EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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)
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
5 pieces of exercise equipment Joseph Pilates invented - Answer- Reformer
Trapeze Table/Cadillac
Tower
Chair
Barrel
Spine Corrector
Reformer exercise that contraindicate clients with osteoporosis - Answer- Hundreds
Short box abs
Reformer exercises examples for clients with osteoporosis - Answer- Footwork
Feet in Straps
Pulling Straps
Standing
Swan
Arm Work Facing Back