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Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1- Solved 2024
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Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1-Solved 2024
________ cues provide descriptions of movement quality or how things should feel. -
ANSWER-Descriptive
__________ cues provide specific references to action and position. - ANSWER-
Directional
A blood pressure measurement of the time during which the ventricles are contracting.
The first number given in a blood pressure reading. - ANSWER-Systolic
A bone contained within tendon. The patella is the body's largest one. - ANSWER-
Sesamoid Bone
A bony "bump" that represents the site of muscle attachments. - ANSWER-Tuberosity
A cartilaginous joint such as the pubic symphysis or the intervertebral disks. -
ANSWER-Symphysis
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and
supported by critical connections - ANSWER-anchoring
A condition characterized by a rapid onset with a relatively short and severe course. -
ANSWER-Acute
A condition that persists over a long period of time. - ANSWER-Chronic
A diamond-shaped region at the bottom of the pelvic basin; contains the pelvic
diaphragm and urogenital structures located within the boundaries; the region between
the anus and the genitals. - ANSWER-Perineum
A grating sensation felt or heard when bones abnormally articulate. - ANSWER-
Crepitation
A guideline for working with Touch Techniques is:
a. Touch by spotting every movement
b. Always use a firm touch
c. The touch technique applied should match the verbal cue
d. Don't use a verbal cue when touching - ANSWER-c.
A hole in a bone. - ANSWER-Foramen
,A measure of blood pressure for the time between ventricular contractions when the
right and left ventricles are filling with blood. - ANSWER-Diastolic
A movement quality of reaching an extremity without tensing it. Deepens work in
powerhouse. - ANSWER-Length
A muscle that assists another muscle in its function. Usually a small muscle working to
control and stabilize an overall movement. - ANSWER-Synergist
A person with a high blood pressure should avoid exercises where the ________ are
over the _________. - ANSWER-feet, head
A Pilates Session ends in what position? - ANSWER-standing/vertical to gravity
A reference point that describes the limit of healthy movement in Pilates. Outline of the
body or apparatus. Body frames movement. Apparatus frames body. - ANSWER-Frame
A small extension of bone. In size, not as long and prominent as the ramus, and not as
thick as a trochanter. - ANSWER-Process
A smooth, semi-opaque material that provides a frictionless surface in a joint. -
ANSWER-Cartilage
A student with a hip replacement should not flex their hip past ____ degrees and should
never perform _____________. - ANSWER-90; rest position, seal
a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or
unsuitable for a student to perform - ANSWER-contraindications
A technical definition of a movement system includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Focuses on functional translation
b. Has a goal of improving maximal strength
c. Improves the ability of the deep muscles to guide and control movement
d. Focuses on quality not quantity - ANSWER-b.
A term used to distinguish movements starting from the Powerhouse and center and
flowing outward. - ANSWER-Initiate
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 - ANSWER-Dividing
the Spine Into Thirds
Active engagement of the buttocks muscles "pinch, lift, and grow tall as you sit" -
ANSWER-Perch
, Adaptations to an exercise that are used for special cases. Accessible for health
concerns. - ANSWER-Modifications
An exercise in which the terminal joint is free and the end segment of a movement is not
fixed and/or supporting the body. - ANSWER-Open Chain Exercise
An image that invokes the feeling of power, strength, and stability created by the Pilates
stance. - ANSWER-The Greek Column
An individual needs exercise would be which of the following:
a. Wall
b. Front Lunge on Reformer
c. Chest Expansion
d. Hundred with Power Circle - ANSWER-c.
Anterior pelvic tilt
Weak gluteal muscles
Tightened tensor fasciae latae
Tight lower back
Weak abdominal muscles
Weakened thoracic extensors
Weak and/or tight hip flexors - ANSWER-Associated with Lordosis
Complete or partial fusion of a joint that previously was a movable synovial joint. -
ANSWER-Ankylosis
Concept that every exercise has an anchor and a force reaching away from that anchor.
- ANSWER-Opposition
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 - ANSWER-
Critical Connections
Content Focus is different from Performance Focus in that: - ANSWER-Content:
teaches content and memorization; NOT effective for education.
Performance: student centered approach which includes learning, processing
information, and applying information. Makes a connection between the exercise and
body.
Coordinated movement that occurs between the head of the humerus and the scapula
during abduction, creating a more stable shoulder joint and allowing the art to reach 180
degrees of elevation. e.g. Arm Circles - ANSWER-Scapulohumeral Rhythm
Cues are best absorbed when they _______ and are ________. - ANSWER-have an
economy of words; short and repetitive
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