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61. As a general rule, an individual infected with the HIV virus should continue to be active. However, ONE of the following conditions should signal the need to discontinue competition and not exercise to exhaustion. Which one?
  1. A CD4 count above 500
  2. A CD4 count below 500
  3. A T-helper count above 500
  4. A cortisol count below 500
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62. During your 5:45 T’ai Chi class, a woman in the third row back (next to the guy in the full-body spandex) succumbs to an episode of syncope. What happened?
  1. She became severely short of breath
  2. She began to choke
  3. She fainted
  4. She had a seizure
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63. The Group Fitness Instructor is responsible for providing the most effective workout in the shortest time. Which three triceps exercises have been shown to elicit the GREATEST muscle activity?
  1. The triangle pushup, dip and triceps kickback
  2. The traditional pushup, dip and lying barbell triceps extension
  3. The triangle pushup, closed-grip bench press and bar push-down
  4. The traditional pushup, bar push-down and rope push-down
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64. Your popular balance class is held in the swimming pool because of the inherent “protective” qualities of exercise in water. Which of the following effect is LEAST likely to be due to the property of buoyancy?
  1. A shift in blood from legs towards the thorax
  2. A decrease in weight through the legs
  3. Resistance during forced immersion of a foam object (such as a dumb-bell)
  4. A decrease in compression forces through the spine
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65. During the warm-up phase of exercise, many fitness instructors feel pressure to “hurry up and get to the good stuff.” However, if flexibility exercises are ignored, tissue extensibility cannot be improved. One of the principles the instructor must understand in order to properly provide feedback during stretches is the principle of elasticity. What is elasticity?
  1. The tendency for muscles to elongate if placed under prolonged stretch
  2. The tendency for bodily tissues to return to their original shape/size after a force is removed
  3. The tendency for muscles to cramp when a stretch is released too quickly
  4. The tendency for muscles to tear if elongated beyond their “elastic limit”
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