Water Aerobics Instruction Practice Exam

Helps with balance and support

Helps provide moral support and confidence when exercising

Helps provide more resistance

All of the above

Noodles

Buoyancy belts

Dumbbells

Kickboards

By deep breathing

Through heart rate

By how fast you cool down

None of the above

Someone recovering from an injury

Someone with arthritis, Parkinson or other disease

Someone who wants a low impact workout

All of the above

Frog jumps

Heel kicks

Light marching in place

Running from one side of the pool to the other

Very light activity

Fairly light activity

Hard activity

Somewhat hard activity

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

High intensity exercises

Low intensity exercises

Low impact exercises

All of the above

No warm up is needed

5 to 10 minutes

10 to 15 minutes

15 to 20 minutes

A noodle

Weighted resistance dumbbells

Buoyancy belt

Kickboard

Practice Exam

1. What is the benefit of using noodles, kickboards and/or resistance dumbbells?

2. What is one of the most popular pieces of equipment for the pool?

3. What is the best way to measure exercise intensity?

4. Who is Water Aerobics appropriate for?

5. What is an example of a higher intensity exercise?

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

7. Shallow water is defined as what depth?

8. Which exercises can be shown by deck teaching?

9. How long should your warm up last?

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