Client Assessment and Fitness Testing Flashcards

What is the PRIMARY purpose of the PAR-Q (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) in a personal training intake?

Answer: To screen for contraindications and identify clients who need medical clearance before exercise

The PAR-Q is a pre-participation health screening tool that identifies potential health risks and determines whether medical clearance is needed before starting an exercise program.

Which skinfold measurement site is used in a 3-site skinfold test for women according to standard NSCA protocols?

Answer: Triceps, suprailiac, thigh

The Jackson-Pollock 3-site protocol for women uses the triceps, suprailiac, and thigh skinfold sites to estimate percent body fat.

What does a Functional Movement Screen (FMS) PRIMARILY assess?

Answer: Movement quality and potential injury risk through fundamental movement patterns

The FMS assesses fundamental movement patterns (e.g., squat, hurdle step, lunge) to identify asymmetries and movement deficiencies that may predispose clients to injury.

When measuring resting heart rate, what is the RECOMMENDED time and method for the most accurate result?

Answer: In the morning before getting out of bed, counting radial pulse for 60 seconds

Resting heart rate is most accurately measured in the morning before rising, using a 60-second pulse count at the radial or carotid artery.

What is the YMCA 3-Minute Step Test used to assess?

Answer: Cardiovascular fitness (aerobic capacity) via post-exercise heart rate recovery

The YMCA 3-Minute Step Test estimates cardiovascular fitness by measuring heart rate recovery (pulse taken immediately after stepping for 3 minutes at a set cadence).

Which assessment BEST evaluates upper body muscular endurance in a client during an initial fitness test battery?

Answer: Maximal push-up test (to fatigue)

The push-up test to muscular failure is a safe, equipment-free standardized assessment of upper body muscular endurance used in fitness testing protocols.