COMPREHENSIVE TEST-OUT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
NAME THE 9 PILATES PRINCIPLES - ANSWER 1. Breathing
2. Balanced Muscle Development
3. Concentration
4. Centering
5. Control
6. Precision
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Relaxation 9. Whole Body Movement
NAME THE 10 PILATES MOVEMENT PRINCIPLES - ANSWER (not sure if this is
totally up to date-in the manuals I could only find the MP categorized into Upper
Body Training, Lower Body Training, Whole Body Movement, Trunk Integration,
Mobility & Restoration)
1. Breathing
2. Core Activation (lower)
3. Abdominal Strengthening
4. Neutral Spine/finding optimal starting position
5. Lumbopelvic Stability
6. Scapular Stability & Mobility
7. Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine
8. Release Work
9. Stretching
,10. Correct Alignment
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the
resistance _____________. - ANSWER harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest. - ANSWER YELLOW (very light), BLUE (light), RED (medium), GREEN
(heavy)
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
a _____ degree angle at their hips. - ANSWER 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee and hip
injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion? - ANSWER 1. lower the footbar
2. limit carriage return with stopper blocks on the stoppers
3. horizontal adjustment
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joseph Pilates invented. - ANSWER
Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector (barrel)
Which are contraindicated for osteoporosis? Swan, Feet in Straps, Hundreds,
Kneeling Abdominals, Arm work sitting, Short Box Abdominals - ANSWER
Hundreds & Short Box Abdominals
Which exercises are recommended for clients with osteoporosis?
, Footwork, Rollbacks, Feet in Straps, Pulling Straps, Standing, Short Box Abs, Swan,
Arm Work facing back - ANSWER Footwork, Feet in straps, Pulling Straps,
Standing, Swan, Arm work facing back
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the front
and from the side? - ANSWER FRONT: center of pubic bone & ASIS (across),
(down) ASIS, center of patella, center of ankle, space b/n 1st and 2nd toe
SIDE: high point of Iliac crest, mid point of the lateral side of the knee, slightly in
front of the lateral malleolus of the ankle
Name 3 common leg misalignments and describe them. - ANSWER Genu
Valgum-knock knees
Genu Varum-bow legs
Genu Recurvatum-hyperextended knees
(extra-supination, pronation, tibial torsion)
List two Reformer exercises that require caution for clients with low back
problems. - ANSWER (answers vary)
example: the Hundred, Short Spine Massage, Short Box Abdominals, Single leg
stretch, Long Box Rocking, etc.
Name the four kinds of Step Barrels that Balanced Body makes. - ANSWER 1.
Pilates Arc
2. Clara barrel
3. East Coast barrel
4. Contour barrel
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
NAME THE 9 PILATES PRINCIPLES - ANSWER 1. Breathing
2. Balanced Muscle Development
3. Concentration
4. Centering
5. Control
6. Precision
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Relaxation 9. Whole Body Movement
NAME THE 10 PILATES MOVEMENT PRINCIPLES - ANSWER (not sure if this is
totally up to date-in the manuals I could only find the MP categorized into Upper
Body Training, Lower Body Training, Whole Body Movement, Trunk Integration,
Mobility & Restoration)
1. Breathing
2. Core Activation (lower)
3. Abdominal Strengthening
4. Neutral Spine/finding optimal starting position
5. Lumbopelvic Stability
6. Scapular Stability & Mobility
7. Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine
8. Release Work
9. Stretching
,10. Correct Alignment
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the
resistance _____________. - ANSWER harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest. - ANSWER YELLOW (very light), BLUE (light), RED (medium), GREEN
(heavy)
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
a _____ degree angle at their hips. - ANSWER 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee and hip
injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion? - ANSWER 1. lower the footbar
2. limit carriage return with stopper blocks on the stoppers
3. horizontal adjustment
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joseph Pilates invented. - ANSWER
Reformer, Wunda Chair, Cadillac, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector (barrel)
Which are contraindicated for osteoporosis? Swan, Feet in Straps, Hundreds,
Kneeling Abdominals, Arm work sitting, Short Box Abdominals - ANSWER
Hundreds & Short Box Abdominals
Which exercises are recommended for clients with osteoporosis?
, Footwork, Rollbacks, Feet in Straps, Pulling Straps, Standing, Short Box Abs, Swan,
Arm Work facing back - ANSWER Footwork, Feet in straps, Pulling Straps,
Standing, Swan, Arm work facing back
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the front
and from the side? - ANSWER FRONT: center of pubic bone & ASIS (across),
(down) ASIS, center of patella, center of ankle, space b/n 1st and 2nd toe
SIDE: high point of Iliac crest, mid point of the lateral side of the knee, slightly in
front of the lateral malleolus of the ankle
Name 3 common leg misalignments and describe them. - ANSWER Genu
Valgum-knock knees
Genu Varum-bow legs
Genu Recurvatum-hyperextended knees
(extra-supination, pronation, tibial torsion)
List two Reformer exercises that require caution for clients with low back
problems. - ANSWER (answers vary)
example: the Hundred, Short Spine Massage, Short Box Abdominals, Single leg
stretch, Long Box Rocking, etc.
Name the four kinds of Step Barrels that Balanced Body makes. - ANSWER 1.
Pilates Arc
2. Clara barrel
3. East Coast barrel
4. Contour barrel
