Balanced Body Written Test EXAM
(updated 2026) Questions & Answers |
Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE
2026|2027
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 5 Pilates Movement Principles - ANSWER-1. Whole Body Movement
2. Trunk Integration
3. Lower Body Training
4. Upper Body Training
5. Mobility and Restoration
,Name the 4 muscles of the core/inner unit - ANSWER-1. Transverse Abdominus
2. Pelvic floor
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
What country was Joseph Pilates born in? - ANSWER-Germany around 1883
In what year did Joesph Pilates move to the US? - ANSWER-1926
What American city did Joesph Pilates live and teach in? - ANSWER-New York City
Circle exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis - ANSWER-
100
Rolling like a ball
Double straight leg stretch
OK =
-Swan
-Side leg series
-Side leg kicks
What bony landmarks define a neutral pelvis - ANSWER-Anterior Superior Iliac
Spine (ASIS)
Pubic Symphysis
, Name 4 Pilates movement principles and list one reformer exercise you would use
to teach that principle - ANSWER-1. Lower core activation - Kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbopelvic stability - Feet in straps (circles)
3. Shoulder stability/mobility - Long box - overhead press/swan
4. Abdominal strengthening - Hundred
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the
resistance - ANSWER-Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer Springs from lightest to
heaviest - ANSWER-1. Yellow (lightest)
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green (heaviest)
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
a _____________ degree angle at their hips - ANSWER-90 degree
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. Lower the bar away from the
carriage
2. Limit range of motion of client
3. Move carriage with blocks
(updated 2026) Questions & Answers |
Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE
2026|2027
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 5 Pilates Movement Principles - ANSWER-1. Whole Body Movement
2. Trunk Integration
3. Lower Body Training
4. Upper Body Training
5. Mobility and Restoration
,Name the 4 muscles of the core/inner unit - ANSWER-1. Transverse Abdominus
2. Pelvic floor
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
What country was Joseph Pilates born in? - ANSWER-Germany around 1883
In what year did Joesph Pilates move to the US? - ANSWER-1926
What American city did Joesph Pilates live and teach in? - ANSWER-New York City
Circle exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis - ANSWER-
100
Rolling like a ball
Double straight leg stretch
OK =
-Swan
-Side leg series
-Side leg kicks
What bony landmarks define a neutral pelvis - ANSWER-Anterior Superior Iliac
Spine (ASIS)
Pubic Symphysis
, Name 4 Pilates movement principles and list one reformer exercise you would use
to teach that principle - ANSWER-1. Lower core activation - Kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbopelvic stability - Feet in straps (circles)
3. Shoulder stability/mobility - Long box - overhead press/swan
4. Abdominal strengthening - Hundred
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the
resistance - ANSWER-Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer Springs from lightest to
heaviest - ANSWER-1. Yellow (lightest)
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green (heaviest)
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
a _____________ degree angle at their hips - ANSWER-90 degree
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. Lower the bar away from the
carriage
2. Limit range of motion of client
3. Move carriage with blocks
