Fitness Industry Employment Landscape 1
Fitness Industry Employment Landscape 2
Day in the Life of a CPT
Continuing Education
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100

What marketing strategy would be most effective at helping a fitness professional tell a story and create an instantly recognizable level of service?         

  • Creating a brand identity     
  • Offering free T-shirts                   
  • Providing complimentary water bottles  
  • Advertising sales and discounts        

Creating a brand identity    

  • The value of creating a brand identity is that it establishes a top-of-mind presence, which means that a specific brand name immediately comes to mind when a consumer thinks about a generic product category.
100

How many pages are most appropriate for a resume?

One to two pages   

  • For the greatest impact, a resume should be limited to two pages or less.    
100

What is something that allows a fitness professional to stand out from others in featuring their services?

Unique selling proposition (USP)     

  • Fitness professionals who offer a unique selling proposition to their clients can stand out from their competition.     
100

Identify the correct number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an NASM Certified Personal Trainer needs to complete in a 2-year cycle to renew the certification.    

2    

  • An NASM Certified Personal Trainer must complete 2.0 continuing education units every 2 years to maintain the credential. 
100

Rather than simply designing workout programs to change appearance, the modern personal trainer has evolved to a professional responsible for producing which of the following?

Improving overall health and movement quality for their clients 

  • Personal trainers have become professionals that play an important role in clients' lives by helping them to use exercise to improve their overall health and quality of life.     
200

Recently, what has become an effective way to deliver customized exercise solutions to clients based on their individual needs?

Teaching group fitness workouts

Offering customized meal plans

Offering online coaching programs

Creating exercise programs to heal injured body parts

Offering online coaching programs 

Online workout programs are an effective way for personal trainers to market their skills and services to individuals without ever having to meet in person.

200

What most correctly identifies the purpose of a resume?

A resume allows a job candidate to present their job skills to a potential employer. 

  • The purpose of a resume is to present a candidate's job skills and work experience to a potential employer, who can decide if the candidate has the skills they need.
200

What statement best describes the main benefit for establishing a brand identity?

  • A brand identity establishes a top-of-mind presence.             
  • A brand identity allows a fitness professional to design a colorful logo that attracts attention.                
  • A brand identity provides more opportunities for being featured in magazines.          
  • A brand identity could make it easier to create a social media profile.

A brand identity establishes a top-of-mind presence.          

  • A brand identity creates instant recognition for a good or service.    
200

Why is continued education required for NASM Certified Personal Trainers?

To ensure that fitness professionals stay current on the latest understandings and research findings within the industry

  • NASM Certified Personal Trainers are required to complete 2.0 CEUs (20 hours) every 2 years to ensure that they are current on the latest understandings and research findings within the industry.   
200

Robert is a recently retired military veteran. He has earned his NASM-CPT credential because he wants to help young people prepare for the physical demands of serving in the military. Which employment options provide him with the greatest access to potential clients in all geographic locations?                

  • Working in a nonprofit facility        
  • Hosting boot camps in a local park      
  • Conducting online coaching and personal training  
  • Working as an in-home independent personal trainer         

Conducting online coaching and personal training   

Applicants for the military can be found all over the country. Offering and advertising online coaching can allow Robert to offer his services to military applicants across the country, as opposed to only his local area.

300

What is the best choice of attire to an interview at a health club?

  • Professional business attire
  • Brand-new workout clothes         
  • Jeans and a polo shirt                
  • Business casual

Professional business attire 

  • While a health club or fitness studio can be an informal environment for members, when interviewing for a job it is always a good idea to dress in appropriate business attire to demonstrate to the hiring managers that you respect their time and take yourself seriously. 
300

Roderick, an NASM-CPT, has submitted his application to be a personal trainer through the website of a large health club company. What will provide the best opportunity to get noticed by the hiring manager?             

  • Wearing a suit and tie to the health club to drop off a resume with the hiring manager and complete an application in person        
  • Showing up at the club in workout clothes, explaining that he is an applicant, and asking for a free workout
  • Posting workout videos to a social media account and tagging the health club and hiring managers        
  • Calling the health club, asking to speak to the hiring manager, and explaining he is perfect for the job

Wearing a suit and tie to the health club to drop off a resume with the hiring manager and complete an application in person        

  • Dropping off a resume and filling out an application in person will provide the opportunity to meet the hiring manager as well as other employees who could influence the hiring decision.
300

Which statement best describes the first stage of the sales process?                  

  • Discussing pricing options    
  • Asking for referrals         
  • Promoting the benefits of personal training for improving health and longevity            
  • Identifying a customer's needs 

Identifying a customer's needs

  • The first step of the sales process is identifying a customer’s needs.
300

What is the purpose of a professional personal training certification?         

  • To demonstrate that an individual is committed to the field of personal training        
  • To ensure that individual job candidates can demonstrate the ability to perform the tasks required for this job category            
  • To abide by federal guidelines that require certification for fitness professionals           
  • To ensure gyms and health clubs follow rules established by OSHA   

To ensure that individual job candidates can demonstrate the ability to perform the tasks required for this job category     

  • The purpose of a professional personal training certification is to ensure that individual job candidates can demonstrate the ability to perform the tasks required for a specific job category.
300

Why can personal trainers be considered among the most important employees within a health club?    

Personal trainers come in direct contact with members and can have the greatest influence on whether members achieve results. 

  • Certified Personal Trainers could be considered among the most important employees in a health club because they come in direct contact with club members on a daily basis and help them achieve the results they desire.
400

What is the most effective way to learn more about a large health club company before an interview with a hiring manager?                  

  • Reading the reviews of the company and its programs on ratings websites       
  • Reviewing the company website and social media channels to learn about all the programs and services offered  
  • Following the most popular instructors from the club on social media          

Reviewing the company website and social media channels to learn about all the programs and services offered    

  • There can be a number of ways to learn about a potential employer, but reviewing their website and social media feeds will show the programs and services they have taken time to develop for their members.
400

What is a prospect?

An individual who has been identified as a potential client  

A prospect is an individual who has been identified as a potential client.

400

Why is it important for fitness professionals to pay attention to their personal grooming when working in a fitness facility?        

Personal trainers are professionals. Having a professional appearance can help ensure that clients treat personal trainers as the professionals they are.    

  • The proper grooming combined with wearing a clean uniform can help a personal trainer establish a professional relationship with clients.      
400

How can fitness professionals earn CEUs?

Attending fitness industry conferences       

  • Attending an industry conference is one way to earn the CEUs necessary to maintain the NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential.
400

Mac, an NASM-CPT, has been working as a personal trainer at a health club for almost 3 years. He has consistently received positive job evaluations, making him eligible for a promotion. What opportunity would be the most appropriate to pursue, given his experience?

General Manager

Fitness Manager

Area Fitness Manager

Group Fitness Manager

Fitness manager     

  • After being successful as a personal trainer, the next logical career progression is working as a fitness manager to run a department and helping other personal trainers to be successful with their business.
500

What is an important step after conducting an interview with a potential employer?      

Sending a handwritten thank-you letter or an email            

  • An email or handwritten letter is the most appropriate way to thank the hiring manager for their time.        
500

What is forecasting?    

A business management technique that helps predict how much work is needed to meet a revenue goal

  • Forecasting is a business management technique that helps predict how much work is needed to meet a revenue goal.        
500

What term describes the process of building a relationship based on communication and trust?

Building rapport     

  • Rapport relates to the process of building a relationship based on communication and trust.
500

How often does an NASM Certified Personal Trainer need to renew their certification?

Every 2 years          

  • An NASM Certified Personal Trainer will need to renew their certification every 2 years to stay current within the industry.   
500

When working in a health club, what piece of equipment would it be essential to know the location of?            

The AED, in case the personal trainer will need to perform CPR on a health club member    

It is essential that all fitness professionals know where the AED is located in the facility because it could help save a life in an emergency.

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