Exercise Prescription and Training Design
We estimate HMS-T1 is worth about 28 marks out of 100 under the new Health and Movement Science syllabus. Practise 31 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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Pre-exercise screening and fitness testing, training types and methods, training principles, physiological adaptations, designing sessions and yearly programs for individual and group sports, psychological strategies, and strategies and tactics.
- 1What you need to know
- 2Exercise assessment
- 3Training types and methods
- 4Training principles
- 5Physiological adaptations
- 6Individual and group sports
- 7Common mistakes
- 8Exam tips
- 9Links to other topics
Example questions
Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice
What is the main purpose of a pre-exercise screening questionnaire before a client starts a new exercise program?
- ATo decide which sport the client is best suited to
- BTo identify people who need medical advice before exercising
- CTo replace the need for fitness testing
- DTo measure the client's maximum strength before choosing the starting weights
Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice
A coach wants to assess a soccer player's aerobic fitness. Which property describes whether a test actually measures aerobic fitness?
- AReliability
- BObjectivity
- CSpecificity
- DValidity
Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which statement correctly distinguishes sprint interval training (SIT) from high-intensity interval training (HIIT)?
- ASIT uses all-out efforts with long rests; HIIT uses near-maximal efforts
- BSIT is performed at a low intensity for a long duration
- CHIIT and SIT both use only continuous running with no rest
- DHIIT only trains the aerobic system and SIT only trains flexibility
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