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AFAA PRIMARY GROUP EXERCISE
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
List 8 health benefits associated w/ regular
participation in physical activity. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
1. Endurance
2. Strength
3. Flexibility
4. Agility
5. Power
6. Speed
7. Balance
8. Mind/Body Wholeness
How can interval training improve aerobic performance?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - Improve aerobic power
- Improve aerobic endurance & anaerobic power at
high intensity lvls
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List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve
exercise performance & state how or why improvement
occurs. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Increased Maximal
Blood Flow: The heart pumps more blood w/ each beat
& increases stroke volume
2. Increased Oxygen Delivery & Carbon Dioxide
Removal: Allows athletes to possess high pulmonary
ventilation during maximal aerobic power
3. Increased Maximal Oxygen Uptake & Aerobic Power
Define Energy & its Food Source. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
- Energy: The ability to do work
- Food Source: Comes from plants & animals bc plants
absorb energy from the sun
Define ATP. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - Adenosine
Triphosphate
- Intracellular carrier of chemical energy produced by
the body for muscular work
Anaerobic Pathway
ATP-CP System/Phosphagen System
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1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Chemical Source/Creatine
Phosphate
2. High Intensity
3. 15 Sec. - Few Min. (Very Short)
4. Sprinting, Jumping, Kicking
Lactic Acid System
1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Glucose - Carbs Only
2. High Intensity/Moderate
3. 45-60 Sec. (Short-Med.)
4. Meter Sprints, Meter Swimming, Meter Cycling
Aerobic Pathway
Aerobic System
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1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Carbs, Fats, Proteins
2. Low-Mod.
3. 40-60 Min. Aerobics
4. Distance Running, Distance Cycling, Zumba
Aerobic - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - W/ Oxygen
- CFP
- Low-Mod. Intensity
- Distance/Long Duration
Anaerobic - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - W/o Oxygen
- Chemical/CP
- High Intensity
- Short Duration
Steady State - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - After the first 3-4
min. of exercise
AFAA PRIMARY GROUP EXERCISE
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
List 8 health benefits associated w/ regular
participation in physical activity. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
1. Endurance
2. Strength
3. Flexibility
4. Agility
5. Power
6. Speed
7. Balance
8. Mind/Body Wholeness
How can interval training improve aerobic performance?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - Improve aerobic power
- Improve aerobic endurance & anaerobic power at
high intensity lvls
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List 3 physiological adaptations that occur to improve
exercise performance & state how or why improvement
occurs. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Increased Maximal
Blood Flow: The heart pumps more blood w/ each beat
& increases stroke volume
2. Increased Oxygen Delivery & Carbon Dioxide
Removal: Allows athletes to possess high pulmonary
ventilation during maximal aerobic power
3. Increased Maximal Oxygen Uptake & Aerobic Power
Define Energy & its Food Source. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
- Energy: The ability to do work
- Food Source: Comes from plants & animals bc plants
absorb energy from the sun
Define ATP. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - Adenosine
Triphosphate
- Intracellular carrier of chemical energy produced by
the body for muscular work
Anaerobic Pathway
ATP-CP System/Phosphagen System
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1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Chemical Source/Creatine
Phosphate
2. High Intensity
3. 15 Sec. - Few Min. (Very Short)
4. Sprinting, Jumping, Kicking
Lactic Acid System
1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Glucose - Carbs Only
2. High Intensity/Moderate
3. 45-60 Sec. (Short-Med.)
4. Meter Sprints, Meter Swimming, Meter Cycling
Aerobic Pathway
Aerobic System
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1. Fuel Source
2. Intensity
3. Duration
4. List 3 examples of activities that utilize this system -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1. Carbs, Fats, Proteins
2. Low-Mod.
3. 40-60 Min. Aerobics
4. Distance Running, Distance Cycling, Zumba
Aerobic - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - W/ Oxygen
- CFP
- Low-Mod. Intensity
- Distance/Long Duration
Anaerobic - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - W/o Oxygen
- Chemical/CP
- High Intensity
- Short Duration
Steady State - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ - After the first 3-4
min. of exercise
