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