PILATES REFORMER 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
List the 9 Pilates Principles. - Answer- 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to
teach that principle. - Answer- 1. Lower core activation - kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbo pelvic stability - bridging & pelvic lift
3. Breathing - the hundred
4. Stretching - lunges
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer makes the
resistance? - Answer- Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest. - Answer- Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
what degree angle at their hips? - Answer- 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee & hip injuries that
don't tolerate deep flexion? - Answer- 1. Lower bar
2. Further out (bar)
3. Adjust weight
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joseph Pilates invented. - Answer- 1.
Reformer
2. Wunda Chair
3. Cadillac
4. Ladder Barrel
5. Spine Corrector
What are 2 exercises contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis? - Answer- 1.
Hundreds
2. Short box abdominals
What are (6) Reformer exercises that are recommended for clients with
osteoporosis? - Answer- 1. Footwork
2. Feet in straps
AND ANSWERS
List the 9 Pilates Principles. - Answer- 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced Muscle Development
7. Rhythm/Flow
8. Whole Body Movement
9. Relaxation
Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise you would use to
teach that principle. - Answer- 1. Lower core activation - kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbo pelvic stability - bridging & pelvic lift
3. Breathing - the hundred
4. Stretching - lunges
Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer makes the
resistance? - Answer- Harder
List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from lightest to
heaviest. - Answer- Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has
what degree angle at their hips? - Answer- 90
Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee & hip injuries that
don't tolerate deep flexion? - Answer- 1. Lower bar
2. Further out (bar)
3. Adjust weight
Name 5 pieces of exercise equipment that Joseph Pilates invented. - Answer- 1.
Reformer
2. Wunda Chair
3. Cadillac
4. Ladder Barrel
5. Spine Corrector
What are 2 exercises contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis? - Answer- 1.
Hundreds
2. Short box abdominals
What are (6) Reformer exercises that are recommended for clients with
osteoporosis? - Answer- 1. Footwork
2. Feet in straps
