Mat Pilates Study Guide - Balanced Body Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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Mat Pilates
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Mat Pilates
Mat Pilates Study Guide - Balanced Body
Exam Practice Questions and Answers
What are the three levels of observation an instructor can use to analyze a client's movement patterns?
- Answer-global, integrated planar and local
When observing vertical alignment from the side, what key bony landmar...
The nucleus pulposus of the spine is - Answer✔✔-The soft, jelly like center of the intervertebral disc
When creating lower body training protocols, it is important to train all the following - Answer✔✔-
optimum leg alignment
balance joint range of motion and muscle strength
agility, balance and coordination
When observing alignment of the legs, ideal standing alignment is - Answer✔✔-Side: hip, knee and ankle
joints are lined up over each other
Anterior: Just inside the ASIS of the hip lines up with the center of the patella and roughly with the
second toe of the foot
Posterior: center of the gluteal fold, center of the back of the knee, achilles are vertical and center
through the heel.
Foot and ankle work, such as heel raises and jumping, work to - Answer✔✔-stabilize the ankle,
strengthen the ankle, and improve balance
Without good range of motion on boths sides of a joint, the muscles cannot work correctly. For example,
if the hip flexors are too tight, the hamsrings won't have enough range to work well and strength gains
will be difficult. This is an example of - Answer✔✔-Reciprocal inhibition
All of the following are true statements about the sacroilliac joint - Answer✔✔-Often an area of
dysfunction
allows for minimal movement
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