Pilates Final Exam |60 questions with correct answers

The __________ contracts and pulls the legs together, towards the centerline of the body. CORRECT ANSWER Adductors Many of the muscle contractions in Pilates are __________ and eccentric. CORRECT ANSWER Isometric In Pilates we isolate movement, not __________. CORRECT ANSWER Muscles Kyphosis is an exaggerated curve in the __________ spine. CORRECT ANSWER Thoracic Lengthen neck and begin to flex spine off mat one vertebrae at a time. Pass through imprint and keep moving until pelvis is vertical and arms are parallel to the floor, and thoracic spine is flexed. Shoulders are down and plantar flex ankles. This is the first exhale for what exercise? CORRECT ANSWER Roll Up The shoulders or scapula are able to elevate, __________, protract, retract, and can rotate up or down. CORRECT ANSWER Depress Neck lengthening or cranio-vertebral flexion is one of the five fundamentals. The cervical spine should stay in alignment with the thoracic spine during __________, extension, lateral flexion, and rotation. CORRECT ANSWER Flexion Neutral refers to neutral __________ and neutral spine. CORRECT ANSWER Pelvis Between 1918 and 1919 the __________ epidemic broke out and killed millions. Legend has it that the inmates who followed Joe's exercise regime did not get sick. He attributed this to the strength his conditioning system give the immune system. CORRECT ANSWER