PILATES REFORMER 1 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise
you would use to teach that principle. Answer: 1. Lower core activation -
kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbo pelvic stability - bridging & pelvic lift
3. Breathing - the hundred
4. Stretching - lunges
◉ Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer
makes the resistance? Answer: Harder
◉ List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from
lightest to heaviest. Answer: Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
◉ In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so
the client has what degree angle at their hips? Answer: 90
◉ Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee &
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion? Answer: 1. Lower bar
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Name 4 Pilates Movement Principles & list one Reformer exercise
you would use to teach that principle. Answer: 1. Lower core activation -
kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbo pelvic stability - bridging & pelvic lift
3. Breathing - the hundred
4. Stretching - lunges
◉ Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer
makes the resistance? Answer: Harder
◉ List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer springs from
lightest to heaviest. Answer: Yellow, Blue, Red, Green
◉ In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so
the client has what degree angle at their hips? Answer: 90
◉ Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the Reformer for clients with knee &
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion? Answer: 1. Lower bar
