STOTT Pilates--Exam
Practical Questions with
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, What is the starting position of the Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: supine, pelvis and spine neutral; knees
flexed, feet on mat, legs adducted or abducted hip-distance apart; arms long by sides, palms down,
scapulae stabilized
What is the breathing pattern of the Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: Inhale: cranio-vertebral flexion/head
nod
Exhale: upper body flexion, lift arms off mat to shoulder level
Inhale: maintain position
Exhale: return to starting position
How many repetitions of the Ab Prep should be completed? - Correct Answers: 5-10
What is used as the blueprint for many exercises? - Correct Answers: Ab Prep
What muscles are being targeted in the Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: transversus abdominis, deep pelvic
floor, rectus abdominis, obliques, scapular stabilizers
What muscles are working concentrically in the Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: rectus abdominis, obliques
When are the rectus abdominis and obliques and working concentrically in the Ab Prep? - Correct
Answers: during thoracic flexion
What muscles are working eccentrically in the Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: rectus abdominis, obliques
When are the rectus abdominis and obliques and working eccentrically in the Ab Prep? - Correct
Answers: controlling the roll down
What is the Ab Prep helping to mobilize? - Correct Answers: upper and mid spinal articulation
What does the modification "Hands Behind Head" do for Ab Prep? - Correct Answers: challenges
abdominal strength, decreases work of neck flexors
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