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