GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR ACTUAL EXAM LATEST
2024/2025 QUESTIONS ANND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A++
"Pick a spot on the floor and keep your eyes on it" is a cue to which correct
common form mistake? - ANSWER trouble balancing
2-beat cueing is best represented by which of the following? - ANSWER "8,
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, squat, right!"
A participant in your class exhibits dyspnea. What is the best
recommendation for this participant? - ANSWER Take a prolonged break
A person affected by the hormone relaxin should avoid what type exercise?
- ANSWER Plyometric
According to pre-class set-up procedures, the instructor should arrive early
and do what? - ANSWER Check the equipment and sound system, and
resolve technical difficulties.
After class, a participant approaches you, the instructor, about knee pain.
What is the appropriate response? - ANSWER Refer the participant to a
physician or physical therapist.
An instructor has been teaching the same format in the same time slot for
several years. In the past few months, he has found it hard to get motivated
to teach, and class numbers have declined. After thinking about it, he
decides to attend a workshop on a new format and asks for a meeting with
his supervisor to discuss changing the class. What does this scenario
represent? - ANSWER Long-term evaluation
As a new instructor, you have a goal to foster class growth and promote
retention by building rapport and marketing yourself. What is the best way
to help you accomplish this goal? - ANSWER Share your personal fitness
message before or after class.
Cardiac output is represented by what formulas? - ANSWER SV x HR = Q
,Cardio should be the primary mode of exercise for which type of
participant? - ANSWER Obese
During a class, what is the transition component designed to do? -
ANSWER Reduce the workout intensity to pre-workout levels
From which of the following positions does horizontal abduction involve the
movement of the arm or thigh in the transverse plane to a lateral position? -
ANSWER Anterior
For the general population, what percentage of total daily calories should
come from carbohydrates? - ANSWER 45 - 65%
Group Fitness Instructors should aim to keep music volume to no higher
than what decibel (db) level? - ANSWER 85
Exercising in the strength level works to do what? - ANSWER Improve the
ability of the body's prime movers to produce force
he Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of
change in what type of pattern? - ANSWER Cyclical
How many components of class design does AFAA recommend? -
ANSWER 5
Group strength classes offer participants the opportunity to increase
muscular strength using what? - ANSWER An opposing force
If an instructor suspects a participant may be suffering from dehydration,
the instructor should seek help immediately if the participant shows what
signs? - ANSWER Dizziness
How would you cue a participant in warrior III pose with uneven hips? -
ANSWER "Press through the heel and point the toes toward the floor".
How should lyrical songs best be used in the fitness classroom? -
ANSWER Select songs with lyrics that match and support the movements
used.
,In a HIIT class with repetitive jumping activities, which exercises would be
most important to include as movement prep? - ANSWER Static stretching
of the calves and adductors
In a strength and resistance class, which set of variables is most
appropriate for strength or muscular development? - ANSWER 6-12 reps
In class, you see a participant doing a push-up with an arched lower back.
What is the appropriate cue to correct this? - ANSWER "Engage glutes and
abs."
In lower crossed syndrome, the latissimus dorsi is often short, and what is
often lengthened? - ANSWER Gluteus maximus
In order to build rapport with participants, an instructor should focus on
what type of activities? - ANSWER Using participant's names during class
to recognize them for doing something well.
In order to create physiological changes, an exercise stimulus must be
applied in what way? - ANSWER At an intensity greater than the body is
accustomed to receiving
In order to facilitate supportive communication, Group Fitness Instructors
should implement this approach into their teaching style - ANSWER Using
"I" statements rather than "you" statements
In the action stage of the Transtheoretical Model, individuals make specific,
overt modifications in their lifestyle within what timeframe? - ANSWER The
past 6 months
In what type of teaching style must an instructor cue while facing
participants? - ANSWER Mirroring
Instructors can use 32-count phrasing to track time and reps during class.
At 128 BPM, how many seconds will a single 32-count phrase take to
complete? - ANSWER 15
Modality focus should align with what? - ANSWER Intended outcome
, Monitoring participant intensity is most important during which component
of a group workout? - ANSWER Body of workout
Rather than "don't let your shoulders rise up," an instructor focusing on
inclusive and participant-centered teaching could say what? - ANSWER
"Try to keep your shoulders down."
The drawing-in maneuver recruits local core stabilizers by drawing-in which
area toward the spine? - ANSWER Navel
The synergistic action of muscle groups to produce movement around a
joint is known as what? - ANSWER Force-couple
The Transtheoretical Model asserts people progress through stages of
change in what type of pattern? - ANSWER Cyclical
To overload the cardiorespiratory system, achieve the desired adaptations,
and improve cardiovascular fitness, which type of training may be
employed? - ANSWER Zone training
Unstable hips is a common form mistake for what cycle position? -
ANSWER Standing flat
Using strategies such as poker cards, group tasks, and pyramid circuits is
most commonly used in what type of class? - ANSWER Boot camp
What effect does the hormone relaxin have on women who are pregnant? -
ANSWER Decreases joint stability
To which direction in the body does internal rotation of a joint refer? -
ANSWER Toward the middle
What is a common overactive muscle that could be included during static
stretching? - ANSWER Gastrocnemius
What is a proper progression for a burpee? - ANSWER Add a tuck jump
What is a specialized area of cardiac tissue, located in the right atrium of
the heart, which initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart
rate? - ANSWER Sinoatrial (SA) node
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