6 - Fitness Assessment Flashcards
What is the BMI range with the lowest risk of disease?
22-24.9
Which scenario demonstrates a personal trainer correctly assessing a first-time client?
Assess the client’s cardiorespiratory fitness after reviewing a current health-history questionnaire.
During the pushing assessment, the client’s shoulders elevate, what strengthening exercise is most appropriate?
Ball cobra
Body mass index (BMI) is a quick and easy method to determine which of the following?
Whether a client’s weight is appropriate for his or her height
The observation of excessive forward lean during an overhead squat assessment is most likely caused by which of the following?
An overactive abdominal complex and gastrocnemius
When performing the overhead squat assessment, your client’s arms fall forward, which muscle would be considered most likely overactive?
Teres major
During a static postural assessment, a client displays an anterior pelvic tilt. Which muscle is likely to be shortened?
Hip flexor complex
During a client’s static postural assessment, he exhibits pronation distortion syndrome. Which of the following muscles requires static stretching?
Gastrocnemius
When a client is performing the overhead squat assessment from the lateral view, which of the following kinetic chain checkpoints are you observing?
Lumbo-pelvic-hip complex and shoulder complex
Which of the following assessments is designed to assess lower-extremity agility and neuromuscular control?
Shark skill test
During the descent of a single-leg squat, a client’s knee moves inward. Which of the following muscles should the trainer recognize as requiring static stretching?
Vastus lateralis
Which of the following assessments is the MOST appropriate to evaluate any shoulder complex compensations?
Pushing assessment, lateral view
Which of the following assessments is commonly used in exercise physiology laboratories to measure body fat composition?
Hydrostatic weighing
During a pushing assessment your client’s shoulders elevate, which of the following muscles would most likely be underactive?
Mid and lower trapezius
While performing the overhead squat assessment, the personal trainer observes a client demonstrating a low back arch movement dysfunction. Which of the following muscles is probably overactive?
Latissimus dorsi
During a static postural assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client has protracted shoulders and a forward head. Which of the following muscles is most likely to be shortened?
Sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major
The client’s feet turn out when performing the overhead squat assessment. Which of the following is likely the overactive muscle?
Lateral gastrocnemius
What is the likely cause of an excessive forward lean during the overhead squat assessment?
Overactive hip flexor complex and soleus
A personal trainer observes a client’s knees moving inward while performing the overhead squat assessment. Which of the following muscles are probably underactive?
Gluteus medius and gluteus maximus
A new client performs the Rockport walk test and scores in the “good” category of cardiovascular fitness. Up to which of the following percentages of maximal heart rate should this client train?
0.85
A personal trainer is working with a 40-year-old client who is beginning a new exercise program. Using the straight percentage method, what is the client’s estimated maximal heart rate?
180 beats/min
What is the effect of beta-blockers on the heart?
They decrease the heart rate.
During the overhead squat assessment, the client’s arms fall forward. Which of the following muscles are considered to be overactive?
Pectoralis minor
In a client with lower crossed syndrome, which of the following muscles is lengthened?
Gluteus maximus
Which of the following muscles is probably underactive if a client’s support or standing leg falls inward during a single-leg squat assessment?
Gluteus medius
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Davies test assessment?
Assessing upper-extremity agility and stabilization
Which of the following is a proper equation when determining a clients heart rate for zone 1?
(220-client’s age)x (65% and 75%)
Which of the following is a characteristic of upper crossed syndrome?
Forward head and rounded shoulders
During a pushing and pulling assessment, the personal trainer notices that a client demonstrates shoulder elevation. Which of the following muscles are most likely overactive?
Levator scapulae
What is blood pressure (BP)?
It is the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels.
