BALANCED BODY - REFORMER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
9 Pilates Principles - ANSWER-Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development (BMD)
Rhythm & Flow
Whole Body Movement (WBM)
Relaxation
4 Pilates Movement Principles with 1 reformer exercise to teach each one - ANSWER-
Breathing (100's)
Lumbopelvic Stability (Footwork)
Neutral Spine (Anything, Feet in Straps)
Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine (Short box abs)
Placing springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer make the resistance
easier or harder? - ANSWER-Harder
Spring colors from lightest to heaviest - ANSWER-Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
3 ways to adjust the reformer to fit clients with knee and hip injuries that don't tolerate
deep flexion - ANSWER-• Lower footbar (vertical)
• Horizontal adjustment (distant between carriage and footbar)
• Use lighter springs during leg exercises
• limit range of motion by moving back
• shorten reformer using shorter straps on shoulder rests
Correct Leg alignment when viewed form the Side - ANSWER-Greater Trochanter (Hip)
Mid Lateral Point (Knee)
Lateral Malleolus (Ankle)
3 Common leg misalignments and describe them - ANSWER-• Knock Knee (center of
knee not under hip joint, legs parallel, knees touch ankles won't)
• Bowlegs (center of knee joint lateral to center of hip joint)
• Tibial Torsion (Tibia not lined up under femur causing feet to rotate externally while
femur remain parallel)
