PEAK PILATES STUDY GUIDE LEVEL 1 2024 LATEST WITH
270 COMPLETE QUESSTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by
the powerhouse and supported by critical connections
anchoring
stacking one vertebra at a time, lifting bone by bone, or
rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto the mat one
vertebra 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
This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury;
Precision
Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down
because?
gravity assists in the elongation and spinal placement
A Pilates Session ends in what position?
, standing/vertical to gravity
Focus on thoroughly teaching the _________ exercises
before moving a student on to more advanced exercises.
basic
List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly:
Loss of Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain
following the session
PPC1 Teaching Methodology
1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
Presentation Skills
1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
6. Teacher Mindfulness
Guidelines for Progression
270 COMPLETE QUESSTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by
the powerhouse and supported by critical connections
anchoring
stacking one vertebra at a time, lifting bone by bone, or
rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto the mat one
vertebra 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
This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury;
Precision
Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down
because?
gravity assists in the elongation and spinal placement
A Pilates Session ends in what position?
, standing/vertical to gravity
Focus on thoroughly teaching the _________ exercises
before moving a student on to more advanced exercises.
basic
List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly:
Loss of Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain
following the session
PPC1 Teaching Methodology
1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
Presentation Skills
1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
6. Teacher Mindfulness
Guidelines for Progression
