ACSM MCQ: ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

The primary effects of chronic exercise training on blood lipids include _____.

a. decrease TG and increased HDL

b. decreased total cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (LDL)

c. decreased HDL and increased LDL

d. decreased total cholesterol and increased HDL

Answer: a. decrease TG and increased HDL

The definition of cardiorespiratory fitness is _____.

a. the maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can generate in a single effort

b. the coordinated capacity of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and tissue metabolic systems to take in, deliver, and use oxygen

c. the ability to sustain a held maximal force or to continue repeated submaximal contractions

d. the functional ROM about a joint

Answer: b. the coordinated capacity of the heart, blood vessels, respiratory system, and tissue metabolic systems to take in, deliver, and use oxygen

A male client is 422 yr old. His father dies of a heart attack at age 62 yr. He has a consistent resting BP (measured over 6 wk) of 132/86 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol of 5.4 mmol x L^-1. Based on his CAD risk stratification, which of the following activities is appropriate?

a. maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising

b. submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising

c. vigorous exercise without a prior medical assessment

d. vigorous exercise without a prior physician-supervised exercise test

Answer: b. submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising

The amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute is referred to as _____.

a. stroke volume

b. HR

c. CO

d. end-diastolic volume

Answer: c. CO