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The ACE-GFI exam has 150 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free ACE-GFI questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A participant cannot maintain a neutral spine during a standard push-up, allowing the hips to sag. Which regression BEST preserves the purpose of the exercise?
Correct answer: A - Perform the push-up with the hands elevated on a bench
In standard 4/4 group fitness music, one 32-count phrase is made up of:
Correct answer: B - Four measures of eight counts
A GFI wants to increase the intensity of a bodyweight lunge but has no additional equipment available. Which change accomplishes this by manipulating a movement variable?
Correct answer: C - Add an overhead reach to lengthen the lever
A GFI teaches an 8-count grapevine pattern, then cues the same pattern in 4 counts, then 2. This teaching strategy is known as:
Correct answer: D - Repetition reduction
Midway through a combination, a GFI counts "and four, three, two, one" immediately before the group changes to a new movement. This is an example of:
Correct answer: B - Anticipatory cueing
A GFI selects a track at approximately 150 beats per minute. This tempo is MOST appropriate for which class format?
Correct answer: C - A high-impact cardio class
A participant who trained consistently for a year stops attending class for eight weeks and returns noticeably less conditioned. Which principle of training explains this?
Correct answer: D - Reversibility
A GFI is facing the class and mirroring. The GFI cues, "Step to your right." To perform this correctly, the GFI should step toward the GFI's own:
Correct answer: A - Left, so participants moving to their right stay aligned
A participant performs a complex step combination accurately while chatting with a neighbor and adjusting her own intensity. This participant is in which stage of learning?
Correct answer: C - Autonomous
A participant tells a GFI, "I know I need to start exercising regularly, and I've been thinking about it for a while, but I can't picture myself actually starting in the next month." This participant is in which stage of change?
Correct answer: D - Contemplation
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