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Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
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Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1 ExamQuestions & Answers 2023/2024
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.
-Which of the following exercises emphasizes spinal mobility?
a. Roll Up
b. Short Spine
c. Leg Pull Front
d. A and B - -d.
-Which is a primary muscle of respiration?
a. Scalenes
b. Lungs
c. Diaphragm
d. None of the above - -c.
-To meet a student at their "level" which would you NOT use:
a. The Introductory Order/Basic System
b. Powerhouse, powerhouse, powerhouse
c. Economy of words
d. Thorough explanations - -d.
-Which muscle is shown by recent to fire, preceding any body movement?
a. Rectus Abdominis
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