Pilates Teacher Training |152 Questions| With Correct Answers.

plumb line test {Ans: -Tests for proper spinal alignment}What is affected during pregnancy? {Ans: Balance, Flexibility (more-relaxin), energy levels, positions you can do.}What is the transverse process? {Ans: mobilizes the sides of the vertebrae}What is the agonist and antagonist? {Ans: Our muscles work in pairs. When one muscle is shortening, its opposite muscle is lengthening. Agonist-- the "mover"-- the muscle that produces the desired movement at a given joint Antagonist-- the muscle whose action is directly opposite to the desired movement (*SYNERGIST: the muscle that stabilizes the joint while a movement is occurring.)}sacroiliac joint {Ans: The connection point between the pelvis and the vertebral column.}Name the Movements of the spine {Ans: 1. Flexion (forward bending) 2. Extension (backward bending) 3.Lateral flexion (side bending) 4.Rotation 5.Traction (lengthening)}