ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What makes children more susceptible to cold injury than adults? -
correct answer ✅Children have a large body surface area in
comparison to their muscle mass.
Rapid growth during puberty makes it difficult to achieve stability in
basic sports skills. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅T
Motor Development -
correct answer ✅The growth of muscular coordination in a child.
(T/F) Personal Trainers are licensed in most states -
correct answer ✅False
The capability to learn physical skills based on maturation -
correct answer ✅readiness
Breakdown processes in the body -
correct answer ✅Catabolic
,ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
When does the adolescent growth spurt begin in girls -
correct answer ✅10 -13
Where bone growth occurs -
correct answer ✅epiphyseal plate
Average body fat % in 8 year old girls -
correct answer ✅18%
(T/F) Resting and maximum heart rate decline progressively during
childhood and adolescense. -
correct answer ✅True
Maximal Oxygen Consumption is lower in children than adolescents
or adults. (t/F) -
correct answer ✅False
metabolic equivalent -
correct answer ✅met
, ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Hormone that controls blood sugar -
correct answer ✅insulin
Important carbohydrate storage molecule composed of glucose and
stored in liver and muscles -
correct answer ✅Glycogen
(t/F) fit children can increase metabolism 10-15 times above rest -
correct answer ✅true
(t/F) Glucose is the energy currency of the cell -
correct answer ✅False
(t/f) Children produce more lactate than adults due to smaller
muscles and lower output capacities -
correct answer ✅False
Terminal air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
What makes children more susceptible to cold injury than adults? -
correct answer ✅Children have a large body surface area in
comparison to their muscle mass.
Rapid growth during puberty makes it difficult to achieve stability in
basic sports skills. (T/F) -
correct answer ✅T
Motor Development -
correct answer ✅The growth of muscular coordination in a child.
(T/F) Personal Trainers are licensed in most states -
correct answer ✅False
The capability to learn physical skills based on maturation -
correct answer ✅readiness
Breakdown processes in the body -
correct answer ✅Catabolic
,ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
When does the adolescent growth spurt begin in girls -
correct answer ✅10 -13
Where bone growth occurs -
correct answer ✅epiphyseal plate
Average body fat % in 8 year old girls -
correct answer ✅18%
(T/F) Resting and maximum heart rate decline progressively during
childhood and adolescense. -
correct answer ✅True
Maximal Oxygen Consumption is lower in children than adolescents
or adults. (t/F) -
correct answer ✅False
metabolic equivalent -
correct answer ✅met
, ISSA Youth Fitness Trainer Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2026)
Hormone that controls blood sugar -
correct answer ✅insulin
Important carbohydrate storage molecule composed of glucose and
stored in liver and muscles -
correct answer ✅Glycogen
(t/F) fit children can increase metabolism 10-15 times above rest -
correct answer ✅true
(t/F) Glucose is the energy currency of the cell -
correct answer ✅False
(t/f) Children produce more lactate than adults due to smaller
muscles and lower output capacities -
correct answer ✅False
Terminal air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs -
correct answer ✅Alveoli
