Balanced Body Pilates Barrel Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2025/2026 |Graded A+

Balanced Body Pilates Barrel Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2025/2026 |Graded A+ Types of barrels - answer--Clara step barrel (one we have at Equinox) short/flexible -Contour step barrel (tall stiffer) -East coast (challenging abdominal curve) -Pilates arc (Tall slope = short/flexible AND low slope = tall/stiff) -Ladder barrel Lip Abdominals - answer-Description ~ -Set up: Sit on the lower lip edge Deep scoop: Sit tall on the sits bones and pull abdominals deep in the body without rolling off the sit bones Deepen the curve: Pull the abs in to the body with a round back - the back may reach all the way to the barrel *Keep shoulder over the hip - move lumbar spine Well abdominals series - answer-Description ~ -Set up: Sit with low back to the barrel Well roll down: Roll backwards over the barrel to arch Oblique well roll down: Lean over the arc and rotate the torso up and to one sideReach - answer-Description ~ -Set up: Sit with hips against the barrel -Roll back on to the barrel -Reach over the barrel extending the torso -Circle the arms to hips and begin to roll up to return Teaser - Forward and Reverse - answer-Description ~ -Set up: Sit with hips in the low barrel (forward and one reverse) Forward: Legs up to the ceiling -Teaser 1: Roll the torso back over the arc -Teaser 2: Lower legs to the floor -Teaser 3: Lower the torso and the legs