PEAK PILATES EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS SND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
When extending the spine: a.
Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally - b.
The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is:
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern - c.
Guidelines for Progression - 1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more
reps
The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is: a.
Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis - d.
Which of the following exercises emphasizes spinal mobility? a.
Roll Up
b. Short Spine
c. Leg Pull Front
d. A and B - d.
,Which is a primary muscle of respiration? a.
Scalenes
b. Lungs
c. Diaphragm
d. None of the above - c.
To meet a student at their "level" which would you NOT use: a.
The Introductory Order/Basic System
b. Powerhouse, powerhouse, powerhouse
c. Economy of words
d. Thorough explanations - d.
Which muscle is shown by recent to fire, preceding any body movement? a.
Rectus Abdominis
b. Levator Ani
c. Multifidis
d. Internal Obliques - c.
The correct order for the Short Box Series is
a. Round, Side to Side, Flat, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side Sit Ups
b. Round, Flat, Side to Side, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side Sit Ups
c. Round, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side to Side, Side Sit Ups
d. Round, Flat, Tree, Twist with Reach, Side Sit Ups - b.
Which of the following is NOT a major muscle of the Powerhouse? a.
Rectus Abdominis
b. Iliopsoas
c. Vastus Medialis
d. Transversus Abdominis - c.
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and
supported by critical connections - anchoring
stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the
vertebrae onto the mat one vertebrae at a time - Articulate/Segment
Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip
to hip and completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip - Box
simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone" - building blocks
, shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull
of the transverse abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column
in flexion - C Curve
the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels -
centerline
a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable
for a student to perform - contraindications
connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution. 1. Three
Anchors 2. Rib to scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connection - Critical
Connections
What are the three critical connections? - Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib,
heel and buttock connection
The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae - Decompression
A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top of pelvis, top of
pelvis to base of sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull - Dividing the Spine
Into Thirds
Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body - Five
Buttons
What are the 5 buttons - 1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5.
Breastbone
The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things? - Pilates Principles and 5 parts of
the mind
The five Pilates Principles - Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision,
Flowing Movement
The 5 parts of the mind - Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
The PPC1 Session Format - a. Mat (15-20 minutes) b.
Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
Parts ___ and ___ of the Session Format are interchangeable. - A, B
QUESTIONS SND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED
When extending the spine: a.
Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally - b.
The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is:
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern - c.
Guidelines for Progression - 1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more
reps
The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is: a.
Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis - d.
Which of the following exercises emphasizes spinal mobility? a.
Roll Up
b. Short Spine
c. Leg Pull Front
d. A and B - d.
,Which is a primary muscle of respiration? a.
Scalenes
b. Lungs
c. Diaphragm
d. None of the above - c.
To meet a student at their "level" which would you NOT use: a.
The Introductory Order/Basic System
b. Powerhouse, powerhouse, powerhouse
c. Economy of words
d. Thorough explanations - d.
Which muscle is shown by recent to fire, preceding any body movement? a.
Rectus Abdominis
b. Levator Ani
c. Multifidis
d. Internal Obliques - c.
The correct order for the Short Box Series is
a. Round, Side to Side, Flat, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side Sit Ups
b. Round, Flat, Side to Side, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side Sit Ups
c. Round, Twist with Reach, Tree, Side to Side, Side Sit Ups
d. Round, Flat, Tree, Twist with Reach, Side Sit Ups - b.
Which of the following is NOT a major muscle of the Powerhouse? a.
Rectus Abdominis
b. Iliopsoas
c. Vastus Medialis
d. Transversus Abdominis - c.
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and
supported by critical connections - anchoring
stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the
vertebrae onto the mat one vertebrae at a time - Articulate/Segment
Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip
to hip and completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip - Box
simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone" - building blocks
, shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull
of the transverse abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column
in flexion - C Curve
the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels -
centerline
a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable
for a student to perform - contraindications
connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution. 1. Three
Anchors 2. Rib to scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connection - Critical
Connections
What are the three critical connections? - Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib,
heel and buttock connection
The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae - Decompression
A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top of pelvis, top of
pelvis to base of sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull - Dividing the Spine
Into Thirds
Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body - Five
Buttons
What are the 5 buttons - 1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5.
Breastbone
The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things? - Pilates Principles and 5 parts of
the mind
The five Pilates Principles - Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision,
Flowing Movement
The 5 parts of the mind - Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
The PPC1 Session Format - a. Mat (15-20 minutes) b.
Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
Parts ___ and ___ of the Session Format are interchangeable. - A, B
