Balanced Body Written Test Out Questions & Answers Solved 100% Correct!!

Balanced Body Written Test Out
Name the 4 muscles of the core/inner unit - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Transverse
Abdominus
2. Pelvic floor
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm

What country was Joseph Pilates born in? - CORRECT ANSWER-Germany around
1883

In what year did Joesph Pilates move to the US? - CORRECT ANSWER-1926

What American city did Joesph Pilates live and teach in? - CORRECT ANSWER-New
York City

Circle exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis - CORRECT
ANSWER-100
Rolling like a ball
Double straight leg stretch

OK =
-Swan
-Side leg series
-Side leg kicks

Name 3 mat exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Side leg series
2. Cat/cow
3. Pregnant cat

What bony landmarks define a neutral pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER-Anterior Superior
Iliac Spine (ASIS)
Pubic Symphysis

List two ways to modify spine stretch for clients with tight hamstrings - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. Bend knees slightly
2. Sit on a mat, towel, block

Name four mat exercises that require caution for clients with low back problems -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. Rolling like a ball
2. Roll up
3. Neck pull

,4. Criss cross

Create a short mat class using 15 exercises - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Hundred
2. Roll up
3. Single leg circles
4. Rolling like a ball
5. Single leg stretch
6. Double leg stretch
7. Single straight leg stretch
8. Double straight leg stretch
9. Criss cross
10. Saw
11. Swan
12. Single leg kicks
13. Double leg kicks
14. Swimming
15. Side leg lifts

Listing key areas that an exercise works...options are - CORRECT ANSWER-Abs -
Abdominal exercises (oblique/sagittal)
Lat - Lateral flexion exercises
Rot - Torso rotation
Back - Back extension
Legs - Lower body - hip, leg, and ankle
Arms - Upper body - Shoulder and arm
SS - Scapular stability
PS - Lumbopelvic stability
St - Stretches

Pilates Reformer 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-Written

Name 4 Pilates movement principles and list one reformer exercise you would use to
teach that principle - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Lower core activation - Kneeling
abdominals
2. Lumbopelvic stability - Feet in straps (circles)
3. Shoulder stability/mobility - Long box - overhead press/swan
4. Abdominal strengthening - Hundred

Pilates Mat 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-Written

List the 9 Pilates Principles - CORRECT 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 5 Pilates Movement Principles - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Lower core activation
2. Neutral spine
3. Abdominal strengthening
4. Shoulder stability/mobility
5. Alignment


Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer makes the
resistance - CORRECT ANSWER-Harder

List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer Springs from lightest to heaviest -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. Yellow (lightest)
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green (heaviest)

In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the client has a
_____________ degree angle at their hips - CORRECT ANSWER-90 degree

Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and hip injuries that
don't tolerate deep flexion - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Lower the bar away from the
carriage
2. Limit range of motion of client
3. Move carriage with blocks

Name 5 pieces of equipment that Joesph Pilates invented - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Reformer
2. Cadallic
3. Wunda chair
4. Barrel
5. Spine Corrector

Circle any reformer exercises that are CONTRAINDICATED for clients with
osteoporosis (reformer) - CORRECT ANSWER-Hundred and Short box abdominals

OK =
Swan
Feet in straps
Kneeling abdominals
Arm work sitting