ACE ACE Health Coaching & Behavior Change 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The ACE Mover Method is built around which core philosophy?
- Meeting clients where they are and helping them move toward better health (Correct answer)
- Prescribing standardized fitness programs for all clients
- Using high-intensity interval training as a default protocol
- Focusing exclusively on weight loss outcomes
Correct answer: Meeting clients where they are and helping them move toward better health
The ACE Mover Method centers on a client-centered, empowering approach that acknowledges each person's unique starting point and goals.
Question 2: Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model is characterized by a person having no intention to change behavior within the next six months?
- Precontemplation (Correct answer)
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Maintenance
Correct answer: Precontemplation
In the precontemplation stage, individuals are not yet considering change and may be unaware of or in denial about the need to change.
Question 3: What is the primary goal of a decisional balance exercise in health coaching?
- Help clients weigh the pros and cons of changing a behavior (Correct answer)
- Calculate caloric balance for weight management
- Assess a client's cardiovascular fitness level
- Determine the correct exercise intensity for a client
Correct answer: Help clients weigh the pros and cons of changing a behavior
Decisional balance encourages clients to explicitly identify and compare the benefits and costs of changing versus not changing a specific behavior.
Question 4: Social support for physical activity is BEST described as:
- Encouragement, participation, and practical assistance from others to help someone be active (Correct answer)
- Joining a commercial gym
- Following a social media fitness influencer
- Receiving feedback from a personal trainer only
Correct answer: Encouragement, participation, and practical assistance from others to help someone be active
Social support encompasses emotional encouragement, companionship, informational guidance, and instrumental assistance from friends, family, or peers.
Question 5: When a client tells an ACE-certified health coach 'I know exercise is good for me, but I just can't find the time,' which stage of change are they MOST likely in?
- Contemplation (Correct answer)
- Precontemplation
- Action
- Maintenance
Correct answer: Contemplation
Acknowledging the benefits of change while identifying barriers suggests the client is weighing their options, characteristic of the contemplation stage.
Question 6: Which strategy is MOST effective for helping a client in the preparation stage of behavior change?
- Help the client create a specific action plan and start small, manageable steps (Correct answer)
- Provide education about why change is important
- Encourage maintenance of current progress
- Revisit pros and cons of making a change
Correct answer: Help the client create a specific action plan and start small, manageable steps
Clients in preparation are ready to take action soon, so developing a concrete, achievable plan with small steps is the most appropriate intervention.
ACE ACE Health Coaching & Behavior Change 2
The ACE Mover Method is built around which core philosophy?