There is provided a hand covering for a person for use in water based exercise having a body having a first side and a second side that are attached along an outer edge to define a hand-receiving cavity and an opening in communication with the hand-receiving cavity. The hand-receiving cavity is sized and shaped to permit the body to be worn on a left hand in a first orientation and on a right hand in a second orientation that is opposite the first orientation, and the first side has a first permeability and the second side has a second permeability that is different from the first permeability.