Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to teach
that principle - ANSWER Lumbopelvic Stability - Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
9 Pilates Principles - ANSWER Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to _______ degree angle at their
hips. - ANSWER 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee & hip injuries that don't
tolerate deep flexion at the hips. - ANSWER Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
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, What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? -
ANSWER Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
Ankle: Just anterior to the lateral ankle bone
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from the front of the body? -
ANSWER Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
When observing a person's posture from the side, what 6 points line up if the client is in
perfect alignment? - ANSWER Top of earlobe
Top of shoulder
Center of ribcage
Greater trochanter (High point of iliac crest)
Mid point of lateral side of knee
Slightly in front of the lateral malleolus
Name the elders who studied under Joseph Pilates - ANSWER Romana
Eve Gentry
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathy Grant
Mary Bowen
Lolita San Miguel
Name 3 exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy - ANSWER Stomach massage
(support the back)
Jack Rabbit
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that principle - ANSWER Lumbopelvic Stability - Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
9 Pilates Principles - ANSWER Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to _______ degree angle at their
hips. - ANSWER 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee & hip injuries that don't
tolerate deep flexion at the hips. - ANSWER Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
1
, What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? -
ANSWER Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
Ankle: Just anterior to the lateral ankle bone
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from the front of the body? -
ANSWER Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
When observing a person's posture from the side, what 6 points line up if the client is in
perfect alignment? - ANSWER Top of earlobe
Top of shoulder
Center of ribcage
Greater trochanter (High point of iliac crest)
Mid point of lateral side of knee
Slightly in front of the lateral malleolus
Name the elders who studied under Joseph Pilates - ANSWER Romana
Eve Gentry
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathy Grant
Mary Bowen
Lolita San Miguel
Name 3 exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy - ANSWER Stomach massage
(support the back)
Jack Rabbit
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