Chapter 1 Practice

Practice the key ideas from Chapter 1. The practice set below is not graded, and you can repeat it as often as you like. You will see the correct answers after you submit.

Select All That Apply

Instructions: Check ALL boxes that apply for each question.

1. Which of the following are WITHIN a coach’s scope of practice? (Select all that apply.)

☐ Providing accountability and encouragement

☐ Educating clients on general healthy habits

☐ Prescribing medication

☐ Supporting a client in following their doctor’s plan

☐ Diagnosing a health condition

2. Which are settings where health and fitness coaches commonly work? (Select all that apply.)

☐ Gyms and fitness centers

☐ Private practice

☐ Corporate wellness programs

☐ Hospital operating rooms as surgeons

☐ Online

3. Which actions belong to a doctor, NOT a coach? (Select all that apply.)

☐ Celebrating a client’s progress

☐ Prescribing medicine

☐ Diagnosing illness

☐ Encouraging a daily walk

☐ Ordering and interpreting lab tests

4. Which describe the coaching mindset? (Select all that apply.)

☐ Forcing a one-size-fits-all plan

☐ Treating the client as a capable adult

☐ Listening and asking good questions

☐ Doing the work for the client

☐ Celebrating small wins

5. Which are reasons to refer a client out? (Select all that apply.)

☐ The client shows signs of a mental health condition

☐ The client asks for general tips to add vegetables

☐ The client wants help setting a weekly walking goal

☐ The client wants a meal plan for a medical condition

☐ The client has chest pain or dizziness

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1. a, b, d 2. a, b, c, e 3. b, c, e 4. b, c, e 5. a, d, e

Scenario-Based Questions

Instructions: Read each scenario and write how you, as the coach, would respond. Note whether the request is in scope or requires a referral.

Scenario 1

A new client says, “My doctor put me on blood pressure medicine, but I’d rather just fix it with food. Tell me exactly what to eat instead of the pills.”

Scenario 2

During a session, a client mentions they felt dizzy and short of breath during their last workout and wants to push hard today anyway.

Scenario 3

A motivated client asks you to design their whole week of workouts and meals and says, “Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it.”

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1. Out of scope to replace medication with food; never tell a client to stop prescribed medicine. Encourage them to keep taking it and talk with their doctor; support general healthy habits alongside the doctor’s plan. 2. Stop and refer — dizziness and shortness of breath are warning signs; do not push hard today. 3. Use ‘partner, not boss’: explore what the client can realistically sustain and let them help choose the plan, rather than imposing a strict one.

Decision-Making: In Scope or Out?

Instructions: For each request, write IN SCOPE or REFER OUT, and name who to refer to if needed.

1. “Help me build a habit of walking after dinner.”

2. “Adjust the dose of my diabetes medication on days I exercise.”

3. “Show me how to read a food label.”

4. “Design a meal plan to treat my high cholesterol.”

5. “I’ve felt hopeless and uninterested in everything for weeks.”

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1. IN SCOPE. 2. REFER OUT — doctor (medication is medical). 3. IN SCOPE. 4. REFER OUT — registered dietitian. 5. REFER OUT — mental health professional/doctor.

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