You must receive an average score of 80% (practical and written) and achieve a minimum score of 75% on each portion in order to pass. Both of these requirements must be met in order to achieve certification. IMP and IR will go over the specifics of the exam. Practical exam portions are anywhere from 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the level you take. In order to fully understand the material conceptually and physically the best way to prep for the practical exam is to practice teaching as many people as possible (family, friends, classmates) to apply your knowledge and adapt to different body types.
Written exams will consist of multiple choice, fill in the blank or matching type questions. There is a muscle identification section. There is no time limit. The exam tests your knowledge of the following:
- Basic anatomical terms such as anatomical neutral, anatomical directional terms, anatomical movements, plane and axes, joints & articulations, tendons, ligaments, and body prominences, etc.
- Muscle origin, insertion and action (please refer to list of muscles in the Matwork/Reformer Support Materials book)
- Recognition of diagrams of individual muscles
- Concentric, eccentric and isometric contractions of specific muscles during specific movements and exercises
- Movements that make up exercises and their proper anatomical descriptions
- Order of Essential and Intermediate Matwork (Matwork, Matwork & Reformer or Matwork, Reformer, & CCB exam)
- Order of Essential and Intermediate Reformer (Reformer, Matwork & Reformer or Matwork, Reformer, & CCB exam)
- Ideal postural alignment and groups of opposing muscles
- Poor postural alignment and muscular imbalances
- Modifications to exercises for poor postural alignments
- Programs to accommodate poor postural alignments
- Proper set up of equipment, starting positions, movement patterns, and major intent or goal for each exercise
