BALANCED BODY REFORMER INSTRUCTOR FINAL ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

BALANCED BODY REFORMER
INSTRUCTOR FINAL ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+

●● 4 Balanced Body Movement Principles with 1 reformer exercise to
teach each one.
Answer: Whole body movement - ?Mermaid
Trunk integration - Hundreds
Lower Body Training- Feet in straps
Upper Body Training- Supine arms
Mobility & Restoration- Hamstring stretch


●● 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


●● 5 pieces of exercise equipment Joseph Pilates invented.
Answer: Reformer
Trapeze Table/Cadillac
Tower
Chair
Barrel
Spine Corrector


●● Reformer exercise that contraindicate clients with osteoporosis.
Answer: Hundreds
Short box abs
(Any loaded flexion)


●● Reformer exercises examples for clients with osteoporosis.
Answer: Footwork
Feet in Straps