The first priority when meeting a prospective client is to gather information on the client’s goals and objectives.
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary purposes of a pre-participation screening?
Identifying the absence or presence of known disease
Identifying the individual’s stage of behavioral change
Identifying individuals with medical contraindications who should be excluded from exercise or physical activity
Identifying those individuals with medical conditions who should participate in medically supervised programs
Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for your blood pressure or heart condition? In the past month, have you had chest pain when you were not doing physical activity?
Slowly and progressively start becoming more physically active
Take part in a fitness appraisal before beginning exercise
Talk with a doctor before beginning to exercise or undergoing a fitness appraisal
Delay becoming much more physically active until feeling better
Which of the following is considered a positive risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease?
Body mass index of 28 kg/m2
HDL cholesterol of 66 mg/dL
Serum cholesterol of 195 mg/dL
Systolic blood pressure of 143 mmHg
After how long a period of inactivity following an injury does disuse atrophy in the muscles surrounding the injury begin?
Two hours
Two days
Two weeks
Two months
Which of these medications causes a dose-related decrease in a person’s resting, exercise, and maximal heart rates?
Beta blockers
Antihistamines
Antidepressants
Diuretics
Which of the following must be included as part of every client’s pre-participation screening?
Body-composition testing
Movement screens
Static posture assessment
Health-risk appraisal
_______________ represents the pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood remains in the arteries during the filling phase of the cardiac cycle.
Resting blood pressure
Maximal blood pressure
Systolic blood pressure
Diastolic blood pressure
A client’s blood-pressure reading is 124/78 mmHg. How should the personal trainer classify this client?
Normal
Prehypertension
Stage 1 hypertension
Stage 2 hypertension
Which of the following statements about the ratings of perceived exertion scale is MOST accurate?
When using ratings of perceived exertion, men tend to underestimate exertion, while women tend to overestimate exertion.
When using the 0–10 scale, an RPE of 6 corresponds to a heart rate of 60 bpm
When using the 6–20 scale, an RPE of 11 is considered “somewhat hard”
Most deconditioned individuals find using the RPE scale to be very easy and intuitive
