ACSM-EP practice exam (from study book)
1. Underweight is classified as a body mass index (BMI) of ________ ?
A. <19.9 kg*m2
B. <18.5 kg*m2
C. <24.9 kg*m2
D. <20.5 kg*m2: B
2. When measuring regional body circumstances, an average of duplicate
measures is used provided that those measurements do not differ by more
than ________.
A. 3 mm
B. 10 mm
C. 5 mm
D. 12 mm: C
3. Which of the following represents the demarcation point of a very high
health risk for young women when using waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) ?
A. >0.86
B. >0.95
C. >1.00
D. >1.03: A
4. Which of the following is accepted as the criterion measure of
cardiorespiratory fitness?
A. Field test performace
B. Maximal volume of oxygen consumed per unit time (VO2max)
C. Body fat percentage
D. Maximal heart rate (HRmax): B
5. When estimating VO2max using the YMCA cycle ergometer protocol, which
of the following best describes the relationship between heart rate (HR) > 110
bpm and 85% age-predicted HRmax or 70% heart rate reserve (HRR)?
A. Logarithmic
B. Inverse
C. Curvilinear
D. Linear: D
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6. Which of the following variables is unique to the Rockport One-Mile Fitness
Walking Test's regression equation to estimate VO2max?
A. Age
B. HR
C. Gender
D. Body mass: C
7. What is the suggested work rate for a deconditioned, female individual
performing the Astrand-Rhyming cycle ergometer protocol?
A. 150 or 300 kg*m*min-1 (25 or 50 W)
B. 300 or 450 kg*m*min-1 (50 or 75 W)
C. 450 or 600 kg*m*min-1 (75 or 100 W)
D. 600 or 900 kg*m*min-1 (100 or 150 W): B
8. The Queens College Step Test is performed for how long?
A. 45 s
B. 90 s
C. 3 min
D. 5 min: C
9. Which of the following is not a general category for clinical exercise
testing?
A. Prognosis
B. Implementation
C. Evaluation
D. Diagnosis: B
10. Which of the following is considered the "gold standard" to objectively
measure exercise capacity?
A. Maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry
B. Submaximal exercise test using hemodynamic responses
C. Physical exam
D. Walk/run field test: A
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11. Whose legal responsibility is it to supervise the clinical exercise
laboratory and interpret all clinical exercise testing results in a diagnostic
setting?
A. The test administrator
B. The clinical exercise physiologist
C. The on-call physician assistant
D. The supervising physician: D
12. Which of the following graded exercise protocols is most widely used in
the United States in a clinical setting?
A. Bruce treadmill protocol
B. Queens College Step Test
C. Astrand-Rhyming cycle ergometer test
D. All are used equally: A
13. HR, blood pressure (BP), and electrocardiogram (ECG) should be
recorded regularly during the clinical exercise test and through at least
________ of recovery.
A. 90 s
B. 3 min
C. 6 min
D. 10 min: C
14. The normal HR response to incremental exercise is to increase workloads
at an HR of ________ per 1 metabolic equivalent (MET).
A. 10 bpm
B. 5 bpm
C. 20 bpm
D. 15 bpm: A
15. The purpose of the cool-down period following an exercise session
includes all of the following except ________.
A. Gradual recovery HR
B. Gradual recovery of BP
1. Underweight is classified as a body mass index (BMI) of ________ ?
A. <19.9 kg*m2
B. <18.5 kg*m2
C. <24.9 kg*m2
D. <20.5 kg*m2: B
2. When measuring regional body circumstances, an average of duplicate
measures is used provided that those measurements do not differ by more
than ________.
A. 3 mm
B. 10 mm
C. 5 mm
D. 12 mm: C
3. Which of the following represents the demarcation point of a very high
health risk for young women when using waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) ?
A. >0.86
B. >0.95
C. >1.00
D. >1.03: A
4. Which of the following is accepted as the criterion measure of
cardiorespiratory fitness?
A. Field test performace
B. Maximal volume of oxygen consumed per unit time (VO2max)
C. Body fat percentage
D. Maximal heart rate (HRmax): B
5. When estimating VO2max using the YMCA cycle ergometer protocol, which
of the following best describes the relationship between heart rate (HR) > 110
bpm and 85% age-predicted HRmax or 70% heart rate reserve (HRR)?
A. Logarithmic
B. Inverse
C. Curvilinear
D. Linear: D
, ACSM-EP practice exam (from study book)
6. Which of the following variables is unique to the Rockport One-Mile Fitness
Walking Test's regression equation to estimate VO2max?
A. Age
B. HR
C. Gender
D. Body mass: C
7. What is the suggested work rate for a deconditioned, female individual
performing the Astrand-Rhyming cycle ergometer protocol?
A. 150 or 300 kg*m*min-1 (25 or 50 W)
B. 300 or 450 kg*m*min-1 (50 or 75 W)
C. 450 or 600 kg*m*min-1 (75 or 100 W)
D. 600 or 900 kg*m*min-1 (100 or 150 W): B
8. The Queens College Step Test is performed for how long?
A. 45 s
B. 90 s
C. 3 min
D. 5 min: C
9. Which of the following is not a general category for clinical exercise
testing?
A. Prognosis
B. Implementation
C. Evaluation
D. Diagnosis: B
10. Which of the following is considered the "gold standard" to objectively
measure exercise capacity?
A. Maximal exercise test using indirect calorimetry
B. Submaximal exercise test using hemodynamic responses
C. Physical exam
D. Walk/run field test: A
, ACSM-EP practice exam (from study book)
11. Whose legal responsibility is it to supervise the clinical exercise
laboratory and interpret all clinical exercise testing results in a diagnostic
setting?
A. The test administrator
B. The clinical exercise physiologist
C. The on-call physician assistant
D. The supervising physician: D
12. Which of the following graded exercise protocols is most widely used in
the United States in a clinical setting?
A. Bruce treadmill protocol
B. Queens College Step Test
C. Astrand-Rhyming cycle ergometer test
D. All are used equally: A
13. HR, blood pressure (BP), and electrocardiogram (ECG) should be
recorded regularly during the clinical exercise test and through at least
________ of recovery.
A. 90 s
B. 3 min
C. 6 min
D. 10 min: C
14. The normal HR response to incremental exercise is to increase workloads
at an HR of ________ per 1 metabolic equivalent (MET).
A. 10 bpm
B. 5 bpm
C. 20 bpm
D. 15 bpm: A
15. The purpose of the cool-down period following an exercise session
includes all of the following except ________.
A. Gradual recovery HR
B. Gradual recovery of BP
