Brain Health and Exercise Online CE Exam Without Book

NOTE: The book Brain Health and Exercise: A Professional’s Guide to Dual-Tasking Techniques and Programming is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included with this purchase. Purchase this Online CE Exam Without Book only if you already own the book or ebook.

Consisting of 100 multiple-choice and true-false questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading Brain Health and Exercise. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book so you can safely provide quality dual-task training for your clients.

Once you pass the exam, you can print a certificate for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the principles of neuroplasticity and cognitive reserve to implement lifestyle and exercise interventions that mitigate age-related cognitive decline.
• Formulate a multimodal training strategy that integrates aerobic, resistance, and neuromotor exercises to target specific cognitive outcomes across different populations.
• Assess the cognitive and physical demands of dual-task exercises using tools like the cognitive domain volume knobs and NASA Task Load Index to ensure safe and effective program progression.
• Identify the adaptive and accelerating factors that influence brain health and the process of cognitive aging.
• Distinguish between the micro-level, macro-level, and behavioral changes that occur in the brain in response to exercise.
• Differentiate between open and closed skills within exercise modalities and their respective cognitive benefits.
• Apply the acute variables of frequency, intensity, duration, and modality when designing a brain health exercise and physical activity plan.
• Use the cognitive domain volume knobs to categorize tasks according to the four primary domains of cognition.
• Recognize the scope-of-practice limitations for health and wellness professionals regarding the diagnosis and treatment of cognitive decline.
• Select appropriate drills to challenge specific subdomains of attention, such as selective or divided attention.
• Demonstrate how to integrate physical movement with cognitive decision-making tasks to engage executive functions.
• Evaluate the use of time-sensitive cues to encourage quick perception and motor response in processing speed drills.

Audience

Certified professionals such as personal trainers, strength and conditioning professionals, and coaches who can use the content in their work with clients and athletes.