MAT PILATES EXAM-BALANCED BODY EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND

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MAT PILATES EXAM-BALANCED BODY EXAM
AND PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (
ANSWERS)
MAT PILATES EXAM-BALANCED BODY EXAM
Name 3 exercises contraindicated for osteoporosis - CORRECT
ANSWER-100s, rolling like a ball, double straight leg stretch
Name 3 mat exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy -
CORRECT ANSWER-Spine Stretch forward
Side leg lifts
100 Prep (feet down)
What bony landmarks on the front of the body define neutral
pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER-ASIS and pubic symphysis
List 3 ways to modify spine stretch for clients with tight
hamstrings - CORRECT ANSWER-prop up on a mat, sit against
the wall, bend knees

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Name 4 Mat exercises that require caution for clients with low
back problems - CORRECT ANSWER-Rolling like a ball
swan
open leg rocker
hundreds
List an exercise progression that ends with Saw and focuses on
breathing - CORRECT ANSWER-Fingertip abdominals
pregnant cat
hundreds
single leg stretch
saw
List an exercise progression that ends with open leg rocker and
focuses on inner unit - CORRECT ANSWER-pelvic clocks
flat back bridging
double straight leg stretch
open leg rocker
List an exercise progression that ends with banana and focuses
on outer unit - CORRECT ANSWER-diagonal reaches
marching

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toe taps
roll up
vacation series
banana
List an exercise progression that ends with Roll ups and focuses
on spinal mobility - CORRECT ANSWER-segmental bridging
cat cows
tail wags
spine stretch forward
swan
roll ups
List an exercise progression that ends with push ups and focuses
on upper body - CORRECT ANSWER-pinwheel
plank
open leg rocker
single leg kicks
push ups
List an exercise progression that ends with side kicks and
focuses on lower body - CORRECT ANSWER-marching

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squats
side leg circles
single leg kicks
double leg kicks
side kicks
List >3 ways in which breathing facilitates movement -
CORRECT ANSWER-Rhythm
activates core
facilitates spinal movement
integration of full body movement
facilitates concentration
Name 2 pre-pilates exercises that focus on engaging the core -
CORRECT ANSWER-Pregnant cat
fingertip abdominals
Name 3 pre-pilates exercises that focus on increasing scapular
stability - CORRECT ANSWER-Sternum drops
planking
wall push-ups