Mat Pilates Study Guide - Balanced
Body 2024/2025 Exam Questions and
Verified Answers | Already Graded A+
What are the three levels of observation an instructor can use to analyze a
client's movement patterns? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔global, integrated planar and
local
When observing vertical alignment from the side, what key bony landmarks
do you want to line up with the plumb line of gravity? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tip
of earlobe, top of shoulder, center of rib cage, high point of illiac creast,
mid-point of the lateral side of the knee, slightly in front of the lateral
malleolus of the ankle
What muscle imbalances are usually associated with thoracic kyphosis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Thoracic extensors and scapular stabilizers are weak or
long, anterior chest muscles are tight or short
When training clients what key factors are important to consider when
planning our exercise program? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Current fitness level, age,
quality of motor control and learning style
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,The 80/20 rule in training applies to what philosophy? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔When training, 80% of a session is dedicated to refining skills the client
has already learned and 20% to learn new skills.
What are the four elements of Trunk Integration? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Breathing, inner unit, outer units, spinal mobility
On an inhale, the diaphragm contracts and the dome moves - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔downward, drawing air in
Inhaling generally helps to facilitate what spinal movement - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔extension
The inner unity or core includes what muscles - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pelvic floor,
transverse abdominis, multifidi and diaphragm
What foundational exercises bring awareness to breath in relationship to
the transversus abdominis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Fingertip abdominals
All four abdominals
In a normal, healthy body, the inner unit of the core fires - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Reflexively in reaction to postural changes and load being placed on
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, the spine, Consciously when needed for support, and helps to propel the
body forward.
Supine exercises which teach lumbopelvic stability - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔marching, toe taps, dead bugs
Which exercise is a good way to teach lumbopelvic stability in prone -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔swimming
A supine exercise which strengthens the hamstring and glutes while
training stability in the oblique slings is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔bridge marching
The primary functions of the spine include - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Force
transference
Protection of the spinal cord and nerve roots
movement
What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔atlas
The purpose of the tail wag and seated side stretch is to facilitate and
enhance what spinal movements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lateral flexion
Movements of the spine in the sagittal or "wheel" plane include -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔flexion and extension
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Body 2024/2025 Exam Questions and
Verified Answers | Already Graded A+
What are the three levels of observation an instructor can use to analyze a
client's movement patterns? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔global, integrated planar and
local
When observing vertical alignment from the side, what key bony landmarks
do you want to line up with the plumb line of gravity? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Tip
of earlobe, top of shoulder, center of rib cage, high point of illiac creast,
mid-point of the lateral side of the knee, slightly in front of the lateral
malleolus of the ankle
What muscle imbalances are usually associated with thoracic kyphosis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Thoracic extensors and scapular stabilizers are weak or
long, anterior chest muscles are tight or short
When training clients what key factors are important to consider when
planning our exercise program? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Current fitness level, age,
quality of motor control and learning style
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,The 80/20 rule in training applies to what philosophy? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔When training, 80% of a session is dedicated to refining skills the client
has already learned and 20% to learn new skills.
What are the four elements of Trunk Integration? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Breathing, inner unit, outer units, spinal mobility
On an inhale, the diaphragm contracts and the dome moves - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔downward, drawing air in
Inhaling generally helps to facilitate what spinal movement - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔extension
The inner unity or core includes what muscles - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pelvic floor,
transverse abdominis, multifidi and diaphragm
What foundational exercises bring awareness to breath in relationship to
the transversus abdominis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Fingertip abdominals
All four abdominals
In a normal, healthy body, the inner unit of the core fires - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Reflexively in reaction to postural changes and load being placed on
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, the spine, Consciously when needed for support, and helps to propel the
body forward.
Supine exercises which teach lumbopelvic stability - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔marching, toe taps, dead bugs
Which exercise is a good way to teach lumbopelvic stability in prone -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔swimming
A supine exercise which strengthens the hamstring and glutes while
training stability in the oblique slings is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔bridge marching
The primary functions of the spine include - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Force
transference
Protection of the spinal cord and nerve roots
movement
What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔atlas
The purpose of the tail wag and seated side stretch is to facilitate and
enhance what spinal movements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔lateral flexion
Movements of the spine in the sagittal or "wheel" plane include -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔flexion and extension
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