REFORMER HOMEWORK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the gear bar? - answer- *setting determines the amount of initial tension on the
springs. The position closest to the wooden standing platform is #1, #2 is the next and
so on
Lower position numbers provide higher spring tension
Controls load -
The gear bar enables you to change the initial tension on the springs (before the
carriage is pressed out). This feature lets you accommodate clients of different
strengths and heights. A taller client will begin with the carriage farther away from the
foot bar than a shorter client will
What is the carriage stopper? - answer- determines how close the carriage slides in
toward the wooden standing platform and dictates the range of motion required of the
body's joints
responsible for adjusting height, leg length, and hip flexibility
Describe, using imagery, Long box pulling straps plow - how would you show someone
how to get on the box? - answer- "The box should be where your bra- line goes", "no
wrinkles in the back of the neck", "drag knuckles across the floor", "reach through the
toes", "energy shooting out the crown of your head and through your toes"
- get on... hand .. hand.. hip... hip.. (one then the other)
Why is the single leg bicycle more challenging than single leg bent? - answer- W/ single
leg bicycle you are stabilizing the pelvis against movement of the legs both gesture and
stabilizing .... in one leg bent only one leg is moving
single leg bicycle requires more coordination, has a smaller base of support, and the
lever becomes longer
How can single thigh stretch be modified for a client with limited hip flexibility and/or
knee problems? - answer- can lower the footbar if clients are really tight in their hip
flexors, can offer the modification on the ground, lighten the load, or add a little cushion
or pillow under their knee
What are the three major indicators of a client's readiness to move on to an
Intermediate level, ie what should they have acheived through the essential reformer
workout? - answer- Proved mastery/ understanding of 5 basic principles, coordination,
and endurance
ANSWERS
What is the gear bar? - answer- *setting determines the amount of initial tension on the
springs. The position closest to the wooden standing platform is #1, #2 is the next and
so on
Lower position numbers provide higher spring tension
Controls load -
The gear bar enables you to change the initial tension on the springs (before the
carriage is pressed out). This feature lets you accommodate clients of different
strengths and heights. A taller client will begin with the carriage farther away from the
foot bar than a shorter client will
What is the carriage stopper? - answer- determines how close the carriage slides in
toward the wooden standing platform and dictates the range of motion required of the
body's joints
responsible for adjusting height, leg length, and hip flexibility
Describe, using imagery, Long box pulling straps plow - how would you show someone
how to get on the box? - answer- "The box should be where your bra- line goes", "no
wrinkles in the back of the neck", "drag knuckles across the floor", "reach through the
toes", "energy shooting out the crown of your head and through your toes"
- get on... hand .. hand.. hip... hip.. (one then the other)
Why is the single leg bicycle more challenging than single leg bent? - answer- W/ single
leg bicycle you are stabilizing the pelvis against movement of the legs both gesture and
stabilizing .... in one leg bent only one leg is moving
single leg bicycle requires more coordination, has a smaller base of support, and the
lever becomes longer
How can single thigh stretch be modified for a client with limited hip flexibility and/or
knee problems? - answer- can lower the footbar if clients are really tight in their hip
flexors, can offer the modification on the ground, lighten the load, or add a little cushion
or pillow under their knee
What are the three major indicators of a client's readiness to move on to an
Intermediate level, ie what should they have acheived through the essential reformer
workout? - answer- Proved mastery/ understanding of 5 basic principles, coordination,
and endurance
