Balanced Body Mat & Reformer
Cert Exam Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
List the 9 Pilates Principles—ANSWER-1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name the 4 Balanced Body Movement Priciples—ANSWER-1. Trunk
Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
,4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Relaxation
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes
the resistance (Easier or Harder)—ANSWER-Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest—ANSWER-Lightest
1) Yellow
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Green
Heaviest
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so that the
client has a _____ degree angle of their hips—ANSWER-90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and hip
injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion—ANSWER-1) Limit carriage return
with footbar adjustments or stopper blocks
2) Move footbar lower
3) Move carriage back on retro bar
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joe Pilates invented—ANSWER-1)
Universal reformer
2) Wunda chair
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, 3) Cadillac
4) Ladder barrel
5) Spine Corrector
6) Step barrel
7) Magic circle
Circle any reformer exercises that are contraindicated for clients with
osteoporosis - Swam - Feet in Straps - Hundreds - Knealing Abdominals -
Armwork sitting - Shortbox Abs—ANSWER-Hundreds - Shortbox Abs
Circle any reformer exercises that are reccomended for clients with
osteoporosis - Footwork - Rollbacks - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps -
Standing - Shortbox Abs - Swan - Arm work facing back—ANSWER-
Footwork - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Swan - Arm work
facing back
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the
front?—ANSWER-ASIS, Patella, Center of ankle, 2/3rd toe
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the
side?—ANSWER-top of iliac crest, greater trochanter, middle of the lateral
knee, anterior to lateral malleolus
List 2 reformer exercises that require precaution when working with clients
with low back problems—ANSWER-Hundred, Roll Down, Shortbox abs,
Snake, mermaid, Swan
Cert Exam Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
List the 9 Pilates Principles—ANSWER-1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name the 4 Balanced Body Movement Priciples—ANSWER-1. Trunk
Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
,4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Relaxation
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes
the resistance (Easier or Harder)—ANSWER-Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest—ANSWER-Lightest
1) Yellow
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Green
Heaviest
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so that the
client has a _____ degree angle of their hips—ANSWER-90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and hip
injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion—ANSWER-1) Limit carriage return
with footbar adjustments or stopper blocks
2) Move footbar lower
3) Move carriage back on retro bar
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joe Pilates invented—ANSWER-1)
Universal reformer
2) Wunda chair
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, 3) Cadillac
4) Ladder barrel
5) Spine Corrector
6) Step barrel
7) Magic circle
Circle any reformer exercises that are contraindicated for clients with
osteoporosis - Swam - Feet in Straps - Hundreds - Knealing Abdominals -
Armwork sitting - Shortbox Abs—ANSWER-Hundreds - Shortbox Abs
Circle any reformer exercises that are reccomended for clients with
osteoporosis - Footwork - Rollbacks - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps -
Standing - Shortbox Abs - Swan - Arm work facing back—ANSWER-
Footwork - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Swan - Arm work
facing back
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the
front?—ANSWER-ASIS, Patella, Center of ankle, 2/3rd toe
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the
side?—ANSWER-top of iliac crest, greater trochanter, middle of the lateral
knee, anterior to lateral malleolus
List 2 reformer exercises that require precaution when working with clients
with low back problems—ANSWER-Hundred, Roll Down, Shortbox abs,
Snake, mermaid, Swan
