REFORMER PILATES - FINAL EXAM
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. What are the nine Pilates principles?
Answer: 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced muscle development
7. Rhythm/flow
8. Whole body movement
9. Relaxation
,2. What are the five Balanced Body principles?
Answer: 1. Whole body movement
2. Trunk integration
3. Lower body training
4. Upper body training
5. Mobility & restoration
3. What are the four Outer units for Lumbopelvic stability?
Answer: 1. Deep longitudinal system
2. Anterior oblique sling
3. Posterior oblique sling
4. Lateral system
4. What are the four Inner units of the Core work?
Answer: 1. Diaphragm
2. Transverse abdominis
3. Multifidi
4. Pelvic floor
5. When and where was Joseph Pilates born?
Answer: Germany around 1883
,6. When & why did Joseph Pilates begin creating the exercise system?
Answer: During internment to train the inmates
7. When and where did Joseph Pilates set up his first exercisie studio in Amer-
ica?
Answer: NYC in 1926 - same building as NYC Ballet on 8th Ave.
8. What are some of the apparatuses and accessories that Joseph Pilates
invented?
Answer: Universal reformer, Wunda chair, Cadillac, Ladder barrel, Spine corrector, and other inventions
9. When did Joseph Pilates pass away and how?
Answer: Complications from smoke inhalation from the fire & soon after the studio was destroyed in
1967
10. When did Clara manage the studio after Joseph Pilates's death?
Answer: 1967 to 1977
11. Name the Pilates Elders according to the Balanced Body Reformer Manu-
al
Answer: 1. Romana Kryzanowska
2. Eve Gentry
3. Ron Fletcher
, 4. Carola Trier
5. Kathleen Stanford Grant
6. Lolita San Miguel
7. Mary Bown
12. What are the core muscles and their actions?
Answer: 1. Transversus abdominus
2. Diaphragm
3. Multifidi
4. Pelvic floor
13. Discuss breathing basics
Answer: Diaphragm is the ceiling of the core in the inner unit.
It's the primary muscle for respiration.
Inhale - Spinal extension, lateral flexion, spinal rotation. Diaphragm retracts, dome moves down, abdominal pressure
increases, pelvic floor responds.
Exhale - Spinal flexion, lateral flexion, spinal rotation. Diaphragm relaxes, dome moves up, transversus abdominus
contracts, pelvic floor responds.
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. What are the nine Pilates principles?
Answer: 1. Breathing
2. Concentration
3. Control
4. Centering
5. Precision
6. Balanced muscle development
7. Rhythm/flow
8. Whole body movement
9. Relaxation
,2. What are the five Balanced Body principles?
Answer: 1. Whole body movement
2. Trunk integration
3. Lower body training
4. Upper body training
5. Mobility & restoration
3. What are the four Outer units for Lumbopelvic stability?
Answer: 1. Deep longitudinal system
2. Anterior oblique sling
3. Posterior oblique sling
4. Lateral system
4. What are the four Inner units of the Core work?
Answer: 1. Diaphragm
2. Transverse abdominis
3. Multifidi
4. Pelvic floor
5. When and where was Joseph Pilates born?
Answer: Germany around 1883
,6. When & why did Joseph Pilates begin creating the exercise system?
Answer: During internment to train the inmates
7. When and where did Joseph Pilates set up his first exercisie studio in Amer-
ica?
Answer: NYC in 1926 - same building as NYC Ballet on 8th Ave.
8. What are some of the apparatuses and accessories that Joseph Pilates
invented?
Answer: Universal reformer, Wunda chair, Cadillac, Ladder barrel, Spine corrector, and other inventions
9. When did Joseph Pilates pass away and how?
Answer: Complications from smoke inhalation from the fire & soon after the studio was destroyed in
1967
10. When did Clara manage the studio after Joseph Pilates's death?
Answer: 1967 to 1977
11. Name the Pilates Elders according to the Balanced Body Reformer Manu-
al
Answer: 1. Romana Kryzanowska
2. Eve Gentry
3. Ron Fletcher
, 4. Carola Trier
5. Kathleen Stanford Grant
6. Lolita San Miguel
7. Mary Bown
12. What are the core muscles and their actions?
Answer: 1. Transversus abdominus
2. Diaphragm
3. Multifidi
4. Pelvic floor
13. Discuss breathing basics
Answer: Diaphragm is the ceiling of the core in the inner unit.
It's the primary muscle for respiration.
Inhale - Spinal extension, lateral flexion, spinal rotation. Diaphragm retracts, dome moves down, abdominal pressure
increases, pelvic floor responds.
Exhale - Spinal flexion, lateral flexion, spinal rotation. Diaphragm relaxes, dome moves up, transversus abdominus
contracts, pelvic floor responds.
