Peak Pilates Level 1 Certification Exam
Questions With Verified Answers.
Vertebral Discs act as - answer✔shock absorbers
Pilates movement aides in the _____ of the discs. - answer✔hydration
What are the two functions of the pelvic floor? - answer✔1. Supports Inner Organs
2. Contains openings for reproductive and elimination organs.
The pelvic floor must be - answer✔flexible and strong
What are the two layers of the pelvic floor? - answer✔1. Urogenital Layer
2. Pelvic Layer
How many repetitions are there for the "hundred'? - answer✔10 breaths or 100 pumps
How many repetitions are there for "the roll up"? - answer✔5
How many repetitions are there for the "one leg circle"? - answer✔5 in each direction
How many repetitions are there for "rolling like a ball"? - answer✔6-8 (omit first lesson)
How many repetitions are there for the "single-leg stretch"? - answer✔6-10
How many repetitions are there for the "double-leg stretch"? - answer✔6-10
How many repetitions are there for the "spine stretch forward"? - answer✔5
How many repetitions are there for the "saw"? - answer✔3-5 in each direction
How many repetitions are there for the "side kick series: front and back"? - answer✔5-10
How many repetitions are there for the "side kick series: up and down"? - answer✔5
How many repetitions are there for the "side kick series: inner thigh lifts and leg circles"? -
answer✔5-8 each
How many repetitions are there for the "teaser - one leg"? - answer✔3-5 each
How many repetitions are there for the "seal"? - answer✔6-8
Anchoring describes - answer✔how each exercise is stabilized by the Powerhouse and supported
by the critical connections.
What is the line running downward from the nose, navel, and pubic bone to the heels. -
answer✔Centerline
Contraindications are - answer✔A symptom or health condition that makes a particular exercise
inadvisable or unsuitable for a student to perform.
TRUE OR FALSE: There is a natural balance and counterbalance inherent in the order. -
answer✔True
TRUE OR FALSE: To best progress, a student, the Mat, and Reformer exercises are always
added into the system in the order they appear in the exercise list. - answer✔False
The Transition from Saw 1 Neck Roll to Shoulder Bridge Prep is:
1. Lie prone with hands under the forehead
2. Perform Iso Abs
3. Push back to rest
4. Roll to your side with your knees bent. - answer✔3
TRUE OR FALSE: A healthy student should be performing all of the Intro Mat exercises fairly
well before being given any new add-in exercises. - answer✔True
The critical corrections are terms that help a student:
A. Advance the practice
B. Connect the powerhouse to the rest of the body
C. All of these are benefits of working with the Critical Connections activated
D. Work more deeply from the center outward - answer✔C
During a first lesson, a new student is in a _____ stage of learning.
G. Autonomic - answer✔E
The name of the exercise in the Side Kick Series that is 'added in' is:
A. big circles
B. circles
C. little circles
D. inner thigh circles - answer✔B
All of the following are Critical Connections EXCEPT:
A. Three Anchors
B. Eyes to Navel
C. Ribs to Scapula and Scapula to Rib
D. Heels to seat - answer✔B
TRUE OR FALSE: The correct order for the Abdominal Series is: Single Leg Stretch, Double
Leg Stretch, Lower Lifts, Scissors, Criss Cross. - answer✔False
The arms move from the ____ and the legs move from the ____ are concepts that are part of the
language of pilates and help students to understand initiation and execution.
A. Back, Front
B. Front, Back
C. Ribs, Hips
D. Center, Center - answer✔A
Lordotic posture is accompanied by tight ____ msucles.
A. Upper Back
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