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Reformer pilates - Final exam completequestions and solutions
What are the nine 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
What are the five Balanced Body principles? - correct answer 1’ Whole body
movement
2’ Trunk integration
3’ Lower body training
4’ Upper body training
5’ Mobility & restoration
What are the four Outer units for Lumbopelvic stability? - correct answer 1’ Deep
longitudinal system
2’ Anterior oblique sling
3’ Posterior oblique sling
4’ Lateral system
What are the four Inner units of the Core work? - correct answer 1’ Diaphragm
2’ Transverse abdominis
3’ Multifidi
4’ Pelvic floor
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - correct answer Germany around
1883
When & why did Joseph Pilates begin creating the exercise system? - correct
answer During internment to train the inmates
When and where did Joseph Pilates set up his first exercisie studio in America? -
correct answer NYC in 1926 - same building as NYC Ballet on 8th Ave’
What are some of the apparatuses and accessories that Joseph Pilates invented?
- correct answer Universal reformer, Wunda chair, Cadillac, Ladder barrel, Spine
corrector, and other inventions
,When did Joseph Pilates pass away and how? - correct answer Complications
from smoke inhalation from the fire & soon after the studio was destroyed in 1967
When did Clara manage the studio after Joseph Pilates's death? - correct answer
1967 to 1977
Name the Pilates Elders according to the Balanced Body Reformer Manual -
correct answer 1’ Romana Kryzanowska
2’ Eve Gentry
3’ Ron Fletcher
4’ Carola Trier
5’ Kathleen Stanford Grant
6’ Lolita San Miguel
7’ Mary Bown
What are the core muscles and their actions? - correct answer 1’ Transversus
abdominus
2’ Diaphragm
3’ Multifidi
4’ Pelvic floor
Discuss breathing basics - correct answer Diaphragm is the ceiling of the core in
the inner unit’
It's the primary muscle for respiration’
Inhale - Spinal extension, lateral flexion, spinal rotation’ Diaphragm retracts,
dome moves down, abdominal pressure increases, pelvic floor responds’
Exhale - Spinal flexion, lateral flexion, spinal rotation’ Diaphragm relaxes, dome
moves up, transversus abdominus contracts, pelvic floor responds’
What are the major muscle groups, their names, and actions? - correct answer
Traps - neck area
Deltoid - upper exterior arm below shoulders
Pecs - upper chest
Lats - under the shoulder blades in the back
Biceps
Serratus anterior - front ribs
Rectus abdominus - chain of abs
, External oblique - love handle area
Anterior superior iliac spine - ASIS hip bones
Brachioradalis - forearms
Iliopsoas - near the pelvis
Gracilis - Inner thigh
Rectus femoris - Quad area
Vastus lateralis - Outer quad area
Vastus medialis - inner quad area near knee
Patella - knee
Ligamentum patellae - lower knee
Peroneus longus - calf?
Tibialis anterior - Shin
Tibia - Shin
Soleus - Inner lower leg
Gastrocnemius - Upper lower leg
Extensor digitorum longus - Skinny long part of lower leg
Tendons of extensor digitorum longus
In the Balanced Body Movement Principles, what is part of the whole body
movement? - correct answer 1’ Whole body
2’ Global movement
3’ Planar movement
4’ Local movement
5’ Postural observations
6’ Common misalignments & dysfunctional patterns
In the Balanced Body Movement Principles, what is part of global movement? -
correct answer 1’ Postural patterns
2’ Movement strategies
3’ Strength imbalances & side dominance
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