Balanced Body Comprehensive test out
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Contract - CORRECT ANSWER - Does the Diaphram contract or release (relax) on
inhalation?
Bend knees
Decrease angle of hip flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - How to modify teaser on clients
with tight hamstrings
Pedal height
Number of springs
Split pedal - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 differences between combo chair and the
Wanda/Exo chair
Clara Step Barrel
East Coast Barrel
Pilates Arch
Contour Barrel - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 step barrels
Posterior Oblique Subsystem (POS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Latissimus Dorsi
Contralateral Gluteus Maximus
*torso extension and rotation as well as pelvic stability. Use in many swan exercisesq
Side Sit Ups
Side stretch - CORRECT ANSWER - Exercises on the Barrel that work the spine in lateral
flexion
,4 muscles of the Core or Inner Unit - CORRECT ANSWER - transversus abdominus
pelvic floor
multifidi
diaphragm
9 Pilates Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
concentration
control
centering
precision
balanced muscle development
rhythm/flow
whole body movement
relaxation and stretching
Bobby can count cats playing, bantering, & rolling, while reading.
Scapula glides
Circle - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching
scapular mobility
Roll down
Hundred
Assisted abdominals
Teaser
Either breathing
Upper arms - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching
abdominal strengthening.
, Bend &Stretch
Feet in straps - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze tower exercise that is useful for teaching a
beginner leg alignment
3 safety precautions for the Trapeze/tower - CORRECT ANSWER - Use safety strap when
sprung from below
Make sure feet aren't slippery
Instructor should keep control of the bar at all times
Keel client and instructor bodies out of the way of the bar
Circle of Danger - CORRECT ANSWER - Entire arch of the push through bar
Lower foot bar
Move carriage further away
Instruct client to limit ROM - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 ways to adjust the fit of the
reformer for client who don't tolerate deep knee or hip flexion
Reformer
Cadillac
Chair
Spine corrector
Ladder Barrel - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 pieces of equipment Joe invented
Just inside the ASIS
Middle of knee cap (patella)
Center of the top of ankle joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Points that must line up for
correct leg alignment from the front
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Contract - CORRECT ANSWER - Does the Diaphram contract or release (relax) on
inhalation?
Bend knees
Decrease angle of hip flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - How to modify teaser on clients
with tight hamstrings
Pedal height
Number of springs
Split pedal - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 differences between combo chair and the
Wanda/Exo chair
Clara Step Barrel
East Coast Barrel
Pilates Arch
Contour Barrel - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 step barrels
Posterior Oblique Subsystem (POS) - CORRECT ANSWER - Latissimus Dorsi
Contralateral Gluteus Maximus
*torso extension and rotation as well as pelvic stability. Use in many swan exercisesq
Side Sit Ups
Side stretch - CORRECT ANSWER - Exercises on the Barrel that work the spine in lateral
flexion
,4 muscles of the Core or Inner Unit - CORRECT ANSWER - transversus abdominus
pelvic floor
multifidi
diaphragm
9 Pilates Principles - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
concentration
control
centering
precision
balanced muscle development
rhythm/flow
whole body movement
relaxation and stretching
Bobby can count cats playing, bantering, & rolling, while reading.
Scapula glides
Circle - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching
scapular mobility
Roll down
Hundred
Assisted abdominals
Teaser
Either breathing
Upper arms - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching
abdominal strengthening.
, Bend &Stretch
Feet in straps - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapeze tower exercise that is useful for teaching a
beginner leg alignment
3 safety precautions for the Trapeze/tower - CORRECT ANSWER - Use safety strap when
sprung from below
Make sure feet aren't slippery
Instructor should keep control of the bar at all times
Keel client and instructor bodies out of the way of the bar
Circle of Danger - CORRECT ANSWER - Entire arch of the push through bar
Lower foot bar
Move carriage further away
Instruct client to limit ROM - CORRECT ANSWER - 3 ways to adjust the fit of the
reformer for client who don't tolerate deep knee or hip flexion
Reformer
Cadillac
Chair
Spine corrector
Ladder Barrel - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 pieces of equipment Joe invented
Just inside the ASIS
Middle of knee cap (patella)
Center of the top of ankle joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Points that must line up for
correct leg alignment from the front
