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Peak Pilates Level 1 Quizzes Questions and Answers 100% Pass What 2 Introductory Mat exercises are NOT taught the first exercise session with a student: Single Leg Stretch and Double Leg Stretch Side Kick Series Inner Thigh and Lifts Rolling like a Ball and Seal Hundred and the Seal - Rolling like a Ball and Seal What is the name for the mini exercises that are taught to improve basic biomechanical patterns? - Fundamentals The transition for the Side Kick Series as you transition from ...

Reformer Level 1 (Peak Pilates ) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Footwork : Toes - Reps: 10 Springs: 3-4 ●Gently lay on carriage •Feet Pilates stance, balls of feet on bar, lift heels high, knees out to shoulders •Shoulders, ribs & palms pressed into mat •Push out, working heel to seat connection •Lengthen in opposition, bend knees, draw in Readiness : Introductory exercise good for anyone Shapes in Space : Double Leg Stretch, Frog, Leg Springs Footwork : Arches - Reps: ...

Peak Pilates Study Guide Level 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 t...

Peak Pilates Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is Pilates exercise? - teaches balance and control of the body; stretches, strengthens, and balances the body; "contrology" Joseph Pilates based Pilates exercise on what other forms of movement? - yoga, Zen, and ancient Greek and Roman physical regimens and self-study Joseph Pilates called his system of exercise -. - contrology The first piece of equipment Joe created was the -; however, the first exercises he creat...

Peak Pilates Anatomy Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Planes of Motion Dividing the body - Frontal/Coronal(front and vack) Sagital(right/left) Transverse(top/bottom) 3 systems in anatomy - Skeletal Muscular Nervous 5 Primary Functions of the skeletal system - Support Movement Protection Storage Blood cell production Types of Synovial Joints - Hinge(knee elbow) Ball and Socket(hip/shoulder) Condyloid (wrist) Gliding (sternum/clavicle) 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESE...

Peak PIlates Anatomy Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Anatomical Position - position of reference for definitions & descriptions of the body planes and axis. The body is an erect posture, face forward, with arms at sides of body, palms facing towards fingers and thumbs in extension. Anterior/Ventral - frontal view of body Contralateral - on opposite sides of the body Cranial/Caudal - cranial refers to the distance of a structure from the head. Caudal refers to the distance of a struc...

Peak Pilates 5 Part Formula for Success Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Peak 5 Part Formula for Success - 1) Peak Principles 2) Session Format 3) Teaching Methodology 4) Presentation Guidelines 5) Progression Guidelines 1) Peak Pilates Principles - 1) Centering 2) Concentration 3) Control 4) Precision 5) Breath 6) Flow 5 Parts of the mind - 1) Intelligence 2) Intuition 3) Imagination 2© EMILY CHARLENE YEAR , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4) Memory 5) Will & Desire 2) Session Form...

PEAK PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Pilates Principles - Concentration, Centering, Control, Breathing, Precision Mat Session Format - Opening (3-5 min) Centering (2-3 min) Dynamic Workout (35- 40 min) Ending (5-10 min) 5 part success formula - Peak Pilates Principles, Class Format, Teaching Methodology, Presentation Skills, Progression Guidelines Powerhouse - Four inch band that wraps around the middle of the hips to rib cage, back to front. Also includes buttocks and inner...

Peak Pilates: The Language of Pilates Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Advancements - Challenges to an exercise that make it more difficult. This happens by performing the exercise on another apparatus, taking one foot or hand away, working with fewer springs, or raising the center of gravity. Alignment - The placement of body parts in relationship to one another, as well as their relationship to gravity or resistance. Alignment is the foundation for proper execution. Joseph Pilates ...

Peak Pilates Level 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 5 C's - Compassion, Caution, Confidence, Creativity, and Clarity Three Nervous Systems - Somatic, Automatic, and Enteric Muscle that flexes hip? - Iliopsoas Three functions of Transverse Abdominals - Compression, Stability, and Forced Expiration First two things to fire or scoop - Multifidus and Transverse Abdominal Pelvic Floor How we learn - Cognitive: mental realm, Affective: what is felt, Motor: kinesthetic physical execut...