NCSF Screening and Evaluation Flashcards
What are five health-related components of fitness?
Cardiorespiratory fitness Flexibility Body Composition Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance
_______ is a common variable measured to screen for cardiorespiratory fitness and risk for disease.
VO2 max
________ involves the active contraction of the agonist muscle group to determine the end range of motion of a joint. Limitations to this movement are caused by connective structures and tightness in the ______ muscle groups.
Flexibility screening; antagonistic
Which of the following would indicate need for medical clearance prior to exercise training?
a. HDL-C > 60mg/dl
b. Current smoker
c. Diastolic blood pressure 102mmHg
d. Resting heart rate of 92 beats/minute
c. diastolic over 100mmHg
An elevated blood pressure at rest with a normal resting heart rate usually indicates __________.
higher than normal peripheral resistance
Prior to beginning a moderate intensity program, the ______ and battery of resting tests are useful for thoroughly screening a client for risk factors.
a. Par-Q
b. Informed Consent
c. Maximal Stress Test
d. Health Status Questionnaire
D. Health Status Questionnaire
Your client’s VO2 max was estimated to be 32 ml-kg min -1 on a one-mile walk test. For a 30-year old male, this is ______.
a. excellent
b. about average
c. below average
d. physiologically impossible
c. below average
_______ is considered the gold standard for body composition assessment and is used to determine the standard estimation of error for other assessment methods.
Hydrostatic weighing
________ is the proper location for skin fold assessment of fat deposition in a female’s midsection using the Jackson-Pollock 3-site protocol.
a. Vertical fold halfway between the acromion and elbow
b. A horizontal fold 1cm to the right of the umbilicus
c. An oblique fold just superior to the ilium, in line with the natural angle of the iliac crest
d. a vertical fold on the mid-axillary line between the iliac crest and the 12th costal margin
C
Range of motion in _____ is assessed during the Apley shoulder flexibility screen.
a. subscapularis
b. infraspinatus
c. triceps brachii
d. all of the above
D
Cardiorespiratory fitness is the single most important health-related component of fitness because in correlates with _______.
risk for disease and mortality
__________ are a type of blood pressure medication that will reduce a person’s heart rate response to exercise.
a. Diuretics
b. Beta blockers
c. Orlistat
d. ACE inhibitors
B. beta blockers
During the procedure used to assess muscle strength, a rest period of ______ is used between subsequent attempts to ensure maximum CP recovery and valid measurements.
2-5 minutes
A 10RM weight load can be used to estimate the 1RM strength of a person by dividing the weight by ______.
.75
A common method of measuring muscle strength and power in older adults is the _______.
a. 30-second chair stand test
b. YMCA Bench Press test
c. Single-leg deadlift test
d. All of the above
A. 30-second chair stand test
For obese clients, ______ is a useful technique of body fat assessment because it is non-invasive and more accurate than skin fold measures for this population; it should not be used with individuals who are _____ beacause this mass size reduces the validity of the measurement.
girth measurement; muscular
sub maximal tests can be used to estimate a person’s VO2 due to the linear relationship between ____ and _____.
heart rate; oxygen consumption
A sit-up test is not a good choice for abdominal endurance because it places excessive stress on the ____, and the movement is primarily a function of the _____ and angular movement.
intervertebral discs; hip flexors
Most sub maximal tests of cardiorespiratory fitness use _____ heart rates for prediction of fitness, which means there is no deviation greater than 5 beats of the heart for a given minute during exercise.
steady-state
A _____ test can be used to accurately assess leg power.
a. squat
b. vertical jump
c. leg press
d. all of the above
b. vertical jump
Waist circumference, as with Body Mass Index (BMI), is used to identify _______.
risk for disease
______ is used to identify the risks and benefits of exercise
testing and programming for new clients and serves to reduce trainer liability.
Informed consent
