Fitness Theory Practice Exam

1. A benefit of regular participation in physical activity is: 

• Increases the rate of physiological aging
• Guarantees that you never gain excess body weight
• Strengthens your bones and muscles
• Increases calcium absorption in your teeth

2. Which of the following is not an agonist/antagonist muscle pair?  

• Subscapularis/Infraspinatus
• Rectus Abdominus/Erector Spinae
• Gastrocnemius/Soleus
• Gluteus Maximus/Iliopsoas

3. The primary muscle or muscle group responsible for extension of the hip joint is the:

• Sartorius
• Gluteus Maximus
• Gluteus Medius
• Iliopsoas

4. Which of the following is not considered a fundamental movement of the hip joint?

• Flexion
• Circumduction
• Extension
• Adduction

5. The normal physiological response to an aerobic exercise session is:

• An increase in heart rate and decrease in stroke volume
• An increase in O2 consumption and ventilation
• A decrease in cardiac output
• A decrease in blood flow to the working muscles

6. Based on Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, an eating plan for an average active healthy adult should include:

• Increasing the amount of protein in his/her diet.
• Eating a balanced diet consisting of all food groups
• Increasing the amount of vitamin C in the diet
• Eating 1900 kilocalories per day.

7. Two individuals who weigh the same and follow an identical exercise program will:

• Lose the same amount of weight in a 4-week period.
• Respond differently to the program
• Probably eat the same number of calories per day.
• Gain the same amount of muscle mass

8. Muscle strength specifically is:

• The ability of the muscle to contract repeatedly
• Likely to develop when training with heavier weights and fewer reps
• Unlikely to develop when training at 80-90%1RM
• An increase in muscle fiber size

9. Hypertrophy is most likely to:

• cause an increase in muscle fiber size
• likely to occur when training at 70-80% 1RM
• likely to occur when training at 8-12 RM
• all of the above

10. Fitness components to consider when planning a fitness program are: *This question is required.

• Muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, power, and body composition
• Aerobic and anaerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, and body composition
• Body composition, aerobic and anaerobic capacity, power, and flexibility
• Flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and muscular endurance.

11. A decrease in the angle between two bones is called:

• Flexion
• Extension
• Horizontal Flexion
• Supination

12. What happens to Cardiac Output during exercise?

• Oxygen supply meets oxygen demand
• It stays the same

13. Which of the following is NOT part of the energy systems?

• ATP-CP
• Lactic Acid
• Aerobic
• EPOC

14. Which of the following is a contraindicated exercise?

• Plough
• Hurdlers stretch
• Straight leg sit ups
• All of the above

15. What is the difference between Certification and Registration *This question is required.

• Certification is being certified through an external course provider
• Registration is being recognized by a National Fitness Leadership Organization that has Performance Standards and Scopes of Practice
• Both Answers are correct