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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Before //developing //the //Pilates //method/Contrology, //Joseph //Pilates //was
A: //A. //Dancer //and //director.
B. //Stock //broker //and //businessman.
C. //Pugilist //and //acrobat.
D. //Doctor //and //professor.
C. //Pugilist //and //acrobat.
The //information //obtained //in //a //postural //screening //includes //which //of //the //following?
A. //Overall //symmetry, //height, //weight, //and //balance.
B. /
/Overall /
/symmetry, //muscle //development, //and //alignment //deviations. //C. //Pelvic //symmetry, //muscular
//patterns, //and //movement //deviations.
D. //Overall //symmetry, //alignment //deviations, //and //proprioception.
B. //Overall //symmetry, //muscle //development, //and //alignment //deviations.
The /
/Pilates /
,/exercises /
/rocking, //grasshopper, //and //swimming, //which //are //performed //on //the //reformer, //are:
A. //Performed //holding //the //straps //or //rope //handles.
B. //Performed //at //the //beginning //of //a //reformer //workout.
C. //Easily //performed //by //participants //with //spinal //stenosis.
D. //Extension //exercises //performed //on //the //long //box.
D. //Extension //exercises //performed //on //the //long //box.
The //primary //muscles/muscle //groups //that //make //up //the //core //are:
A. //Transverse //abdominis, //abdominal //external //oblique, //iliocostalis, //and //adductors.
B. //Hamstrings, //rectus //abdominis, //abdominal //internal //oblique, //and //tensor //fascia //latae.
C. //Diaphragm, //transverse //abdominus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
D. //Transverse //abdominis, //gluteus //maximus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
C. //Diaphragm, //transverse //abdominus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
An //example //of //assisted //retraction //and //resisted //protraction //on //the //Pilates //apparatus //is:
A. //Pulling //straps //on //the //reformer.
B. //Swan //from //floor //on //the //low //chair.
C. //Swan //on //the //ladder //barrel.
D. //Swan //on //the //low //chair.
D. //Swan //on //the //low //chair.
Which /
/of /
,/the /
/following /
/describes /
/the //muscular //contraction //in //which //the //muscle //shortens //to //produce //force //and //accelerate
//movement?
A. //Concentric.
B. //Isometric.
C. //Eccentric.
D. //Isotonic.
A. //Concentric.
Identify //which //of //the //following //ARE //within //the //scope //of //practice //for //a //Pilates //teacher.
a. //Prescribing //an //exercise //program
b. //Design //Pilates //exercise //programs //according //to //an //individual's //needs
c. //Prescribing //diets //or //recommending //supplements.
d.Diagnosing //a //client //with //any //medical, //mental //or //physical //condition.
b. //Design //Pilates //exercise //programs //according //to //an //individual's //needs
Identify /
/which //of //the //following //ARE //NOT //within //the //scope //of //practice //for //a //Pilates //teacher.
a. //Promote //exercise //to //improve //overall //health
b. //Coach, //provide //general //information //and //direct //clients //to //seek //medical //attention.
c. //Offering //counseling.
d. /
/Recognize /
/conditions /
/that //would //preclude //a //client //from //safely //participating //in //a //Pilates //exercise //program.
, c. //Offering //counseling.
What //are //the //13 //Code //of //Ethics?
1. //Do //no //harm.
2. //Teach //within //the //scope //of //practice.
3. //Maintain //professional //boundaries.
4. //Maintain //client //confidentiality.
5. //Direct //clients //to //seek //medical //attention //when //necessarily.
6. //Do //not //discriminate //against //clients //or //colleagues //on //any //level.
7. //Do //not //intentionally //solicit //other //Pilates //professionals's //clients.
8. //Treat //clients //and //colleagues //with //respect, //truth, //fairness, //and //integrity.
9. //Comply //with //all //applicable //business, //employment //and //intellectual //property //laws.
10. //Maintain //professional //appearance //and //conduct.
11. //Do //not //misrepresent //skills, //training, //professional //credentials, //identity //or //services
12. //Continue //gaining //education //to //enhance //skills //and //knowledge.
13. //Maintain //appropriate //teacher-to-student //ratios //in //all //class //settings.
What //are //the //continuing //education //requirements //for //certificates?
Certificants //must //earn //16 //NPCP-approved //CECs //in //order //to //renew //their //certification.
How //often //must //certificates //complete //their //CECs?
All //CECs //must //be //completed //within //a //two //(2) //year //renewal //period.
Pilates
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Certification
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Before //developing //the //Pilates //method/Contrology, //Joseph //Pilates //was
A: //A. //Dancer //and //director.
B. //Stock //broker //and //businessman.
C. //Pugilist //and //acrobat.
D. //Doctor //and //professor.
C. //Pugilist //and //acrobat.
The //information //obtained //in //a //postural //screening //includes //which //of //the //following?
A. //Overall //symmetry, //height, //weight, //and //balance.
B. /
/Overall /
/symmetry, //muscle //development, //and //alignment //deviations. //C. //Pelvic //symmetry, //muscular
//patterns, //and //movement //deviations.
D. //Overall //symmetry, //alignment //deviations, //and //proprioception.
B. //Overall //symmetry, //muscle //development, //and //alignment //deviations.
The /
/Pilates /
,/exercises /
/rocking, //grasshopper, //and //swimming, //which //are //performed //on //the //reformer, //are:
A. //Performed //holding //the //straps //or //rope //handles.
B. //Performed //at //the //beginning //of //a //reformer //workout.
C. //Easily //performed //by //participants //with //spinal //stenosis.
D. //Extension //exercises //performed //on //the //long //box.
D. //Extension //exercises //performed //on //the //long //box.
The //primary //muscles/muscle //groups //that //make //up //the //core //are:
A. //Transverse //abdominis, //abdominal //external //oblique, //iliocostalis, //and //adductors.
B. //Hamstrings, //rectus //abdominis, //abdominal //internal //oblique, //and //tensor //fascia //latae.
C. //Diaphragm, //transverse //abdominus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
D. //Transverse //abdominis, //gluteus //maximus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
C. //Diaphragm, //transverse //abdominus, //multifidus, //and //pelvic //floor.
An //example //of //assisted //retraction //and //resisted //protraction //on //the //Pilates //apparatus //is:
A. //Pulling //straps //on //the //reformer.
B. //Swan //from //floor //on //the //low //chair.
C. //Swan //on //the //ladder //barrel.
D. //Swan //on //the //low //chair.
D. //Swan //on //the //low //chair.
Which /
/of /
,/the /
/following /
/describes /
/the //muscular //contraction //in //which //the //muscle //shortens //to //produce //force //and //accelerate
//movement?
A. //Concentric.
B. //Isometric.
C. //Eccentric.
D. //Isotonic.
A. //Concentric.
Identify //which //of //the //following //ARE //within //the //scope //of //practice //for //a //Pilates //teacher.
a. //Prescribing //an //exercise //program
b. //Design //Pilates //exercise //programs //according //to //an //individual's //needs
c. //Prescribing //diets //or //recommending //supplements.
d.Diagnosing //a //client //with //any //medical, //mental //or //physical //condition.
b. //Design //Pilates //exercise //programs //according //to //an //individual's //needs
Identify /
/which //of //the //following //ARE //NOT //within //the //scope //of //practice //for //a //Pilates //teacher.
a. //Promote //exercise //to //improve //overall //health
b. //Coach, //provide //general //information //and //direct //clients //to //seek //medical //attention.
c. //Offering //counseling.
d. /
/Recognize /
/conditions /
/that //would //preclude //a //client //from //safely //participating //in //a //Pilates //exercise //program.
, c. //Offering //counseling.
What //are //the //13 //Code //of //Ethics?
1. //Do //no //harm.
2. //Teach //within //the //scope //of //practice.
3. //Maintain //professional //boundaries.
4. //Maintain //client //confidentiality.
5. //Direct //clients //to //seek //medical //attention //when //necessarily.
6. //Do //not //discriminate //against //clients //or //colleagues //on //any //level.
7. //Do //not //intentionally //solicit //other //Pilates //professionals's //clients.
8. //Treat //clients //and //colleagues //with //respect, //truth, //fairness, //and //integrity.
9. //Comply //with //all //applicable //business, //employment //and //intellectual //property //laws.
10. //Maintain //professional //appearance //and //conduct.
11. //Do //not //misrepresent //skills, //training, //professional //credentials, //identity //or //services
12. //Continue //gaining //education //to //enhance //skills //and //knowledge.
13. //Maintain //appropriate //teacher-to-student //ratios //in //all //class //settings.
What //are //the //continuing //education //requirements //for //certificates?
Certificants //must //earn //16 //NPCP-approved //CECs //in //order //to //renew //their //certification.
How //often //must //certificates //complete //their //CECs?
All //CECs //must //be //completed //within //a //two //(2) //year //renewal //period.
