Peak Pilates Level 1 Study Questions

Posture, movement and breathing {Ans: Regular Pilates exercise leads to improved _____, ______ & ______.}Non - competitive and non - intimidating {Ans: ______ & _____ sessions design to enrich the students feelings of wellbeing.}Box {Ans: ☆ ●Refers to the 2 imaginary lines running from shoulder to shoulder and hip to hip ●completed by 2 lines running from shoulder to hip ●4 90° angles}Contrology {Ans: What did Joseph Pilates originally call his "mat work"}Mental, physical and emotional characteristics {Ans: In understanding when & how to progress your students, what are the 3 things to consider as a whole?}Chest Expansion, Breathing, Arm Springs {Ans: 3 appropriate solutions for weak shoulders.....}Proper diet and sufficient sleep {Ans: Joseph Pilates believed that "_____" & "_____" must supplement our exercise in our quest for physical fitness}Opposition {Ans: ☆ ●Every exercise in Pilates has an anchor and a force reaching away from that anchor ●Strengthens the anchors/stabilizrs ●Energy sent outward}Concentric Contraction {Ans: When the muscle fibers shorten}Pilates Stance {Ans: ☆ ●Heels together ● Legs tightly together ● Abs in and up ● Sternum forward and up ● Clavicle level and wide ● Nose, naval, pubic bone along