A 64-year-old client tells the ACE certified Personal Trainer that they have been diagnosed with osteoporosis by their physician. What is the BEST exercise to emphasize for the client?
Which law of motion is BEST related to the ground reaction forces that the body absorbs in activities such as jumping rope, plyometrics, and jogging?
You have just explained and demonstrated to your client how to perform a lat pull down exercise correctly. She tries the exercise with your spotting assistance and feedback. After she completes a set she asks you to perform the exercise again. Based on this experience, how would you characterize the client's learning preference?
A client says she wants to work on her chest muscles using an exercise she learned in a group exercise class. Holding 2 pound (1 kg) dumbbells with her shoulders abducted and externally rotated and her elbows flexed, she demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting her shoulders. What should your response be?
You are approached by an athlete who asks you to review his sports conditioning program. He appears to have difficulty maintaining good form and body alignment during deceleration phases of movement. Which of the following training modalities might you suggest as a program modification to help correct this problem?
During the interview process, your new client tells you that he works in his family's Italian restaurant. He admits that it will be difficult for him to comply with the nutrition aspects of his fitness program. Your BEST advice to him is to do which of the following?
A 24-year-old client wants to improve his fitness. The client answers yes to the question "Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs for blood pressure or a heart condition?" on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire. How should the personal trainer respond?
When the body is in the anatomical position, flexion and extension occur in which of the following planes?
Which of the following falls within the recommended percentage of nutrient intake for proteins (P), carbohydrates (C), and fats (F)?
A client is doing some dry land training with core exercises for an upcoming swim meet by working on back extension movements with arms overhead. The client is greatly fatiguing and breaking form but wants to continue. The personal trainer modifies the exercise by having the client lower arms to the side and continue the exercise. What is being applied in this modification?
