Multiple Choice Questions

2. Which of the following carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to be
delivered to various cells and tissues of the body:

3. A disease which affects how the body uses glucose.

4. A complex disorder, which results from excessive body fat.

5. Obesity is typically defined as weighing more than ____% more than what is
recommended for that height.

6. The intensity at which adequate oxygen is unavailable is referred to as:

7. Which of the following would qualify as moderate physical activity.

8. Childhood is the period between:

9. Which of the following are not a concept used to assess body composition?

10. 50% of a person's plate of food should be made up of:

11. Adipose tissue is made up of fat cells that store:

12. Which one is not a way of measuring body composition?

13. Which is not a step in the skinfold method?

14 Which of the following areas is not used for measuring skinfold?

15. Which of the following organ or organs contain essential fat?

16. Lean Body Mass is made of:

17. Where is the body's temperature regulation center located?

18. What is the physiological adaptation to an environmental stressor?

19. Transference is:

20. Resistance or weight used during exercise:

21. Flexibility is thought to be related to:

22. The number of times you train in a given period:

23. Fitness gains will disappear if the stress of ______ is removed

24. The body's unique reaction to a stressor

25. Which of the following is stress the body to tolerable limits to cause adaptation
and fitness movements?

26. A personal trainer is a critical link for goal setting, and young athletes. Which of
the following is not a quality of effective goals for specificity training?

27. Which of the following should not be included in an exercise diary?

28. Which equipment is important for sports like lacrosse, football, hockey, baseball,
softball, and cycling?

29. In which situations should a personal trainer or coach take a child immediately to the emergency room?

30. Fat distribution is the following:

31. Biochemical reactions, which combine simpler substances to form more complex
molecules:

32. Planned repetitive movement designed specifically to improve or maintain
fitness:

33. The amount of energy expended in a given period:

34. Capacity to increase metabolism, and meet the activity demands:

35. Sum of all physical and chemical processes occurring in the body:

36. Chemical that serves as an energy source for many metabolic processes:

37. Biochemical reactions which breakdown complex molecules into simpler
substances:

38. A nucleobase purine derivative used in energy rich adenosine triphosphate
(ATP):

39. A naturally- occurring type of sugar produced by the body from glucose, which
helps to deliver energy to the cells:

40. Carbohydrates include all of the following except:

41. Amino acids are chemicals that form the subunits of:

42. What are the two problems associated with the glycolytic energy system?

43. This immediate energy system provides rapid bursts of energy to cells, and is
best used for activities lasting 3 seconds or less:

44. This non-oxidative system involves the anaerobic breakdown of glycogen and
glycogen into lactic acid:

45. This oxidative system depends on oxygen involving the metabolism of fats,
carbohydrates, and proteins that ends up producing a lot of ATP in mitochondria:

46. Lactic acid:

47. Cellular components of a skeletal muscle that contain myofibrils:

48. Slender threads in a muscle fiber that run parallel with the long axis of the fiber,
and are composed of numerous:

49. These contain sarcomeres:

50. Which muscle fiber is used in endurance sports, because it has efficient use of
O2, delayed muscle contraction, not easily fatigued?

51. Which muscle fiber is used in strength sports, because it does not use O2, has
fast contractions, and fatigues quickly.

52. Skeletal muscle fibers with low myofibrillar ATP activity, low glycogen content,
high myoglobin content, and high mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activities:

53. These skeletal muscle fibers have high myofibrillar ATP activity, high glycolytic
enzyme activities, and intermediate glycogen content:

54. Development of large muscle fibers:

55. A dynamic stretching method, which requires an athlete to suddenly stretch
muscle joints in a bouncing movement:

56. A slow stretching method that involves stationary movements.

57. A stretching method, which requires a partner to stretch muscles, and move
joints through their range of movement.

58. A stretching method, which works by contracting muscles prior to stretching
them; the muscle contracts, and there is an automatic relaxing reaction directly
afterwards.

59. Body’s temperature regulation center

60. What causes Goose Bumps in the body:

61. Low body temperature due to exposure to the cold:

Short Answer

62. What are the physiological differences between children and adults?

63. What is interval training?

64. In the event of a minor injury, what kind of immediate medical care should a
personal trainer provide?

65. Why is sports conditioning during the off- season important for athletes?

66. How can coaches and personal trainers set the tone, and make sports activities a
positive experience?

67. Why does overtraining result in overuse injuries?

68. What are signs that an athlete is suffering from overuse injuries?

69. How should a personal trainer handle the situation, if somebody is unable to
perform the pull-up portion of the fitness test assessment?

70. Explain what happens during the shuttle run test, and what it measures.

71. Explain what cardiorespiratory and aerobic capacity tests measure. Be sure to
include cellular respiration in your explanation.

72. Explain how belief, vision, and method work together, to help create a
successful mindset.

73. Explain how you as a trainer would make it fun for a child who never exercised
and love to play video games.

74. Explain how you as a trainer would start off a special needs child in an exercise
program

75. Explain how you as a trainer would start an Athlete in his specialized training
(what steps do you start with?)

76. Why competitive sports is good for children and how do you tell a parent it’s ok to loose?

77. Working in a gym for kids what type of personality do you think you need to have
to work with them?

78. Explain why you would like to work with children and how would you contribute to the needs of the youth?

79. When working with children what types of motivation you think would keep them training with you?

80. How would you market yourself in being a great youth personal trainer?

Long Essay Questions (2 questions)

Answer two of the following questions:

1. Develop a training program for a seventh grade cross- country athlete.
2. Develop a comprehensive training plan for a six- year old boy, who is in normal weight range, but wants to play competitive soccer for the first time when the season starts in one month.
3. Come up with ten activities, and exercises for a preschool child who has special needs.
4. Develop a detailed training program for a 16 year old male body builder.
5. A 17- year old football player who is training with you asks if he should take anabolic steroids. He is a senior, and college scouts are going to be at his next game. Give detailed in your answer.
6. Develop a training plan for a sixth grade swimmer.
7. Develop a training plan for a fifth grade soccer player, at the beginning level.
8. Come up with ten activities for a severely obese 13- year old boy.
9. Develop a training plan for a competitive eighth grade athlete, who wants to make improvements.
10. Develop a training program for an eleventh grade sprinter, who wants to develop better calf muscles.

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