BALANCED BODY COMPREHENSIVE TEST OUT QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Does the Diaphram contract or release (relax) on inhalation? CORRECT ANSWER Contract
How to modify teaser on clients with tight hamstrings CORRECT ANSWER Bend knees
Decrease angle of hip flexion
3 differences between combo chair and the Wanda/Exo chair CORRECT ANSWER Pedal
height Number of springs
Split pedal
4 step barrels CORRECT ANSWER Clara Step
Barrel East Coast Barrel
Pilates Arch
Contour Barrel
Latissimus Dorsi
Contralateral Gluteus Maximus
*torso extension and rotation as well as pelvic stability. Use in many swan exercisesq
CORRECT ANSWER Posterior Oblique Subsystem (POS)
Exercises on the Barrel that work the spine in lateral flexion CORRECT ANSWER Side Sit
Ups Side stretch
transversus abdominus
pelvic floor
multifidi
diaphragm CORRECT ANSWER 4 muscles of the Core or Inner Unit
,breathing
concentration
control
centering
precision
balanced muscle development
rhythm/flow
whole body movement
relaxation and stretching
Bobby can count cats playing, bantering, & rolling, while reading. CORRECT
ANSWER 9 Pilates Principles
Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching scapular mobility CORRECT ANSWER
Scapula glides
Circle
Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching abdominal strengthening. CORRECT
ANSWER Roll down
Hundred
Assisted abdominals
Teaser
Either breathing
Upper arms
Trapeze tower exercise that is useful for teaching a beginner legBalignment CORRECT ANSWER
Bend &Stretch
Feet in straps
Use safety strap when sprung from below
, Make sure feet aren't slippery
Instructor should keep control of the bar at all times
Keel client and instructor bodies out of the way of the bar CORRECT
ANSWER 3 safety precautions for the Trapeze/tower
Entire arch of the push through bar CORRECT ANSWER Circle of Danger
3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for client who don't tolerate deep knee or hip flexion
CORRECT ANSWER Lower foot bar
Move carriage further away
Instruct client to limit ROM
5 pieces of equipment Joe invented CORRECT ANSWER
Reformer Cadillac
Chair
Spine corrector
Ladder Barrel
Points that must line up for correct leg alignment from the front CORRECT
ANSWER Just inside the ASIS
Middle of knee cap (patella)
Center of the top of ankle joint
Points that must line up for correct leg alignment from the side CORRECT
ANSWER Top if the iliac crest of greater trochanter
Middle of the side of the knee
Anterior to the lateral malleolous (bony prominence of either side of the ankle)
3 common leg misalignments CORRECT ANSWER Genu valgum/valgus (knock
knees) Genus Varum (bow legs)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
Does the Diaphram contract or release (relax) on inhalation? CORRECT ANSWER Contract
How to modify teaser on clients with tight hamstrings CORRECT ANSWER Bend knees
Decrease angle of hip flexion
3 differences between combo chair and the Wanda/Exo chair CORRECT ANSWER Pedal
height Number of springs
Split pedal
4 step barrels CORRECT ANSWER Clara Step
Barrel East Coast Barrel
Pilates Arch
Contour Barrel
Latissimus Dorsi
Contralateral Gluteus Maximus
*torso extension and rotation as well as pelvic stability. Use in many swan exercisesq
CORRECT ANSWER Posterior Oblique Subsystem (POS)
Exercises on the Barrel that work the spine in lateral flexion CORRECT ANSWER Side Sit
Ups Side stretch
transversus abdominus
pelvic floor
multifidi
diaphragm CORRECT ANSWER 4 muscles of the Core or Inner Unit
,breathing
concentration
control
centering
precision
balanced muscle development
rhythm/flow
whole body movement
relaxation and stretching
Bobby can count cats playing, bantering, & rolling, while reading. CORRECT
ANSWER 9 Pilates Principles
Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching scapular mobility CORRECT ANSWER
Scapula glides
Circle
Trapeze/tower exercises that are useful for teaching abdominal strengthening. CORRECT
ANSWER Roll down
Hundred
Assisted abdominals
Teaser
Either breathing
Upper arms
Trapeze tower exercise that is useful for teaching a beginner legBalignment CORRECT ANSWER
Bend &Stretch
Feet in straps
Use safety strap when sprung from below
, Make sure feet aren't slippery
Instructor should keep control of the bar at all times
Keel client and instructor bodies out of the way of the bar CORRECT
ANSWER 3 safety precautions for the Trapeze/tower
Entire arch of the push through bar CORRECT ANSWER Circle of Danger
3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for client who don't tolerate deep knee or hip flexion
CORRECT ANSWER Lower foot bar
Move carriage further away
Instruct client to limit ROM
5 pieces of equipment Joe invented CORRECT ANSWER
Reformer Cadillac
Chair
Spine corrector
Ladder Barrel
Points that must line up for correct leg alignment from the front CORRECT
ANSWER Just inside the ASIS
Middle of knee cap (patella)
Center of the top of ankle joint
Points that must line up for correct leg alignment from the side CORRECT
ANSWER Top if the iliac crest of greater trochanter
Middle of the side of the knee
Anterior to the lateral malleolous (bony prominence of either side of the ankle)
3 common leg misalignments CORRECT ANSWER Genu valgum/valgus (knock
knees) Genus Varum (bow legs)
