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PEAK PILATES EXAM QUESTIONSWITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024-2025
What is a Pilates exercise? - ANSWER teaches balance and control; stretches,
strengthens, and balances the body; "contrology"
What other forms of movement did Joseph Pilates base Pilates exercises on? -
ANSWER: Yoga, Zen, ancient Greek and Roman physical regimens, and self-
study
Joseph Pilates dubbed his workout system -. - ANSWER contrology
Joe's first piece of equipment was the -, but he also devised the - workouts. -
ANSWER: reformer and mat work
Peak Pilates teaches Pilates using a - method. - A traditional answer
List the three Peak Pilates "differences": -, -, and -. - Answer: fitness-based,
methodical, integrated.
Who are the 'elders'? - ANSWER those who learned directly from Joseph
Pilates.
List eight advantages of regular Pilates exercise: - ANSWER 1. Whole Body
Health 2. Whole Body Commitment and Breathing 3. Concentration: 4.
Centering 5. Control 6. Breathing 7. Precision 8. Flowing Movement
Two sections of the Peak Pilates Principles: ANSWER Pilates Principles + 5
sections of the Mind
,Pilates principles include concentration, centering, control, breathing, precision,
and flowing movement.
The five parts of the mind are intelligence, memory, imagination, intuition, and
will/desire.
The PPC1 Session Format: - ANSWER A. Mat (15-20 min) b. Reformer (20
min) c. Individual Needs (10 minutes) d. Ending (5 minutes).
The parts - and - of the Session Format are interchangeable. - ANSWER A,B
PPC1 Teaching Methodology: ANSWER Setup, Execution, Flow, Cueing,
Rhythm, Voice, and Breath Dynamics.
Presentation Skills: - ANSWER Safety, Exercise Delivery, Teacher Posture,
Touch Techniques, Professionalism, and Teacher Mindfulness
Guidelines for Progression: - ANSWER Adhere to the session format, introduce
no more than one variation or apparatus, teach to the student's ideal, build
strength and stamina through steps, teach transitions as part of an exercise,
challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with
more reps.
Pilates believed in starting the instruction lying down because --------. -
ANSWER Gravity helps with elongation and spinal positioning.
Before moving on to more difficult exercises, make sure to adequately explain
the basic ones. - A basic answer
List four symptoms of a learner being moved too quickly: lack of concentration,
loss of coordination, bad technique, and soreness after the session.
,A notion describing how the Powerhouse stabilizes each activity and supports it
through key linkages. - ANSWER anchoring
Stacking one vertebra at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and
releasing the vertebrae one by one onto the mat. - ANSWER
Articulate/Segment
Two imaginary lines traveling from shoulder to shoulder and hip to hip make a
rectangle, which is completed by two lines running from shoulder to hip. -
Answer Box
Simpler variations of an activity; "stepping stone" - ANSWER Building Blocks
Many Pilates exercises involve bending the spine and shaping the body. A deep
pull of the transverse abdominis wraps around the spine, opening the spinal
column in flexion. - ANSWER: C curve
ANSWER Centerline is the line that runs down from the nose, navel, and pubic
bone to the heels.
A symptom or health condition that makes a specific workout inappropriate or
unfit for a pupil to practice. - Answer: Contraindications
Connections that deepen the Powerhouse's work and increase performance. 1.
Three anchors 2. Rib to scapula or scapula to rib 3. Heel and Buttock
Connection - Critical Connections
Decompression is the activity of elongating and creating space between
vertebrae.
, A technique for rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top of pelvis, top of
pelvis to base of sternum/bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to head - ANSWER
Dividing the Spine into Thirds
The image depicts buttons pressing from front to rear and back to front across
the body.
Segments:
Lowest - pubic bone.
Second, Sacral Level
Third - Navel
Fourth: Xiphoid Process
Fifth- Breastbone - Answer: Five Buttons
A reference point for the limit of healthy movement in Pilates. Outline of a
body or apparatus. The body creates a framework for movement. The apparatus
frames the body. - Answer Frame
An illustration that conveys the sensation of power, strength, and stability
provided by the Pilates posture. - ANSWER: The Greek Column
A word used to describe movements that begin in the Powerhouse and center
and radiate outwards. - ANSWER: initiate
A movement attribute that involves reaching an extremity without tensing it.
Deepens work in the powerhouse. - Answer Length
Special-purpose adaptations to an exercise. Accessible for medical issues. -
Answer modifications
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