PEAK PILATES STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
GRADED A+ .
,1. A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and supported by critical
connections ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER anchoring
2. stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto the mat
one vertebrae at a time ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Articulate/Segment
3. Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip to hip and completed
by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Box
4. simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone" ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER building blocks
5. shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull of the transverse
abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column in flexion ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER C
Curve
6. the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
centerline
7. a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student to perform
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER contraindications
8. connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution.
1. Three Anchors 2. Rib to scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connec- tion ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Critical
Connections
9. What are the three critical connections? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib, heel and buttock connection
10. The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Decompres- sion
11. A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER tailbone to top of pelvis,
top of pelvis to base of sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Dividing the Spine
Into Thirds
12. Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Five
Buttons
13. What are the 5 buttons ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5. Breastbone
14. The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Pilates Principles and 5 parts of the mind
15. The five Pilates Principles ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision, Flowing Movement
16. The 5 parts of the mind ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
,17. The PPC1 Session Format ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. Mat (15-20 minutes)
b. Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
18. Parts and of the Session Format are interchangeable. ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A, B
19. This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury; ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Precision
20. Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down because? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER gravity assists in the elongation
and spinal placement
21. A Pilates Session ends in what position? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER standing/vertical to gravity
22. Focus on thoroughly teaching the exercises before moving a stu- dent on to
more advanced exercises. ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER basic
23. List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Loss of
Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain following the session
24. PPC1 Teaching Methodology ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
25. Presentation Skills ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
, 6. Teacher Mindfulness
26. Guidelines for Progression ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more reps
27. When extending the spine ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER b.
28. The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER c.
29. The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER d.
30. Which of the following exercises emphasizes spinal mobility?
a. Roll Up
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
GRADED A+ .
,1. A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and supported by critical
connections ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER anchoring
2. stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto the mat
one vertebrae at a time ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Articulate/Segment
3. Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip to hip and completed
by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Box
4. simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone" ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER building blocks
5. shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull of the transverse
abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column in flexion ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER C
Curve
6. the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
centerline
7. a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student to perform
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER contraindications
8. connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution.
1. Three Anchors 2. Rib to scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connec- tion ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Critical
Connections
9. What are the three critical connections? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib, heel and buttock connection
10. The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Decompres- sion
11. A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER tailbone to top of pelvis,
top of pelvis to base of sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Dividing the Spine
Into Thirds
12. Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Five
Buttons
13. What are the 5 buttons ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5. Breastbone
14. The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Pilates Principles and 5 parts of the mind
15. The five Pilates Principles ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision, Flowing Movement
16. The 5 parts of the mind ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
,17. The PPC1 Session Format ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER a. Mat (15-20 minutes)
b. Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
18. Parts and of the Session Format are interchangeable. ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER A, B
19. This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury; ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Precision
20. Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down because? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER gravity assists in the elongation
and spinal placement
21. A Pilates Session ends in what position? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER standing/vertical to gravity
22. Focus on thoroughly teaching the exercises before moving a stu- dent on to
more advanced exercises. ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER basic
23. List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Loss of
Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain following the session
24. PPC1 Teaching Methodology ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
25. Presentation Skills ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
, 6. Teacher Mindfulness
26. Guidelines for Progression ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more reps
27. When extending the spine ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER b.
28. The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER c.
29. The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
a. Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER d.
30. Which of the following exercises emphasizes spinal mobility?
a. Roll Up
