Water Aerobics Instruction Practice Exam

A noodle

Weighted resistance dumbbells

Buoyancy belt

Kickboard

Clock circles

Walking lunges

Rope pull

Elbows to knees

3 to 3.5

2.5 to 3

3.5 to 4.5

4.5 to 5

Very light activity

Fairly light activity

Hard activity

Somewhat hard activity

Teach new exercises

Provide motivational music and workout

Keep participants safe

Push participants to a new level

Frog jumps

Heel kicks

Light marching in place

Running from one side of the pool to the other

True

False

High intensity exercises

Low intensity exercises

Low impact exercises

All of the above

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

Exercise heart rate

How fast you are moving

How high you can jump in the water

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

3. What is the appropriate water depth for a shallow water class?

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

5. What is the primary responsibility of a water aerobics instructor?

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

7. Deck training is more effective than water training.

8. Which exercises can be shown by deck teaching?

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

10. What does the Borg Scale estimate?