National Pilates Certification Exam(A+ graded 100% verified latest update)

National Pilates Certification Exam(A+ graded 100% verified latest update)Scope of practice - 1. Design Pilates exercise program's according to an individual's needs 2. Recognize conditions that would preclude a client from safely participating in a Pilates exercise program 3. Coach, provide general information, and direct clients to seek medical attention as necessary 4. Receive exercise guidelines and clearance from medical practitioners when appropriate, to ensure client safety 5. Document clien profree and cooperate with referring medical practitioners 6. Promote exercise to improve overall health 7. Request permission to touch clients and observe practice laws within jurisdiction 8. Use appropriate touch to facilitate movement, position the client, and prevent injury or damage Beyond the scope of practice - 1. "Prescribing" an exercise program 2. "Diagnosing" a client with any medical, mental or physical condition 3. Continuing to teach a client with a condition beyond your knowledge without appropriate medical clearance 4. ¨Prescribing¨diets or recommending supplements 5. Claiming to ¨treat¨or ¨rehabilitate" injury or disease 6. Monitoring the (with measurement) the progress of clients referred by therapists or medical practitioners 7. Offering counseling 8. Claiming to be competent to offer professional education beyond the limits of your credentials 9. Applying inappropriate touch 10. Continuing to teach a client who exhibits any of the following unusual symptoms chest pain, prolonged dizziness, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, significant decrease in coordination, loss of consciousness, faintness, nausea, blurred vision, and prolonged or increasing pain Code of Ethics - 1. Do no harm 2. Teach within the scope of practice 3. Maintain professional boundaries (no inappropriate contact, financial exploitation, sexual exploitation) 4. Maintain client confidentiality 5. Direct clients to see medical attention when necessary 6. Do not discriminate against clients or colleagues on any level 7. Do not intentionally solicit other Pilates professionals 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 your skills and knowledge and to provide the highest quality services to clients 13. Maintain appropriate teach to student ratios in all class settings Joseph Pilates Intention for Contrology - A mental and physical discipline, a work ethic, and an attitude toward one's self that becomes a lifestyle that is necessary to achieve whole body health Joseph Pilates Holistic Approach - Development of body, mind and spirit in complete coordination with one another Pilates Emphasis on Respiration - Integral to overall body functioning, increasing respiratory volume capacity. Full consistent inhalation and exhalation helps the circulatory system nourish all bodily tissues. Pilates Movement Principles - Control Breath Concentration Centering Flow Precision Control - Gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body Breath - Complete inhale and complete exhale Concentration - Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise lest you do them improperly and lose all of the vital benefits of their value Centering - Body, mind, and spirit functioning as a perfectly coordinated whole; connecting to the body's powerhouse or center Flow - Suppleness, natural grace and skill infused into life; flow of one exercise to another Precision - Each Pilates movement has a purpose, placement and technique that needs to be followed in order to be successfully Goal and benefits of Pilates - Increased strength Improved flexibility and mobility Balanced muscular development Improved movement awareness Improved coordination and more efficient movement patterns Improved posture Self-confidence and sense of well being Integration of mind body spirit Enhanced quality of life