What is the most important skill required to be a good Pilates instructor? - ANSWER
Being able to adapt and capable of movement for varying skill. Communicating clearly with
clients
What is Pilates? - ANSWER Mind body exercise specifically for the core, light strength
training
Who developed the pilates method and how - ANSWER Joseph Pilates, he used a hospital
bed and the springs to exercise to bedwritten people could move
What did Joseph Pilates call his method of exercise? - ANSWER Contrology
What are the two main paths of Pilates - ANSWER classic and contemporary
what are the three differences between the two paths of Pilates - ANSWER 1. Order of
exercise
2. Where one exhales( contemporary= exhale on exertion)
3. Alignment of spine
What remains of the Joseph Pilates original method? - ANSWER Exercises
breath work
strong core
alignment
lengthening of body
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,what are the 3 learning styles of pilates - ANSWER visual, verbal, and kinesthetic
Human movement involves the interaction of what 3 systems - ANSWER nervous,
muscular, and skeletal
The axial skeleton is made up of - ANSWER Head, spine, and ribcage
the appendicular skeleton is made up of - ANSWER pelvis,arms, and legs ( 126 bones that
form the extremeties)
Bones of the skeleton are connected by... - ANSWER joints or articulations
Bones are held together by... - ANSWER ligaments
Articulations can either be _______________ or _________________ - ANSWER
ligamentous or synovial
muscles attach to the bones through ... - ANSWER tendons
Muscular contractions cause our bones to move by muscles. This theory is called the ... -
ANSWER Sliding Filament Theory
isometric contraction means - ANSWER there is no movement at the involved joint
isotonic contraction means - ANSWER the joint involved moves as tension in the
muscular contraction remains the same to shorten the muscle fibers
what happens in the muscle during the concentric phase - ANSWER agonist shortens
2
,what happens in the muscle during the eccentric phase - ANSWER agonist lengthens
________________ work with the agonist to help perform the movement and together with
the agonist. - ANSWER synergists
A synergist and agonist together are called - ANSWER prime movers
Sagittal plane divides the body into - ANSWER right and left
frontal plane divides the body into - ANSWER front and back halves
tranverse plane divides the body into - ANSWER top and bottom halves
flexion is the ______________ in angles between two bones - ANSWER decrease
extension is the ____________________ in the angles between two bones - ANSWER
increase
Flexion and extension occur in the ___________________ plane - ANSWER sagittal
Abduction and adduction occur in the _________________ plane - ANSWER frontal
rotation, supination, and pronation occur in the ___________________ plane - ANSWER
transverse
Muscle that contract isometrically and protect the joint from unwanted movement -
ANSWER stabilizers
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, what is the articulation type for the Pelvis - ANSWER Ligamentous
what are the bones of the pelvis - ANSWER illium, ischium, pubis, and sacrum
what is the articulation type of the hip - ANSWER synovial, ball and socket
what movements are available at the hip - ANSWER flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction, circumduction, rotation
if the anterior muscle fibers of the hip are firing what movements are occuring - ANSWER
hip flexion, medial rotation, pelvic anterior tilt
if the posterior muscle fibers of the hip are firing what movements are occuring -
ANSWER hip extension, lateral rotation, posterior tilt
what type of curve is at the cervical and lumbar spine - ANSWER anterior or lordotic
what type of curve is at the thoracic and sacral spine - ANSWER posterior and kyphotic
What type of articulation is between the vertebra and discs of the spine - ANSWER
ligamentous
what type of articulation is between the processes of the vertebra - ANSWER synovial
what are the movements of the spine - ANSWER flexion, extension, lateral flexion,
rotation
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Being able to adapt and capable of movement for varying skill. Communicating clearly with
clients
What is Pilates? - ANSWER Mind body exercise specifically for the core, light strength
training
Who developed the pilates method and how - ANSWER Joseph Pilates, he used a hospital
bed and the springs to exercise to bedwritten people could move
What did Joseph Pilates call his method of exercise? - ANSWER Contrology
What are the two main paths of Pilates - ANSWER classic and contemporary
what are the three differences between the two paths of Pilates - ANSWER 1. Order of
exercise
2. Where one exhales( contemporary= exhale on exertion)
3. Alignment of spine
What remains of the Joseph Pilates original method? - ANSWER Exercises
breath work
strong core
alignment
lengthening of body
1
,what are the 3 learning styles of pilates - ANSWER visual, verbal, and kinesthetic
Human movement involves the interaction of what 3 systems - ANSWER nervous,
muscular, and skeletal
The axial skeleton is made up of - ANSWER Head, spine, and ribcage
the appendicular skeleton is made up of - ANSWER pelvis,arms, and legs ( 126 bones that
form the extremeties)
Bones of the skeleton are connected by... - ANSWER joints or articulations
Bones are held together by... - ANSWER ligaments
Articulations can either be _______________ or _________________ - ANSWER
ligamentous or synovial
muscles attach to the bones through ... - ANSWER tendons
Muscular contractions cause our bones to move by muscles. This theory is called the ... -
ANSWER Sliding Filament Theory
isometric contraction means - ANSWER there is no movement at the involved joint
isotonic contraction means - ANSWER the joint involved moves as tension in the
muscular contraction remains the same to shorten the muscle fibers
what happens in the muscle during the concentric phase - ANSWER agonist shortens
2
,what happens in the muscle during the eccentric phase - ANSWER agonist lengthens
________________ work with the agonist to help perform the movement and together with
the agonist. - ANSWER synergists
A synergist and agonist together are called - ANSWER prime movers
Sagittal plane divides the body into - ANSWER right and left
frontal plane divides the body into - ANSWER front and back halves
tranverse plane divides the body into - ANSWER top and bottom halves
flexion is the ______________ in angles between two bones - ANSWER decrease
extension is the ____________________ in the angles between two bones - ANSWER
increase
Flexion and extension occur in the ___________________ plane - ANSWER sagittal
Abduction and adduction occur in the _________________ plane - ANSWER frontal
rotation, supination, and pronation occur in the ___________________ plane - ANSWER
transverse
Muscle that contract isometrically and protect the joint from unwanted movement -
ANSWER stabilizers
3
, what is the articulation type for the Pelvis - ANSWER Ligamentous
what are the bones of the pelvis - ANSWER illium, ischium, pubis, and sacrum
what is the articulation type of the hip - ANSWER synovial, ball and socket
what movements are available at the hip - ANSWER flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction, circumduction, rotation
if the anterior muscle fibers of the hip are firing what movements are occuring - ANSWER
hip flexion, medial rotation, pelvic anterior tilt
if the posterior muscle fibers of the hip are firing what movements are occuring -
ANSWER hip extension, lateral rotation, posterior tilt
what type of curve is at the cervical and lumbar spine - ANSWER anterior or lordotic
what type of curve is at the thoracic and sacral spine - ANSWER posterior and kyphotic
What type of articulation is between the vertebra and discs of the spine - ANSWER
ligamentous
what type of articulation is between the processes of the vertebra - ANSWER synovial
what are the movements of the spine - ANSWER flexion, extension, lateral flexion,
rotation
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