Pilates Exam Review questions with 100% correct answers 2024

1) In Pilates, we isolate movement, not _____ - answer-Muscles 1) Kyphosis is an exaggerated curve in the _____ spine - answer-Thoracic 1) Lengthen the neck and begin to flex the spine off the mat one vertebrae at a time. Pass through imprint and keep moving until pelvis is vertical and arms are parallel to the floor. The thoracic spine is flexed and shoulders are down and plantar flex the ankles. This is the first exhale of what exercise? - answer-Roll up 1) Shoulders and scapula are able to _______, elevate, protract, retract and are able to rotate - answer-Depress 1) Neck lengthening or cranial vertebral flexion is one of the five fundamentals. The cervical spine should stay in alignment with the thoracic spine during ____, extension, lateral flexion and rotation - answer-Flexion