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FITOUR GROUP EXERCISE CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
when dance aerobics was first developed the majority of the
movements during the cardio portion of the dance exercise
class were what type of movement - correct answer- high
impact
during the early days of group exercise what type of dance
exercise class was developed which offered low impact
movements with a high intensity workout and was a class in
which individuals were able to adjust the height of the
equipment to control the intensity level of the class workout? -
correct answer- step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a
standing forward fold? - correct answer- flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine
when all body parts are in proper alignment with each other? -
correct answer- neutral spine
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how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - correct
answer- 5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space
(front, back and sides) between the ribcage and pelvis? -
correct answer- 4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - correct answer-
vertical alignment of the body
which two posture types are frequently combined when typically
one of the curves is more exaggerated than the other? - correct
answer- lordotic/kyphotic
what is the percentage of americans who will experience some
type of back pain at some point in their lives? - correct answer-
80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a
joint to move in all the places the joint will allow? - correct
answer- articulation
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what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and
planning movements to a composition"? - correct answer-
choreography
when timing cues for a hi/lo or dance style class the instructor
should cue at how many beats prior to change in movement? -
correct answer- 2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to
perform squats: "imagine sitting in a chair when performing
squats"? - correct answer- instructional
which plane of movement is being used when performing
exercises that require extension and flexion such as marching,
knee lifts, walking and cross country skiing? - correct answer-
sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement
patterns on an elevated platform by stepping up and down? -
correct answer- step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body
position to assume during resistance training activities? -
FITOUR GROUP EXERCISE CERTIFICATION
EXAM 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
when dance aerobics was first developed the majority of the
movements during the cardio portion of the dance exercise
class were what type of movement - correct answer- high
impact
during the early days of group exercise what type of dance
exercise class was developed which offered low impact
movements with a high intensity workout and was a class in
which individuals were able to adjust the height of the
equipment to control the intensity level of the class workout? -
correct answer- step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a
standing forward fold? - correct answer- flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine
when all body parts are in proper alignment with each other? -
correct answer- neutral spine
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how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - correct
answer- 5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space
(front, back and sides) between the ribcage and pelvis? -
correct answer- 4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - correct answer-
vertical alignment of the body
which two posture types are frequently combined when typically
one of the curves is more exaggerated than the other? - correct
answer- lordotic/kyphotic
what is the percentage of americans who will experience some
type of back pain at some point in their lives? - correct answer-
80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a
joint to move in all the places the joint will allow? - correct
answer- articulation
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what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and
planning movements to a composition"? - correct answer-
choreography
when timing cues for a hi/lo or dance style class the instructor
should cue at how many beats prior to change in movement? -
correct answer- 2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to
perform squats: "imagine sitting in a chair when performing
squats"? - correct answer- instructional
which plane of movement is being used when performing
exercises that require extension and flexion such as marching,
knee lifts, walking and cross country skiing? - correct answer-
sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement
patterns on an elevated platform by stepping up and down? -
correct answer- step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body
position to assume during resistance training activities? -
