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List the 9 Pilates Principles 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name the 4 Balanced Body Movement Priciples 1. Trunk Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Relaxation
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Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the resistance (Easier
or Harder) Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to heaviest
Lightest
1) Yellow
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Green
Heaviest
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so that the client has a _____
degree angle of their hips 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and hip injuries that don't
tolerate deep flexion 1) Limit carriage return with footbar adjustments or stopper blocks
2) Move footbar lower
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3) Move carriage back on retro bar
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joe Pilates invented 1) Universal reformer
2) Wunda chair
3) Cadillac
4) Ladder barrel
5) Spine Corrector
6) Step barrel
7) Magic circle
Circle any reformer exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis - Swam - Feet
in Straps - Hundreds - Knealing Abdominals - Armwork sitting - Shortbox Abs Hundreds
- Shortbox Abs
Circle any reformer exercises that are reccomended for clients with osteoporosis - Footwork -
Rollbacks - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Shortbox Abs - Swan - Arm work facing
back Footwork - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Swan - Arm work facing back
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What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the front? ASIS,
Patella, Center of ankle, 2/3rd toe
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? top of
iliac crest, greater trochanter, middle of the lateral knee, anterior to lateral malleolus
List 2 reformer exercises that require precaution when working with clients with low back
problems Hundred, Roll Down, Shortbox abs, Snake, mermaid, Swan
Name the four muscles of the inner unit diaphragm, multifidi, pelvic floor, transverse
abdominis
What country was Joe born in? Germany
In what year did Joe move to the US? 1926
What American city did Joe Pilates live in and teach? New York City
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List the 9 Pilates Principles 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name the 4 Balanced Body Movement Priciples 1. Trunk Integration
2. Lower Body Training
3. Upper Body Training
4. Whole Body Movement
5. Mobility & Relaxation
, Balanced Body Mat & Reformer Cert
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the resistance (Easier
or Harder) Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to heaviest
Lightest
1) Yellow
2) Blue
3) Red
4) Green
Heaviest
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so that the client has a _____
degree angle of their hips 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and hip injuries that don't
tolerate deep flexion 1) Limit carriage return with footbar adjustments or stopper blocks
2) Move footbar lower
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3) Move carriage back on retro bar
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joe Pilates invented 1) Universal reformer
2) Wunda chair
3) Cadillac
4) Ladder barrel
5) Spine Corrector
6) Step barrel
7) Magic circle
Circle any reformer exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis - Swam - Feet
in Straps - Hundreds - Knealing Abdominals - Armwork sitting - Shortbox Abs Hundreds
- Shortbox Abs
Circle any reformer exercises that are reccomended for clients with osteoporosis - Footwork -
Rollbacks - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Shortbox Abs - Swan - Arm work facing
back Footwork - Feet in Straps - Pulling Straps - Standing - Swan - Arm work facing back
, Balanced Body Mat & Reformer Cert
Questions And Answers 100% Correct
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the front? ASIS,
Patella, Center of ankle, 2/3rd toe
What points must line up for correct leg alignment when viewed from the side? top of
iliac crest, greater trochanter, middle of the lateral knee, anterior to lateral malleolus
List 2 reformer exercises that require precaution when working with clients with low back
problems Hundred, Roll Down, Shortbox abs, Snake, mermaid, Swan
Name the four muscles of the inner unit diaphragm, multifidi, pelvic floor, transverse
abdominis
What country was Joe born in? Germany
In what year did Joe move to the US? 1926
What American city did Joe Pilates live in and teach? New York City
