ACE PERSONAL TRAINER EXAM
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES / ALREADY GRADED
A+
A prospective client tells you that he has been going for 2-
mile walks a couple of times each week for the past two
months, and that he joined the gym because he is finally
ready to adopt a more structured workout regimen. What is
this individual's stage of change?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Action
d. Maintenance - ....ANSWER...Preparation
Which of the following intervention strategies would be
LEAST APPROPRIATE when working with someone in
the precontemplation stage?
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a. Make inactivity a relevant issue
b. Provide information about the risks of being inactive
and the benefits of being active
c. Provide information from multiple sources (e.g., news,
posters, pamphlets, general health-promotion material)
d. Introduce different types of exercise activities to find
something the individual enjoys - ....ANSWER...d)
Introduce different types of exercise activities to find
something the individual enjoys
This intervention is most appropriate for someone in the
preparation stage.
ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 4th edition, p. 69
________________ involves the number of pros and cons
perceived about adopting and/or maintaining an activity
program. - ....ANSWER...Decisional balance
During your initial interview with a new client, you learn
that his motivation to sign up for personal-training sesions
was based on a recent medical exam during which his
physican informed him that he was prehypertensive (BP=
137/88 mmHg) and has dyslipidemia (total serum
cholesterol = 227 mg/dL), and a fmaily history of
cardiovascular disease. Based on this information, hos
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motivation to exercise is MOST likely associated with
which of the following?
A. Health belief model
B. Transtheoretical Model
C. Operant conditioning
D. Cognitive behavioral techniques - ....ANSWER...A.
Health belief model
Which of the following occurs when a positive stimulus
that once followed a behavior is removed and the
likelihood that the behavior will reoccur is decreased?
a. Positive reinforcement
b. Negative reinforcement
c. Extinction
d. Punishment - ....ANSWER...c) Extinction
Extinction occurs when a positive stimulus that once
followed a behavior is removed and the likelihood that the
behavior will reoccur is decreased.
A client leaves a gym bag on the front seat of his car each
morning as a reminder to work out on his way home from
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work. What behavior-change strategy is he using? -
....ANSWER...Stimulus control
Stimulus control refers to making adjustments to the
environment to increase the likelihood of healthy
behaviors.
Simple and effective stimulus-control strategies may
include choosing a gym that is in the direct route between
home and work; keeping a gym bag in the car that contains
all the required items for a workout; having workout
clothes, socks, and shoes laid out for early morning
workouts; and writing down workout times as part of a
weekly schedule.
When should behavior contracts and written agreements be
revised or updated?
a. Whenever the client has a relapse into inactivity
b. After the client finishes his final purchased workout
c. Never; they should be permanent documents
d. When goals are met or programs are modified -
....ANSWER...When goals are met or programs are
modified
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