BALANCED BODY FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS TEST BANK PREPARATION RESOURCE

BALANCED BODY FULL QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS TEST BANK
PREPARATION RESOURCE

●● 3 Common leg misalignments and describe them
Answer: • Knock Knee (center of knee not under hip joint, legs parallel,
knees touch ankles won't)
• Bowlegs (center of knee joint lateral to center of hip joint)
• Tibial Torsion (Tibia not lined up under femur causing feet to rotate
externally while femur remain parallel)


●● 3 ways to adjust the reformer to fit clients with knee and hip injuries
that don't tolerate deep flexion
Answer: • Lower footbar (vertical)
• Horizontal adjustment (distant between carriage and footbar)
• Use lighter springs during leg exercises
• limit range of motion by moving back
• shorten reformer using shorter straps on shoulder rests


●● 4 Pilates Movement Principles with 1 reformer exercise to teach each
one
Answer: Breathing (100's)
Lumbopelvic Stability (Footwork)

, Neutral Spine (Anything, Feet in Straps)
Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine (Short box abs)


●● 5 pieces of exercise equipment Joseph Pilates invented
Answer: Reformer
Trapeze Table/Cadillac
Tower
Chair
Barrel
Spine Corrector


●● 9 Pilates Principles
Answer: Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development (BMD)
Rhythm & Flow
Whole Body Movement (WBM)
Relaxation