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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION - answerA voluntary process by which a non-
governmental body grants a time-limited recognition and use of a credential to individuals who
have demonstrated that they have met the criteria for required knowledge, skill...
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION - answer✔A voluntary process by which a non-
governmental body grants a time-limited recognition and use of a credential to individuals who
have demonstrated that they have met the criteria for required knowledge, skills, or competencies
for safe and effective practice in a specific job role
CERTIFICATES - answer✔Education or training program on a specific topic for which
participants receive a certificate after attendance and/or completion of the coursework.
KNOWLEDGE BASED CERTIFICATES - answer✔Recognizes a relatively narrowed scope of
specialized knowledge used in performing duties and tasks as part of a certain professional
occupation. This is issued when an individual passes an assessment instrument. Example:
continuing education.
CURRICULUM BASED CERTIFICATES - answer✔Issues after individual completes a course
or series of courses and passes an assessment instrument.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OR PARTICIPATION - answer✔Issues after an individual
attends or participates in a particular learning events. No knowledge assessments. Not a
credential.
LICENSURE - answer✔A mandatory process in which a governmental agency grants a time
limited permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation after verifying that he/she
has met standardized criteria and offers title protection for those who meet the criteria
REGISTRATION - answer✔Either the profession designation defined by the governmental
entity in professional regulations or rules, or to a listing, or registry of practitioner
Basic components of group fitness class - answer✔1. pre-class preparation
2. warm-up
3. Conditioning segment
4. cool down
Warm up components of group fitness class - answer✔1. dynamic movements
2. raised internal body temperature
3. increase blood flow to muscles
4. rehearsal movements
5.all major muscle group addressed through dynamic range of motion
conditioning segment - answer✔-promote independence/ self responsibility
-gradually increase intensity
-give progression and regression options
-build sequences logically and progressively
-monitor intensity using talk test, HR, and RPE
-incorporate a post-conditioning cool-down/stretch segment
cool down - answer✔low-level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state
benefits of warm up - answer✔increase metabolic rate
gradual increase of blood flow to working muscles
decrease muscle relaxation time following contraction
increase speed and force of muscle contraction
increase muscle, tendon, and ligament elasticity
gradual increase in energy production which limits lactate build up
reduce risk of abnormal heart rhythm
skill related fitness - answer✔agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, speed
aerobic recommendations: frequency - answer✔1. 5 or more days/week of moderate intensity
2. 3 or more days/week of vigorous intensity
3.3-5 days or more/of combo of moderate to vigorous
aerobic recommendations: time - answer✔30-60 min/day of moderate intensity
20-60 min/day of vigorous intensity
at least 20 minutes of any exercise
Frequency of resistance training - answer✔2-3 days/week
intensity for novice to improve strength - answer✔60-70% 1RM
INTENSITY for experienced individual to improve strength - answer✔>80% 1RM
INTENSITY for older individual to improve strength - answer✔40-50% 1 RM
intensity for sedentary individual beginning resistance training - answer✔40-50% 1 RM
intensity to improve muscular endurance - answer✔less then or equal to 50% 1RM
INTENSITY for older adults to improve power - answer✔20-50% 1RM
how often should flexibility be focused - answer✔2-3 days/week
specificity - answer✔physiological changes caused by training are highly specific to the types of
activities performed
progressive overload - answer✔To gradually increase the amount of overload so that fitness
gains occur, but without potential for injury
Principle of Reversibility - answer✔training adaptations will revert towards initial levels when
training is stopped. "Use it or lose it"
points of mobility - answer✔glenohumeral
thoracic spine
hip
ankle
points of stability - answer✔scapulothoracic
lumbar spine
knee
foot
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