BALANCED BODY - REFORMER 1 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025 LATEST UPDATE.

BALANCED BODY - REFORMER 1 EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST UPDATE.

What are the 9 Pilates Principles?
ANS:

 Breathing
 Concentration
 Control
 Centering
 Precision
 Balanced Muscle Development (BMD)
 Rhythm & Flow
 Whole Body Movement (WBM)
 Relaxation



What are the 4 Pilates Movement Principles with one reformer exercise to teach each one?
ANS:

 Breathing: 100's
 Lumbopelvic Stability: Footwork
 Neutral Spine: Anything, Feet in Straps
 Strengthening & Mobilizing the Spine: Short box abs



Placing springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the Reformer make the resistance easier
or harder?
ANS: Harder



What is the order of spring colors from lightest to heaviest?
ANS: Yellow, Blue, Red, Green

, What are 3 ways to adjust the reformer to fit clients with knee and hip injuries that don't
tolerate deep flexion?
ANS:

 Lower footbar (vertical)
 Horizontal adjustment (distance 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



What are 5 pieces of exercise equipment Joseph Pilates invented?
ANS:

 Reformer
 Trapeze Table/Cadillac
 Tower
 Chair
 Barrel
 Spine Corrector



What reformer exercises contraindicate clients with osteoporosis?
ANS: Hundreds, Short box abs



What are some examples of reformer exercises for clients with osteoporosis?
ANS:

 Footwork
 Feet in Straps
 Pulling Straps
 Standing
 Swan
 Arm Work Facing Back



What is the correct leg alignment when viewed from the front?
ANS:

 ASIS (Hip)
 Center of Patella (Knee Cap)