REFORMER INSTRUCTOR TEST OUT - BALANCED BODY WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS

REFORMER INSTRUCTOR TEST OUT -
BALANCED BODY WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation - ANSWER-9 Pilates Principles

Lumbopelvic Stability - Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid - ANSWER-Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one
Reformer exercise you would use to teach that principle

90 - ANSWER-In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to _______
degree angle at their hips.

Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present - ANSWER-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.

Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint - ANSWER-What points must line up for correct leg
alignment when view from the front of the body?

Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
Ankle: Just anterior to the lateral ankle bone - ANSWER-What points must line up for
correct leg alignment when viewed from the side?

Top of earlobe
Top of shoulder
Center of ribcage
Greater trochanter (High point of iliac crest)