Secrets of the ACSM Certified Personal Trainer Exam Study Guide: ACSM Test Review for the American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Exam (Mometrix Secrets Study Guides)

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***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the ACSM Personal Trainer test.

The ACSM Personal Trainer Exam is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. ACSM Personal Trainer Exam Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the ACSM Personal Trainer Exam.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the ACSM Personal Trainer Exam as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

ACSM Personal Trainer Exam Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough overview of the ACSM Personal Trainer Exam
• An in-depth look at initial client consultation and assessment
• A breakdown of exercise programming and implementation
• An analysis of leadership & education implementation
• A guide of legal, professional, business and marketing
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It s filled with the critical information you ll need in order to do well on the test: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Initial Client Consultation and Assessment section covers:

• Preparation for initial potential client visit
• Possible symptoms of disease
• Health behavior change models
• Spine
• Contraindications to exercise testing
• Informing a client of exercise testing results

The Exercise Programming and Implementation section covers:

• Clients medically cleared to exercise with chronic disease
• Interval, continuous, and circuit training programs
• Recommendations for overall fitness
• Periodized training
• Appropriate exercise clothing
• Avoiding training plateaus

The Leadership & Education Implementation section covers:

• Communication with clients
• Behavior change models
• Inappropriate weight loss techniques
• Stress management for clients

The Legal, Professional, Business and Marketing section covers:

• Medical clearance requirements
• Basic first-aid procedures
• Injuries
• Management and first-aid during exercise
• Privacy and confidentiality for clients

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the ACSM Personal Trainer Exam. Concepts and principles aren t simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it s written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.

Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answers, and that s another area where our guide stands out. Our test designers have provided scores of test questions that will prepare you for what to expect on the actual ACSM Personal Trainer Exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.

We ve helped thousands of people pass standardized tests and achieve their education and career goals. We ve done this by setting high standards for our test preparation guides, and our ACSM Personal Trainer Exam Secrets Study Guide is no exception. It s an excellent investment in your future.