Water Aerobics Instruction Practice Exam

Weight loss

Cardiovascular endurance

Low impact workout

All of the above

Very light activity

Fairly light activity

Hard activity

Somewhat hard activity

125 to 150

100 to 125

115 to 125

150 or more

Better view of participants

Improved safety for participants

Both A and B

None of the above

Rashes

Skin irritations

Faded clothing

All of the above

True

False

High intensity exercises

Low intensity exercises

Low impact exercises

All of the above

A noodle

Weighted resistance dumbbells

Buoyancy belt

Kickboard

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

125 to 150

100 to 125

115 to 130

130 or more

Practice Exam

1. What are some popular benefits of water aerobics?

2. What does a rating of 13 or 14 mean on the Borg Scale?

3. What is the recommended beats per minute (bpm) for a cardio based class in shallow water?

4. What are some advantages of deck instruction?

5. Poor quality of water, if not checked, can lead to what?

6. Exercise heart rate is usually lower in water based exercise compared to land based exercises.

7. Which exercises can be shown by deck teaching?

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

9. Shallow water is defined as what depth?

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