Water Aerobics Instruction Practice Exam

A noodle

Weighted resistance dumbbells

Buoyancy belt

Kickboard

High intensity exercises

Low intensity exercises

Low impact exercises

All of the above

Very light activity

Fairly light activity

Hard activity

Somewhat hard activity

125 to 150

100 to 125

115 to 130

130 or more

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

Clock circles

Walking lunges

Rope pull

Elbows to knees

No warm up is needed

5 to 10 minutes

10 to 15 minutes

15 to 20 minutes

Frog jumps

Heel kicks

Light marching in place

Running from one side of the pool to the other

Someone recovering from an injury

Someone with arthritis, Parkinson or other disease

Someone who wants a low impact workout

All of the above

Water that reaches your neck line

Water that goes between your chest and your waist

Water that is below your waist

Any depth that uses a flotation device

Practice Exam

1. Which of these pieces of equipment can be used in a deeper section of water for improved buoyancy?

2. Which exercises can be shown by deck teaching?

3. What does a rating of 6 or 7 mean on the Borg Scale?

4. What music tempo is recommended for circuit water training?

5. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

6. Which of these exercises uses both your upper and lower body?

7. How long should your warm up last?

8. What are some examples of warm up exercises?

9. Who is Water Aerobics appropriate for?

10. Shallow water is defined as what depth?