REFORMER PILATES PRACTICE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+

REFORMER PILATES PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+


◉ breath. Answer: exhale is flexion, inhale is expansion


◉ control. Answer: muscles and mind over body


◉ concentration. Answer: all in the details


◉ precision. Answer: nothing is halfway done, concentration on the
correct movement, accuracy


◉ what are the 6 pilates principles?. Answer: breath, centering, control,
flow, precision, concentration


◉ where was Joe born?. Answer: Germany


◉ where did Joe move to help prisoners be healthy?. Answer: England


◉ where was Joe's first studio?. Answer: NYC

, ◉ what was pilates called before?. Answer: contrology


◉ what were the past teachers known as (protege)?. Answer: The Elders


◉ what is the Powerhouse?. Answer: core, located hip bone to bottom of
ribs


◉ muscles that make up Powerhouse anterior. Answer: rectus
abdominis, external obliques, internal obliques, transverse abdominis
(corset)


◉ posterior. Answer: psoas major, QL, pelvis floor


◉ front/back. Answer: frontal/coronal


◉ left/right. Answer: sagittal


◉ upper/lower. Answer: transverse/horizontal


◉ bent. Answer: flexion


◉ expand back. Answer: extension