Pilates Reformer 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed

Pilates Reformer 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed List the 9 Pilates Principles. 1. Breathing 2. Concentration 3. Control 4. Centering 5. Precision 6. Balanced Muscle Development 7. Rhythm/Flow 8. Whole Body Movement 9. Relaxation Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to teach that principle. 1. Lower core activation - kneeling abdominals 2. Lumbo pelvic stability - bridging & pelvic lift 3. Breathing - the hundred 4. Stretching - lunges Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer makes the resistance? Harder List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to heaviest. Yellow, Blue, Red, Green In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has what degree angle at their hips? 90 Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee & hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion? 1. Lower bar 2. Further out (bar) 3. Adjust weight Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joseph Pilates invented. 1. Reformer 2. Wunda Chair 3. Cadillac 4. Ladder Barrel 5. Spine Corrector What are 2 exercises contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis? 1. Hundreds 2. Short box abdominals What are (6) Reformer exercises that are recommended for clients with osteoporosis? 1. Footwork 2. Feet in straps 3. Pulling straps 4. Standing