GPTS EXAM Flashcards
What is the coaching style where decision-making is shared between the coach and participants?
Cooperative
What is NOT a method of seeking and acquiring potential prospects?
Acquiring another fitness professional’s customer base
An exercise that uses explosive movements such as bounding, hopping, and jumping to develop muscular power is what type of training?
Plyometric training
Which programing set up occurs when the individuals perform all sets of an exercise or body part before moving on to the next exercise or body part?
Horizontal loading
The acronym used to analyze all components of a program is called the _______analysis.
C.O.A.C.H
When a group personal training program is written properly and exercises are cued effectively, the fitness professional will have the ability to
individualize a group program for each participant without compromising the group setting.
What is NOT considered a web-based marketing tool?
Downloaded fliers
Which type of rapport occurs when two parties are brought closer by a common association?
Rapport by chance
Which is NOT considered a cue layer?
Instruction
Coaching group personal training sessions requires communication through a combination of what strategies?
Visual, Verbal, and Kinesthetic
What is the cue where the tone of the voice is more important than the content of the cue being delivered?
Motivation
Within which directive communication style does the health and fitness professional sensitively replace or substitute a participant’s experiences, belief systems, or attitudes with the health and fitness professional’s point of view?
Confronting
What is the group personal training size that is often viewed as a boot-camp-style workout and requires high levels of team camaraderie?
Large group training
According to the text, one common mistake fitness professionals make when starting a group personal training is
trying to help anyone and everyone who will sign up to their group personal training program. Correct
Which group personal training format enables the trainer to conduct a hybrid training format?
Large group training
Which type of assessments should be conducted to evaluate progress made by the client?
Follow-up assessments
The objective behind core training is to
uniformly strengthen the deep and superficial muscles that stabilize, align, and move the trunk of the body
A word or use of words in conversation to signal to the audience or receiver that the speaker has paused or is in the process of transition between thoughts is called a
filler
How many minutes per week are group personal training participants recommended to exercise for significant weight loss and weight maintenance?
250
Which of the following DOES NOT represent a compound, primary movement pattern?
Drinking a glass of water
According to the text, approximately ___percent of adults in the United States suffer from hyper tension.
30
Combining upper and lower extremity movement into compound movements, changing movement tempos, and reducing recovery intervals are examples of ways to
increase the exercise challenge for those with an older training age.
A program designed to address how the body will adapt to specific demands that are placed on it is taking advantage of what?
Principle of Specificity
What is the communication style that offers information and content that is generally factual and unbiased with a goal of enhancing one’s level of knowledge and understanding?
Informative Communication Style
What is the group personal training size that is less likely to be restricted to an array of exercise modalities?
Semi-private group training
When differentiating your product and services, it is important to differentiate your offerings from being a ________status to separate your business from your competition.
commodity
When a participant performs a squat, the “bottom” is considered to be when what happens?
Before any pain associated with the movement and/or instability occurs
Which of the following would be considered a non-correctible factor for posture?
Scoliosis
According to a Nielsen study (2011), what percentage of consumers surveyed indicated they trusted testimonials from strangers?
70%
What is NOT a general benefit that club owners experience from group personal training?
Employment increases
A call-to-action marketing strategy prompts a prospected customer to
click, download, and/or request further information.
Sending greeting cards, surveys, and holding appreciation events for your group personal training participants are strategies used to help facilitate
participation retention
A PAR-Q is an example of what type of information?
General health and readiness for physical activity
When making postural observation, how should the knees align over feet within the kinetic chain?
Aligned directly over the 2nd and 3rd toe.
What is the communication style that involves information or instruction to explain and demonstrate exercises while providing corrective feedback on exercise technique?
Directive Communication Style
__________ occur shortly after the start of performing and exercise.
Acute changes
According to the text, these spaces are often smaller, limiting the space for exercise area and often have limited numbers of available cardio equipment.
Health clubs
What is the interdependent relationship each joint has on the rest of the body called?
Kinetic Chain
Examples of offline promotional strategies include the use of
business card, printed fliers, mailers, and posters.
A mid-level program provides the group personal training professional the ability to connect with
ultra-responsive participants