FITOUR GROUP EXERCISE
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
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 - ANS 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? - ANS step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a standing forward fold? -
ANS flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine when all body parts are in proper
alignment with each other? - ANS neutral spine
how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - ANS 5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space (front, back and sides) between the
ribcage and pelvis? - ANS 4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - ANS vertical alignment of the body
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, which two posture types are frequently combined when typically one of the curves is more
exaggerated than the other? - ANS lordotic/kyphotic
what is the percentage of americans who will experience some type of back pain at some point
in their lives? - ANS 80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a joint to move in all the places
the joint will allow? - ANS articulation
what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and planning movements to a
composition"? - ANS 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? - ANS 2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to perform squats: "imagine sitting in
a chair when performing squats"? - ANS 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? - ANS sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement patterns on an elevated platform by
stepping up and down? - ANS step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body position to assume during
resistance training activities? - ANS bend from the waist and keep knees straight when lifting
weights from the floor
which of the following is NOT a primary benefit of performing resistance training? -
ANS improved performance of activities of daily living
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CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
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 - ANS 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? - ANS step aerobics
which term denotes the spinal movement when performing a standing forward fold? -
ANS flexion
what term is used to describe the natural position of the spine when all body parts are in proper
alignment with each other? - ANS neutral spine
how many vertebrae are located in the lumbar spine? - ANS 5
how many muscles in the abdominal wall fill all of the space (front, back and sides) between the
ribcage and pelvis? - ANS 4
what is meant by the term "good posture"? - ANS vertical alignment of the body
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, which two posture types are frequently combined when typically one of the curves is more
exaggerated than the other? - ANS lordotic/kyphotic
what is the percentage of americans who will experience some type of back pain at some point
in their lives? - ANS 80%
what type of movement is the ability to recruit muscles around a joint to move in all the places
the joint will allow? - ANS articulation
what is the term that matches the phrase "designing and planning movements to a
composition"? - ANS 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? - ANS 2
what type of cue is the following phrase when cueing how to perform squats: "imagine sitting in
a chair when performing squats"? - ANS 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? - ANS sagittal plane
what type of dance aerobics class consists of movement patterns on an elevated platform by
stepping up and down? - ANS step aerobics
of the positions listed below which position is NOT a safe body position to assume during
resistance training activities? - ANS bend from the waist and keep knees straight when lifting
weights from the floor
which of the following is NOT a primary benefit of performing resistance training? -
ANS improved performance of activities of daily living
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