Group Training Specialist Free Exam Prep - Question List

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31. Group Fitness Instructors can be held responsible for the safety of their class participants. Part and parcel of creating a safe exercise environment is following proper risk protocols. Which one of the following is the MOST likely to be a part of a comprehensive risk management strategy?
  1. Posting contact information for equipment manufacturers
  2. Posting contact information for instructors
  3. Posting a documented schedule of regular service and repair
  4. Providing instructional manuals for each piece of equipment
32. If a participant approaches a Group Fitness Instructor (GFI) seeking advice for a present or post-injury, the GFI must NOT:
  1. Respect the defined scope of practice
  2. Diagnose the injury
  3. Ask the question” Is the individual ready for exercise or should he/she see a doctor first?”
  4. Modify the exercise class using non-injured body parts
33. Group Fitness Instructors can use the popular acronym RICE to remember these steps to follow after injury:
  1. Rest, Ice, Crutches, Elevation
  2. Race (to the doctor), Ice, Compression, Elevation
  3. Rest, Ice, Compression, (light) Exercise
  4. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
34. Dynamic stretches imitates movement patterns that occur during a training session or while playing a particular sport. Which of the following is the BEST example of dynamic stretching?
  1. A baseball pitcher stretching his hamstrings before a baseball game
  2. A basketball player stretching his pectoral muscles before a practice session
  3. A track athlete stretching her hamstrings and quadriceps before performing a hurdles event at a track meet
  4. A soccer player stretching her shoulder muscles prior to a game
35. The contract-relax stretching technique applies the principle of reciprocal inhibition. Which of the following BEST describes how this stretching technique is performed?
  1. After a 10 second passive stretch, the participant holds and resists the force provided by the instructor, then the participant relaxes his or her muscles and allows the instructor to apply additional passive stretch.
  2. After a 10 second passive stretch, the participant pushes against the force provided by the instructor and moves the limb being stretched through the full range of motion of the targeted muscle group. The participant then relaxes his or her muscles and allows the instructor to apply additional passive stretch.
  3. The participant holds and resists the force provided by the instructor, then the participant relaxes his or her muscles and allows the instructor to apply additional passive stretch.
  4. The participant pushes against the force provided by the instructor and moves the limb being stretched through the full range of motion of the targeted muscle group. The participant then relaxes his or her muscles and allows the instructor to apply additional passive stretch.

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