PEAK PILATES LEVEL 1 ACTUAL FINAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Name the high chair exercises - ✔✔1. Pumping
2. Pumping one leg
3. Pumping parallel
4. Achiles stretch
✔✔High Chair: Pumping - ✔✔10-20 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Pumping one leg - ✔✔5-10 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Pumping Parallel - ✔✔10-20, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Achilles stretch - ✔✔3-5 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔Name the low chair exercises - ✔✔1. Achilles stretch
2. Footwork: Toes, arches, heels
3. Basic Tendon stretch
✔✔Low chair: Achilles stretch - ✔✔5 each leg, 1 top and 1 bottom spring
✔✔Low chair: Footwork - ✔✔Toes, arches, heels - 10 reps, 1 top and 1 bottom spring
✔✔Low chair: Basic Tendon stretch - ✔✔10 reps, 1 top and 1 bottom
✔✔Name the ending wall exercises/series - ✔✔1. arm circles
2. alternating arms
3. roll down with arm circles
4. wall slides/squats
5. one leg slide
✔✔Wall series: Arm circles - ✔✔3-6 reps
, ✔✔Wall series: Alternating arms - ✔✔3-6 reps
✔✔Wall series: Roll down with arm circles - ✔✔3 reps
✔✔Wall series: Wall slides/squats - ✔✔3 reps
✔✔Wall series: One leg slide - ✔✔1-3 reps
✔✔What is the 5-part formula for success? - ✔✔1. Peak Principles: Include the pilates
principles and the 5 parts of the mind
2. Session Format
3. Teaching Methodology
4. Presentation Skills
5. Progression Guidelines
✔✔What are the peak principles? - ✔✔1. Pilates Principles
2. The 5 parts of the mind
✔✔What are the Pilates Principles (6) - ✔✔1. Concentration
2. Control
3. Centering
4. Persion
5. Breath
6. Flowing Movement
✔✔What are the five parts of the mind? - ✔✔1. Intelligence
2. Memory
3. Intuition
4. Imagination
5. Will & Desire
✔✔Session Formation is what? - ✔✔A: Mat 15-20 minutes
B: Reformer 20 minutes
C: Individual needs 10 minutes
D: Endings 5 minutes
* Part A and B are interchangeable
✔✔What are the 6 components to teaching methodology? - ✔✔1. Setup
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm & Voice
6. Breath Dynamics
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Name the high chair exercises - ✔✔1. Pumping
2. Pumping one leg
3. Pumping parallel
4. Achiles stretch
✔✔High Chair: Pumping - ✔✔10-20 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Pumping one leg - ✔✔5-10 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Pumping Parallel - ✔✔10-20, 2 top springs
✔✔High Chair: Achilles stretch - ✔✔3-5 reps, 2 top springs
✔✔Name the low chair exercises - ✔✔1. Achilles stretch
2. Footwork: Toes, arches, heels
3. Basic Tendon stretch
✔✔Low chair: Achilles stretch - ✔✔5 each leg, 1 top and 1 bottom spring
✔✔Low chair: Footwork - ✔✔Toes, arches, heels - 10 reps, 1 top and 1 bottom spring
✔✔Low chair: Basic Tendon stretch - ✔✔10 reps, 1 top and 1 bottom
✔✔Name the ending wall exercises/series - ✔✔1. arm circles
2. alternating arms
3. roll down with arm circles
4. wall slides/squats
5. one leg slide
✔✔Wall series: Arm circles - ✔✔3-6 reps
, ✔✔Wall series: Alternating arms - ✔✔3-6 reps
✔✔Wall series: Roll down with arm circles - ✔✔3 reps
✔✔Wall series: Wall slides/squats - ✔✔3 reps
✔✔Wall series: One leg slide - ✔✔1-3 reps
✔✔What is the 5-part formula for success? - ✔✔1. Peak Principles: Include the pilates
principles and the 5 parts of the mind
2. Session Format
3. Teaching Methodology
4. Presentation Skills
5. Progression Guidelines
✔✔What are the peak principles? - ✔✔1. Pilates Principles
2. The 5 parts of the mind
✔✔What are the Pilates Principles (6) - ✔✔1. Concentration
2. Control
3. Centering
4. Persion
5. Breath
6. Flowing Movement
✔✔What are the five parts of the mind? - ✔✔1. Intelligence
2. Memory
3. Intuition
4. Imagination
5. Will & Desire
✔✔Session Formation is what? - ✔✔A: Mat 15-20 minutes
B: Reformer 20 minutes
C: Individual needs 10 minutes
D: Endings 5 minutes
* Part A and B are interchangeable
✔✔What are the 6 components to teaching methodology? - ✔✔1. Setup
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm & Voice
6. Breath Dynamics