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ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist Exam. 472
Questions and Correct Answers With Complete
Solution. Updated 2024/2025.
Def. of Physical Activity

Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles that results in a substantial
increase in caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure

Def. of Exercise

Type of PA consisting of planned, structured and repetitive bodliy movement done to improve and/or
maintain one or more components of physical fitness

Def. of Physical Fitness

Set of attributes or characteristics individuals have or achieve that relates to their ability to perform PA
usually separated into health-related and skill-related components of PF

Health-related physical fitness components (5)

Cardiorespiratory endurance
Body composition
muscular strength
muscular endurance
flexibility

The ability of the circulatory and respiratory system to supply oxygen during sustained PA

cardiorespiratory endurance

the relative amounts of muscle, fat, bone, and other vital parts of the body

body composition

the ability of a muscle to exert force

muscular strength

the ROM available at a joint

flexibility

skill-related components of physical fitness (6)

agility
coordination
balance
power

,speed
reaction time

the ability or rate at which one can perform work

power

the time elapsed between stimulation and the beginning of the reaction to it

reaction time

the ability to perform a movement within a short period of time

speed

the maintenance of equilibrium while stationary or moving

balance

the ability to use the senses such as sight and hearing, together with body parts performing tasks
smoothly and accurately

coordination

Metabolic equivalent def & resting level

the energy cost of PA at a certain level; amount of oxygen being used to perform a particular activity
3.5 ml/kg/min

Light PA in METs

< 3 METs

Moderate PA in METs

3-5 METs

Vigorous PA in METs

6 + METs

ACSM & AHA's exercising recommendations

- Moderate intensity aerobic PA for 30 mins/ 5 days a week OR
-Vigorous intensity aerobic PA for 20 mins/ 3 days a week
-Activities that maintain/ increase muscular strength and endurance 2 days a week

Surgeon Generals PA recommendations

-150 min of aerobic MI/week
-75 min of aerobic VI/week
or
-Equivalent of both that meets either regimen

,*addit. benefits seen with 150 mins/week of VI
*addit. benefits seen with 300 min/week MI

recommended to break down in increments; reduces injury chances

An inverse relationship between regular PA and..... (15)

-Premature mortality
-CVD/CAD
-HTN
-Stroke
-Osteoperoisis
-T2DM
-Metabolic Syndrome
-Obesity
-Colon Cancer
-Breast cancer
-Depression
-Functional health
-Falls
-Cognitive function

Order in which to determine risk stratification

-Any known CV, pulmonary or metabolic diseases?
-Signs or symptoms?
-Risk factors

CV diseases (3)

-Cardiac
-Peripheral vascular
-Cerebrovascular

Pulmonary diseases (4)

-COPD
-Asthma
-Interstitial lung disease
-Cystic fibrosis

Metabolic diseases (3)

-T1DM
-T2DM
-Renal disease

Major signs and symptoms (9)

, -Pain, discomfort, angina equivalent

-Dizziness or syncope

-Intermittent claudication

-Known heart murmur

-ankle edema

-SOB at rest or DOE

-Orthopnea or paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea

-Palpitations or tachycardia

-Unusual fatigue or SOB w/ usual activities

Where can pain, discomfort, or anginal equivalent be located?

Chest, neck, jaws, arms, other areas resulting from ischemia

What characteristics favor ischemic origin?

*Cardinal sign of CVD*

-Constricting, squeezing, burning, heaviness feeling

-Substernal, across midthorax, anteriorly; in one or both arms or shoulders; in neck, cheeks, teeth,
forewarms, in fingers interscapular region

-Brought on by exercise or exertion, excitement, stress, cold weather, after meals

Def. of dyspnea

abnormally uncomfortable awareness of breathing; principal symptom of CVD and pulmonary disease

When does dyspnea commonly occur and when should it be considered abnormal?

During strenuous exertion in well trained individual; moderate exertion in untrained individuals

Abnormal when abnormal to patient at type of exercise

what is syncope and what commonly causes it?

loss of consciousness, typically causes by reduced perfusion to the brain

what is orthopnea? what is it a symptom of?

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