
a max HR test or estimated with 220- age. Heart rate reserve is your maximal HR minus
your resting heart rate.
/.how does compression lower your heart rate in the water? - Answer-✅water
compresses all the body systems, including the vascular system, causing a smaller
venous load to the heart, reducing heart rate.
/.what is the ACSM (2018) recommended frequency for resistance training? - Answer-
✅two to three days/week for each major muscle group
/.define body composition - Answer-✅the body's relative percentage of fat as compared
to lean tissue (bones, muscles, and organs)
/.list five benefits of regular exercise - Answer-✅improves physical appearance,
increases functional capacity, heart becomes stronger, strengthens the walls of the
blood vessels, improves strength and endurance,
/.when calculating exercise intensity, a popular method is the Karvonen Formula, which
is also known as the ____ - Answer-✅Heart Rate Reserve method
/.____ is a subjective method of assessing effort, strain, discomfort, and fatigue
experienced during exercise. - Answer-✅rating of perceived exertion
/.The skeletal system provides our bodies with support, protection, and _____. -
Answer-✅Structure
, /.During the cardiac cycle, ____ is the active contraction of the heart muscle and ___ is
the relaxation of the heart muscle. - Answer-✅Systole, Diastole
/.Which characteristic of muscle allows it to shorten and thicken - Answer-✅Contractility
/.The ____ muscle group flexes the leg at the knee. - Answer-✅Hamstrings
/.What is a motor neuron - Answer-✅Efferent neurons that relay outgoing information
from the central nervous system to the muscle cells
/.Describe the valsalva maneuver - Answer-✅Holding one's breath while exerting.
Creates unequal pressure in the chest, causing blood pressure to drop and decreasing
blood flow to the heart. Resuming normal breathing creates a surge of blood flow to the
heart, causing a sharp increase in blood pressure.
/.Name the 5 systems of the body most actively involved in movement and exercise -
Answer-✅Skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems
/.In a muscle pair, the muscle that is actively contracting is referred to as the ____, or
prime mover - Answer-✅Agonist
/.List the three types of muscle tissues in the human body - Answer-✅Visceral, cardiac,
and skeletal
/.The process by which bones grow in the body is called ____ - Answer-✅Ossification
/.____ states that you train only that part of the system or body that is overloaded -
Answer-✅Specificity
/.Muscle balance should be considered for the front and back, left and right sides, and
____ parts of the body - Answer-✅Upper and Lower
/.Which metabolic system yields the highest amount of ATP for the working muscles? -
Answer-✅Oxidative system
/.Recovery pertains to two segments of training: recovery ____ exercise and recovery
____ an exercise session. - Answer-✅During; after
/.List 5 physical and psychological symptoms that commonly accompany overtraining -
Answer-✅Reduction in performance and coordination, elevated resting heart rate and
blood pressure, loss of appetite, soreness, increased illness or infection, as well as
issues with sleep, depression, and a reduced self-esteem
