STOTT PILATES: ESSENTIAL REFORMER EXAM QUESTION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 GRADED A+

STOTT PILATES: ESSENTIAL
REFORMER EXAM QUESTION WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2024/2025 GRADED A+
Order of essential exercises
(Column 1) (CORRECT ANSWER)Footwork
Second position
Single leg
Hundred
Bend & Stretch
Lift & Lower
Adductor stretch
Short spine
Midback series
Back rowing Preps


Order of essential exercises
(Column 2) (CORRECT ANSWER)Side arm preps sitting
Side twist sitting
Front rowing preps
Stomach massage
Arms pulling straps (long box)

,Round back (short box)
Straight back (short box)
Twist (short box)
Tree (short box)
Elephant
Mermaid
Leg circles
Knee stretches
Running
Hip lift
Hip rolls
Single thigh stretch
Side splits


Footwork 1-5 (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Toes apart heels together
2. Wrap toes on bar
3. Heels on bar
4. High half toe
5. Lower & Lift


Second position 1-3 (CORRECT ANSWER)1. Parallel
2. Laterally rotated
3. Medially rotated

, Single leg 1-3 (CORRECT ANSWER)1. One leg bent
2. Bicycle
3. Single heel


What is the spring tension for footwork? (CORRECT ANSWER)3-4
Springs


What is the breathing pattern for essential level footwork? (CORRECT
ANSWER)(1-4) Exhale push carriage out
Inhale return carriage
(5) Inhale push carriage out
Exhale lower heels
Inhale lift heels
Exhale return carriage


What is the foot placement for second position 1-3 (CORRECT
ANSWER)1. heels on footbar, ankles dorsiflexed, legs parallel and
abducted to hip-distance apart
2. Heels as wide as possible on footbar, ankles dorsiflexed, legs laterally
rotated, knees flexed and pointing over center of feet
3. Heels on bar, abducted slightly wider than hip-distance apart. Legs
medially rotated, knees flexed and touching.