BALANCED BODY STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
PREPARATION PACKAGE
●● Which Reformer 1 Exercise is most related to the Balanced Body
Movement Principle Lower Body Strength and Power?
Answer: standing
●● How often should you inspect reformer springs for wear and tear
when the equipment is used frequently in high-demand weekly classes?
Answer: weekly
●● List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from
lightest to heaviest.
Answer: b) Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
●● Which of the following is not an appropriate way to adjust the
Reformer setup for clients who do not tolerate deep knee or hip flexion?
Answer: Ask the client to use their hands to hold onto the side rails for
resistance
●● Joseph Pilates invented all the following pieces of exercise
equipment except:
,Answer: core align
●● Which of the following exercises works the body through the
frontal/coronal plane of motion?
Answer: standing
●● Which of the following is not a Balanced Body reformer?
Answer: figaro
●● Which Reformer 1 exercises would not require caution when
working with clients with low back problems?
Answer: a) Seated Arm Work Facing Back on the Long Box - Narrow or
Wide Rows
●● Placing the spring in the pre-loaded position makes the resistance:
Answer: harder
●● the hundred
Answer: Femur Fold, Imprinted Leg Slide, Head Wheel, Abdominal
Curl
Overhead Press Swan
●● overhead press swan
, Answer: Prone Pelvic Clock, Prone Head/Thoracic Wheels, Rockets
●● feet in straps
Answer: Femur Folds, Flat Back Bridge, Leg Rotations at 45 and 90
degrees
●● Pre-Pilates Exercises for Pelvic Stability:
Answer: Marching, Toe Taps, Opposite Arm/Leg Reach, Pelvic Press
Marching
●● pre pilates exercises for scapular mobility
Answer: telescope arms
pinwheel
angels in the snow
●● principles
Answer: breathing concentration control centering precision balanced
muscle development rhythm and flow whole body movement relaxation
●● footwork
Answer: RRB-RRR - high footbar or low - (Inhale) sequence straighten
legs , maintain position of back on carriage , (Ehale) bend knees as
carriage return
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
PREPARATION PACKAGE
●● Which Reformer 1 Exercise is most related to the Balanced Body
Movement Principle Lower Body Strength and Power?
Answer: standing
●● How often should you inspect reformer springs for wear and tear
when the equipment is used frequently in high-demand weekly classes?
Answer: weekly
●● List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from
lightest to heaviest.
Answer: b) Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
●● Which of the following is not an appropriate way to adjust the
Reformer setup for clients who do not tolerate deep knee or hip flexion?
Answer: Ask the client to use their hands to hold onto the side rails for
resistance
●● Joseph Pilates invented all the following pieces of exercise
equipment except:
,Answer: core align
●● Which of the following exercises works the body through the
frontal/coronal plane of motion?
Answer: standing
●● Which of the following is not a Balanced Body reformer?
Answer: figaro
●● Which Reformer 1 exercises would not require caution when
working with clients with low back problems?
Answer: a) Seated Arm Work Facing Back on the Long Box - Narrow or
Wide Rows
●● Placing the spring in the pre-loaded position makes the resistance:
Answer: harder
●● the hundred
Answer: Femur Fold, Imprinted Leg Slide, Head Wheel, Abdominal
Curl
Overhead Press Swan
●● overhead press swan
, Answer: Prone Pelvic Clock, Prone Head/Thoracic Wheels, Rockets
●● feet in straps
Answer: Femur Folds, Flat Back Bridge, Leg Rotations at 45 and 90
degrees
●● Pre-Pilates Exercises for Pelvic Stability:
Answer: Marching, Toe Taps, Opposite Arm/Leg Reach, Pelvic Press
Marching
●● pre pilates exercises for scapular mobility
Answer: telescope arms
pinwheel
angels in the snow
●● principles
Answer: breathing concentration control centering precision balanced
muscle development rhythm and flow whole body movement relaxation
●● footwork
Answer: RRB-RRR - high footbar or low - (Inhale) sequence straighten
legs , maintain position of back on carriage , (Ehale) bend knees as
carriage return
