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Peak Pilates Study Guide Questions and
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What is Pilates exercise?
→ teaches balance and control of the body; stretches, strengthens, and balances the
body; "contrology"
Joseph Pilates based Pilates exercise on what other forms of movement?
→ yoga, Zen, and ancient Greek and Roman physical regimens and self-study
Joseph Pilates called his system of exercise -.
→ contrology
The first piece of equipment Joe created was the -; however, the first exercises he created
were the - exercises.
→ reformer, mat work
Peak Pilates teaches Pilates with a - approach.
→ classical
List 3 Peak Pilates "differences": -, -, and -.
→ fitness-based, systematic, integrated
Who are the 'Elders'?
→ those who learned directly under Joseph Pilates
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List 8 benefits of regular Pilates exercise:
→ 1. Whole Body Health 2. Whole Body Commitment and Breath 3. Concentration 4.
Centering 5. Control 6. Breathing 7. Precision 8. Flowing Movement
Two parts of the Peak Pilates Principles
→ Pilates Principles + 5 Parts of the Mind
Pilates Principles:
→ Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision, Flowing Movement
5 Parts of the Mind:
→ Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
The PPC1 Session Format:
→ a. Mat (15-20 minutes) b. Reformer (20 minutes) c. Individual Needs (10 minutes) d.
Ending (5 minutes)
Parts - and - of the Session Format are interchangeable.
→ A, B
PPC1 Teaching Methodology:
→ Setup, Execution, Flow, Cueing, Rhythm, Voice, Breath Dynamics
Presentation Skills:
→ Safety, Exercise Delivery, Teacher's Posture, Touch Techniques, Professionalism, Teacher
Mindfulness
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Guidelines for Progression:
→ Adhere to 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 beginning the lesson lying down because ---------.
→ gravity assists in the elongation and spinal placement
Focus on thoroughly teaching the - exercises before moving a student on to more advanced
exercises.
→ basic
List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly:
→ loss of concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain following the session
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the Powerhouse and supported by
critical connections.
→ Anchoring
Stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the
vertebrae onto the mat one vertebra at a time.
→ Articulate/Segment
Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip to hip
and completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip.
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→ Box
Simpler versions of an exercise; "stepping stone"
→ Building Blocks
Shape the spine and body assumed during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull of
the transverse abdominis wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column in flexion.
→ C Curve
The line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels
→ Centerline
A symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a
student to perform.
→ Contraindications
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
→ Critical Connections
The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae
→ Decompression
A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top off pelvis, top of pelvis
to base of sternum/bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull
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