ACE-Cert ACE Personal Trainer American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Traniner (PT) Online Training
ACE-Cert ACE Personal Trainer Online Training
The questions for ACE Personal Trainer were last updated at Jul 20,2025.
- Exam Code: ACE Personal Trainer
- Exam Name: American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Traniner (PT)
- Certification Provider: ACE-Cert
- Latest update: Jul 20,2025
What represents a level of intensity where lactic acid begins to accumulate within the blood’?
- A . First ventilatory threshold (VT1)
- B . Second ventilatory threshold (VT2)
- C . Lactate threshold
- D . Tidal volume threshold
During the first week in a private club, a new ACE certified Personal Trainer comes across some client files sitting on a desk that a former trainer left behind after leaving the club.
How should the new personal trainer deal with these files?
- A . Contact the previous trainer and obtain permission to contact former clients.
- B . Contact the clients for future training and continuation of workouts
- C . Take the files to a direct supervisor
- D . Destroy the files.
The blood pressure or a new 50-year-old male client is measured at 141/95 mmHg.
Which step is MOST appropriate for the ACE certified Personal Trainer to take next?
- A . Allow the client to begin a series of moderate-intensity and low-intensity training Intervals.
- B . Have the client begin with low-intensity cardiorespiratory exercise only.
- C . Record the measurement and make a note to take It again during the next training session.
- D . Show the client the classification system and explain the implications of the client’s category.
How does this assessment help an ACE certified Personal Trainer address a client’s issue with gait and balance?
- A . The trainer can assess bilateral mobility of the thoracic spine.
- B . The trainer can assess symmetrical lower-extremity mobility and stability.
- C . The trainer can examine stabilization of the scapulothoracic joint and core control while the client is on one leg.
- D . The trainer can examine the ability of the hip and torso to remain stable while the client is on one leg.
An ACE certified Personal Trainer began working with a married couple one year ago. Recently, the husband has not attended their sessions, and the wife has been revealing harsh feelings toward him. She confesses that she has been considering a divorce. During the next session, the husband attends by himself and asks how his wife has been doing and if she has said anything about him.
What should the personal trainer do?
- A . Show the husband the comments the wife made that are recorded in the personal trainer’s file.
- B . Tell him that she has not said anything and that she is doing well in her workouts.
- C . Advise him that it would be best if he found another personal trainer.
- D . Ask him to respect the personal trainer’s position and avoid revealing any information.
Which of the following describes the ability to experience another person’s world as though it were your own?
- A . Rapport
- B . Empathy
- C . Sympathy
- D . Genuineness
A seated leg press involves which action during the concentric phase of the prime movers?
- A . Hip extension and knee extension
- B . Hip extension and knee flexion
- C . Hip flexion and Knee extension
- D . Hip flexion and Knee flexion
A client has been exercising for years at the fitness center and would like to begin weight lifting but cannot afford personal training right now. The client asks one of the centers ACE certified Personal Trainers for advice.
Which response below would be MOST suitable for the client?
- A . Offer to train the client at home for a cheaper price than the club charge because it is evident that the client needs personal training.
- B . Suggest that the client attend one of the center’s resistance-training classes, explaining that the support from others may really motivate the client to strength train.
- C . Suggest doing resistance training with the client for free during the week at the club.
- D . Suggest that if the client saves up money, perhaps in a few months they may be able to hire a personal trainer to help with weight training.
A new client reports a history of chest tightness with physical exertion.
What is the ACE certified Personal Trainer’s MOST appropriate response?
- A . Perform a maximal bicycle ergometer exercise test to assess the chest tightness before beginning any program.
- B . Perform a submaximal bicycle ergometer exercise test to assess the chest tightness.
- C . Require that the client obtain medical clearance from a physician before beginning any program.
- D . Design a slowly progressing exercise regimen.
Which of the following is the BEST example of a process-oriented SMART goal for a client who is new to exercise?
- A . Complete a marathon within a year.
- B . Lose 10 lb (4.5 kg) in six weeks.
- C . Perform five full push-ups within six months.
- D . Work out three times per week for the next four weeks.