Reformer Instructor Test Out - Balanced Body Exam
(verified 2024/2025)
9 Pilates Principles - -Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to teach
that principle - -Lumbopelvic Stability - Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to _______ degree angle at their
hips. - -90
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. - -Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from the front of the body? -
-Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? - -
Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
(verified 2024/2025)
9 Pilates Principles - -Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to teach
that principle - -Lumbopelvic Stability - Footwork
Abdominal Strengthening - Hundred
Scapular Stability - Kneeling abdominals, facing back
Stretching - Mermaid
In the footwork exercises, the football should ideally be set to _______ degree angle at their
hips. - -90
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. - -Lower the football to lowest setting
Horizontal adjustment of the carriage
Use stop blocks if Revo not present
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when view from the front of the body? -
-Hip: ASIS
Knee: Center of patella
Ankle: Center of ankle joint
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? - -
Hip: Greater Trochanter
Knee: Mid-lateral point of knee
