REFORMER INSTRUCTOR TEST OUT - BALANCED BODY
EXAM VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.9 Pilates Principles - ANSWERS-Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
\.Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you
would use to teach that principle - ANSWERS-Lumbopelvic Stability -
Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
, \.In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to
_______ degree angle at their hips. - ANSWERS-90
\.Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee &
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion at the hips. - ANSWERS-
Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
\.What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from
the front of the body? - ANSWERS-Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
\.What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from
the side? - ANSWERS-Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
Ankle: Just anterior to the lateral ankle bone
\.When observing a person's posture from the side, what 6 points line
up if the client is in perfect alignment? - ANSWERS-Top of earlobe
Top of shoulder
Center of ribcage
EXAM VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.9 Pilates Principles - ANSWERS-Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
\.Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you
would use to teach that principle - ANSWERS-Lumbopelvic Stability -
Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
, \.In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to
_______ degree angle at their hips. - ANSWERS-90
\.Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee &
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion at the hips. - ANSWERS-
Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
\.What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from
the front of the body? - ANSWERS-Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
\.What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from
the side? - ANSWERS-Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
Ankle: Just anterior to the lateral ankle bone
\.When observing a person's posture from the side, what 6 points line
up if the client is in perfect alignment? - ANSWERS-Top of earlobe
Top of shoulder
Center of ribcage
