AEA PRACTICE COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What may increase your risk of having a heat related illness? Answer:
wearing a bathing or shower cap
◉ Body heat loss through the transfer of heat to a substance or object in
contact with the body is due to Answer: conduction
◉ Movement toward the surface of the water when using buoyant
equipment is Answer: buoyancy assisted
◉ Because water affects movement in every direction, submerged
movement (without additional equipment) is: Answer: resisted and
primarily concentric
◉ When preforming a straight-leg front kick, hip flexion involves the
________ muscles in a(n) _________ muscle action. Answer: iliopsoas
& rectus femoris / concentric
◉ Example of pyramid choreography Answer: 16 front kicks, 16 side
kicks, 16 knee lifts, 16 leg curls followed by 8 front kicks, 8 side kicks,
8 knee lifts, 8 leg curls
,◉ Which statement is true about Level III shallow-water movements?
Answer: Workload is shifted to upper body and torso.
◉ The pectoralis muscle is located _____ to the trapezius muscle
Answer: anterior
◉ The _______ consists of the bones found around the imaginary
midline of the body and includes the skull, spine, sternum, and ribs.
Answer: axial skeleton
◉ Which system conveys information from the central nervous system
to the skeletal muscles allowing you to move, bend, twist, and stretch?
Answer: somatic nervous system
◉ The theory of self-determination suggests that people who meet their
need for _____ through exercise will experience stronger and more
sustained motivation? Answer: competence, relatedness, and autonomy
◉ At the cessation (end) of exercise, supplied oxygen exceeds muscles
oxygen demand. This is called Answer: oxygen debt
◉ Which type of activity would be primarily fueled by the ATP-PCr
system? Answer: Darting from the locker room to the pool when late for
an aquatic fitness class
, ◉ Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged through the vascular
system in the _______. Answer: alveoli
◉ What are the muscle actions when performing flexion and then
extension at the lower leg (leg curl) using rubberized equipment
anchored in front of the body? Answer: Concentric hamstrings then
eccentric hamstrings
◉ Standard of care is best defined by which statement? Answer: The
degree of care a reasonable person would take to prevent an injury to
another.
◉ A chronic injury is defined as having: Answer: long onset and long
duration
◉ A fitness professional's role in an emergency action plan is to
Answer: perform assigned duties at the time of an emergency
◉ Which would be the most appropriate class format based upon the
given water temperature? Answer: Arthritis programing in 90 degree
water
◉ Which is an example of a basic transition for shallow water exercise?
Answer: Water tempo jumping jack to a 1/2 water tempo knee lift
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What may increase your risk of having a heat related illness? Answer:
wearing a bathing or shower cap
◉ Body heat loss through the transfer of heat to a substance or object in
contact with the body is due to Answer: conduction
◉ Movement toward the surface of the water when using buoyant
equipment is Answer: buoyancy assisted
◉ Because water affects movement in every direction, submerged
movement (without additional equipment) is: Answer: resisted and
primarily concentric
◉ When preforming a straight-leg front kick, hip flexion involves the
________ muscles in a(n) _________ muscle action. Answer: iliopsoas
& rectus femoris / concentric
◉ Example of pyramid choreography Answer: 16 front kicks, 16 side
kicks, 16 knee lifts, 16 leg curls followed by 8 front kicks, 8 side kicks,
8 knee lifts, 8 leg curls
,◉ Which statement is true about Level III shallow-water movements?
Answer: Workload is shifted to upper body and torso.
◉ The pectoralis muscle is located _____ to the trapezius muscle
Answer: anterior
◉ The _______ consists of the bones found around the imaginary
midline of the body and includes the skull, spine, sternum, and ribs.
Answer: axial skeleton
◉ Which system conveys information from the central nervous system
to the skeletal muscles allowing you to move, bend, twist, and stretch?
Answer: somatic nervous system
◉ The theory of self-determination suggests that people who meet their
need for _____ through exercise will experience stronger and more
sustained motivation? Answer: competence, relatedness, and autonomy
◉ At the cessation (end) of exercise, supplied oxygen exceeds muscles
oxygen demand. This is called Answer: oxygen debt
◉ Which type of activity would be primarily fueled by the ATP-PCr
system? Answer: Darting from the locker room to the pool when late for
an aquatic fitness class
, ◉ Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged through the vascular
system in the _______. Answer: alveoli
◉ What are the muscle actions when performing flexion and then
extension at the lower leg (leg curl) using rubberized equipment
anchored in front of the body? Answer: Concentric hamstrings then
eccentric hamstrings
◉ Standard of care is best defined by which statement? Answer: The
degree of care a reasonable person would take to prevent an injury to
another.
◉ A chronic injury is defined as having: Answer: long onset and long
duration
◉ A fitness professional's role in an emergency action plan is to
Answer: perform assigned duties at the time of an emergency
◉ Which would be the most appropriate class format based upon the
given water temperature? Answer: Arthritis programing in 90 degree
water
◉ Which is an example of a basic transition for shallow water exercise?
Answer: Water tempo jumping jack to a 1/2 water tempo knee lift
