NESTA PT Exam, Chapter 1

Question 1

1. What are the four steps in “Bridging the Gap” between current client health and fitness levels, and their future goals and needs?

Answer 1

1. Assess
2. Design
3. Train
4. Re-Assess

Question 2

Define a Personal Fitness Trainer

Answer 2

A personal fitness trainer is a fitness professional that provides individualized exercise programming and client instruction.

Question 3

Maximizing performance and bridging the gap are considered to be similar in that they both require:

Answer 3

Performing efficiently both physiologically and mechanically.

Question 4

What is the difference between implicit and explicit goals?

Answer 4

Explicit goals are stated to by the clients (pounds of muscle to gain)

Implicit Goals are not mentioned (time urgency, concern for costs)

Question 5

Macroassessments

Question 6

Microassessments

Answer 6

Informal assessments of skills. should occur with every step, every movement, and every repetition of every exercise

every rep of every set is an assessment

Question 7

Define “ASSESS” Step 1 in Bridging the Gap

Answer 7

Define Client’s Points A & B,

Begin with the client’s current health and fitness level.

Good program design = defining client’s implicit wants and needs (goals).

Explicit goals are mentioned by the client (weight loss or muscle mass goal)

Implicit goals implied, not necessarily mentioned (wanting fast results, inexpensively)

Question 8

Exercise Progression

Answer 8

the process of increasing the intensity, duration, frequency, or amount of activity or exercise as the body adapts to a given activity pattern

Question 9

Exercise Progression

Answer 9

The process of increasing the intensity, duration, frequency, or amount of activity or exercise as the body adapts to a given exercise or activity pattern.

Question 10

First Assessment includes

Answer 10

health history, exercise history, and any physical (i.e. blood pressure, body composition, etc.) and fitness assessments (i.e. cardiovascular and strength endurance tests, etc.) to help establish a baseline for later personal comparison.

Health screening using standardized health assessments to assess the need to see a physician before proceeding with a new exercise regimen.

Choose from varying cardiopulmonary, metabolic or musculoskeletal assessments. specific protocol to ensure consistency and validity.