ACSM CPT| 138 QUESTIONS| WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
5 Health related fitness components correct answer: Cardiorespiratory endurance
Body Composition
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
ACSM-AHA Primary physical activity recommendations correct answer: minimum
3-5 days of
30-60min of moderate and vigorous exercise
including minimum of 2 days muscular strength and endurance
ACSM-AHA recommendations for moderate exercise correct answer: minimum 5 days/ week
30min/ day
ACSM-AHA recommendations for vigorous exercise correct answer: minimum 3 days/ week
20/day
Define Moderate Exercise correct answer: 40-60% vo2r; 3 - < 6 METS
Define Vigorous Exercise correct answer: >/= to 60% vo2r; >/= 6 METS
CVD RF for age correct answer: Men >/= 45
Women >/= 55
CVD RF for family history correct answer: Myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization,
sudden death before age 55 (father) or 65 (mother) or 1st degree relative.
CVD RF for cigarette smoking correct answer: Current or quit within last 6 months (or exposure
environmentally)
CVD RF for sedentary lifestyle correct answer: Not participating in minimum requirements of
physical activity in last 3 months (30 min/ 3 days/ week)
CVD RF for obesity correct answer: BMI >/= 30 or-
Waist girth
>102cm (Males)
>88cm (Females)
CVD RF for Hypertension correct answer: Systolic Blood Pressure >/= 140 OR
Diastolic Blood Pressure >/= 90
OR Taking hypertensive medications
(Tested on 2 separate occasions)
