010-111 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which cardiovascular training approach, if repeated frequently, is most likely going to lead to overtraining?

A. One intensive day followed by three easy days.

B. One long day followed by three shorter duration days.

C. Two consecutive intensive days, followed by one easy day.

D. A medium intensive day followed by two easy days.

Which of the following occurs when walking or running up an incline?

A. Greater flexibility of the soleus

B. Lesser force of action from the gluteus maximus

C. Lesser force of action of the knee extensors

D. Lesser flexibility of the plantar flexors

What is the variability for any given age, when estimating a client's age-predicted maximum heart rate?

A. 2 to 4 beats per minute

B. 10 to 12 beats per minute

C. 18 to 20 beats per minute

D. 22 to 24 beats per minute

An auditory learner benefits most from which of the following?

A. Written instructions

B. Voice cues

C. Touch training

D. Demonstrations

Which of the following risk factors for coronary heart disease enables you to subtract one risk factor from the total amount of positive risk factors?

A. Body Mass Index < 30 kg/m2

B. High serum HDL cholesterol > 60 mg/dl (1.6mmol/L)

C. Fasting blood glucose of < 110mg/dL (6.1 mmol/L)

D. A former cigarette smoker who stopped more than six months ago.

As described by the American College of Sports Medicine, proper technique during the push-up test involves _____.

A. timing the number of push-ups performed in two minutes

B. requiring both female and male subjects to use the toes as the pivotal point of movement

C. allowing a slight (20? elbow flexion at the";to"; of the movement

D. stopping the test when the subject strains forcibly

If a food product had 250 kilocalories per serving, a recommended serving size of 5 ounces, and contained 10 servings per container, how many kilocalories would one consume if s/he ate ?of the container?

A. 625

B. 937

C. 2500

D. 3125

Your client is a 59 year old sedentary female with a body mass index of 33 kg/m2. She has no history of heart disease herself, but her mother had a myocardial infarction at the age of 66. She is an ex-smoker who quit 15 years ago, blood pressure is consistently 135/85 mm Hg, total cholesterol is 180 mg/dL (4.6 mmol/L) with an HDL level of 30 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L), and blood glucose is 90 mg/dL. She has come to you for advice because she wishes to improve her overall health and fitness.

If this client wanted to initiate a regular MODERATE intensity exercise routine, what is recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine prior to her participating in exercise?

A. A medical examination and maximal exercise testing is necessary.

B. A maximal exercise test only is necessary.

C. A submaximal exercise test only is necessary.

D. Neither a medical examination nor submaximal exercise testing is necessary.

Which business model can be described as a formal business entity subject to laws, regulations, and the demands of stock holders?

A. Corporation

B. Partnership

C. Sole proprietorship

D. Independant contractor

In order to lose 1.5 pounds per week with diet alone, one would have to reduce his/her daily caloric intake per day by ______ kilocarlories.

A. 350

B. 500

C. 750

D. 1000