NASM-CPT Cardiorespiratory Training 4

Question 1

A 40-year-old client's estimated maximal heart rate using the Tanaka formula (208 - 0.7 x age) is closest to which value?

Accepted Answer

180 bpm

Answer

208 - (0.7 x 40) = 208 - 28 = 180 bpm.

Question 2

A client in Stage 2 cardiorespiratory training should alternate between which heart rate zones?

Accepted Answer

Zone 1 and Zone 2

Answer

Stage 2 is interval training that alternates Zone 1 recovery bouts with Zone 2 work bouts.

Question 3

A client with rounded shoulders and a forward head keeps gripping the treadmill handrails while walking. What is the best coaching cue?

Accepted Answer

Let go of the handrails and keep the chin tucked

Answer

Holding handrails reinforces the rounded-shoulder posture, so clients should release the rails and keep a neutral head.

Question 4

Which method uses heart rate reserve (HRR) to set training intensity?

Accepted Answer

Karvonen method

Answer

The Karvonen method multiplies HRR (HRmax minus resting HR) by the intensity percentage and adds resting HR back.

Question 5

During a submaximal talk test, a client can still speak but no longer comfortably. This point most closely matches which marker?

Accepted Answer

First ventilatory threshold (VT1)

Answer

VT1 is the point where breathing rises enough that continuous, comfortable talking becomes harder.

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