Reformer 1 Latest
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Placing springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer make the
resistance easier or harder? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Harder
Spring colors from lightest to heaviest - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
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
9 Pilates Principles - ✔✔✔ANSWER-Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development (BMD)
Rhythm & Flow
Whole Body Movement (WBM)
Relaxation
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