Peak Pilates Level 1 Exam Study Guide Questions with
A+ Graded Correct Answers
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and supported by critical
connections
anchoring
stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto
the mat one vertebrae at a time
Articulate/Segment
Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip to hip and
completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip
Box
simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone"
building blocks
shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull of the transverse
abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column in flexion
C Curve
the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels
centerline
a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student
to perform
contraindications
connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution. 1. Three Anchors 2. Rib to
scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connection
Critical Connections
What are the three critical connections?
Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib, heel and buttock connection
The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae
Decompression
A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top of pelvis, top of pelvis to base of
sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull
,Dividing the Spine Into Thirds
Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body
Five Buttons
What are the 5 buttons
1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5. Breastbone
The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things?
Pilates Principles and 5 parts of the mind
The five Pilates Principles
Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision, Flowing Movement
The 5 parts of the mind
Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
The PPC1 Session Format
a. Mat (15-20 minutes)
b. Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
Parts ___ and ___ of the Session Format are interchangeable.
A, B
This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury;
Precision
Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down because?
gravity assists in the elongation and spinal placement
A Pilates Session ends in what position?
standing/vertical to gravity
Focus on thoroughly teaching the _________ exercises before moving a student on to more advanced
exercises.
basic
List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly:
Loss of Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain following the session
PPC1 Teaching Methodology
, 1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
Presentation Skills
1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
6. Teacher Mindfulness
Guidelines for Progression
1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more reps
When extending the spine:
a. Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally
b.
The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is:
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern
c.
The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is:
a. Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis
d.
A+ Graded Correct Answers
A concept that describes how each exercise is stabilized by the powerhouse and supported by critical
connections
anchoring
stacking one vertebrae at a time, lifting bone by bone, or rolling down and releasing the vertebrae onto
the mat one vertebrae at a time
Articulate/Segment
Rectangle formed by 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and from hip to hip and
completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip
Box
simpler versions of an exercise "stepping stone"
building blocks
shape the spine and body assume during many Pilates exercises. Created by deep pull of the transverse
abdominus wrapping around the spine and opening the spinal column in flexion
C Curve
the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels
centerline
a symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student
to perform
contraindications
connections that deepen the work in the powerhouse and improve execution. 1. Three Anchors 2. Rib to
scapula/scapula to rib 3. heel and buttock connection
Critical Connections
What are the three critical connections?
Three anchors, rib to scapula/scapula to rib, heel and buttock connection
The action of elongating and creating space between the vertebrae
Decompression
A way to approach and cue rolling the spine segments: tailbone to top of pelvis, top of pelvis to base of
sternum, bottom of ribs, and bottom of ribs to skull
,Dividing the Spine Into Thirds
Image of buttons pressing from front to back and back to front through the body
Five Buttons
What are the 5 buttons
1. Pubic bone 2. Sacral Level 3. Navel 4. Xiphoid Process 5. Breastbone
The Peak Pilates Principles include what two things?
Pilates Principles and 5 parts of the mind
The five Pilates Principles
Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision, Flowing Movement
The 5 parts of the mind
Intelligence, Memory, Imagination, Intuition, Will/Desire
The PPC1 Session Format
a. Mat (15-20 minutes)
b. Reformer (20 minutes)
c. Individual Needs (10 minutes)
d. Endings (5 minutes)
Parts ___ and ___ of the Session Format are interchangeable.
A, B
This Pilates Principle is useful in rehabbing an injury;
Precision
Pilates believed in beginning the lesson lying down because?
gravity assists in the elongation and spinal placement
A Pilates Session ends in what position?
standing/vertical to gravity
Focus on thoroughly teaching the _________ exercises before moving a student on to more advanced
exercises.
basic
List 4 indicators of progressing a student too quickly:
Loss of Concentration, loss of coordination, poor technique, pain following the session
PPC1 Teaching Methodology
, 1. Set Up
2. Execution
3. Flow
4. Cueing
5. Rhythm
6. Voice
7. Breath Dynamics
Presentation Skills
1. Safety
2. Exercises Delivery
3. Teacher's Posture
4. Touch Techniques
5. Professionalism
6. Teacher Mindfulness
Guidelines for Progression
1. Adhere to session format
2. Introduce no more that one variation or apparatus
3. teach to the student's ideal
4. Build strength and stamina through steps
5. Teach transitions as part of exercise
6. Challenge the ideal with props, variations, rhythms, flow, and breath- not with more reps
When extending the spine:
a. Always hold the breath
b. First stabilize the lumbo pelvic girdle
c. Engage the scapular adductors
d. Relax the body totally
b.
The primary goal of Rolling Like a Ball is:
a. Strengthen the upper back through the holding of the ankles
b. Massage the internal organs
c. Massage the spine
d. Reverse the typical movement pattern
c.
The primary abdominal muscle responsible for spinal flexion is:
a. Internal Oblique
b. External Oblique
c. Transverse Abdominis
d. Rectus Abdominis
d.
