PEAK PILATES LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST 2025-2026
GRADE A + UPDATED!!
How many repetitions are there for the "seal"?
6-8
Anchoring describes
how each exercise is stabilized by the Powerhouse and
supported by the critical connections.
What is the line running downward from the nose,
navel, and pubic bone to the heels.
Centerline
Contraindications are
A symptom or health condition that makes a particular
exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student to perform.
,TRUE OR FALSE: There is a natural balance and
counterbalance inherent in the order.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: To best progress, a student, the
Mat, and Reformer exercises are always added into
the system in the order they appear in the exercise
list.
False
The Transition from Saw 1 Neck Roll to Shoulder
Bridge Prep is:
1. Lie prone with hands under the forehead
2. Perform Iso Abs
3. Push back to rest
4. Roll to your side with your knees bent.
3
TRUE OR FALSE: A healthy student should be
performing all of the Intro Mat exercises fairly well
before being given any new add-in exercises.
True
,The critical corrections are terms that help a student:
A. Advance the practice
B. Connect the powerhouse to the rest of the body
C. All of these are benefits of working with the Critical
Connections activated
D. Work more deeply from the center outward
C
During a first lesson, a new student is in a stage
of learning.
D. Associative
E. Cognitive
F. Automatic
G. Autonomic
E
The name of the exercise in the Side Kick Series that
is 'added in' is:
A. big circles
B. circles
, C. little circles
D. inner thigh circles
B
All of the following are Critical Connections EXCEPT:
A. Three Anchors
B. Eyes to Navel
C. Ribs to Scapula and Scapula to Rib
D. Heels to seat
B
TRUE OR FALSE: The correct order for the Abdominal
Series is: Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch,
Lower Lifts, Scissors, Criss Cross.
False
The arms move from the and the legs move from
the are concepts that are part of the language of
pilates and help students to understand initiation and
execution.
A. Back, Front
B. Front, Back
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST 2025-2026
GRADE A + UPDATED!!
How many repetitions are there for the "seal"?
6-8
Anchoring describes
how each exercise is stabilized by the Powerhouse and
supported by the critical connections.
What is the line running downward from the nose,
navel, and pubic bone to the heels.
Centerline
Contraindications are
A symptom or health condition that makes a particular
exercise inadvisable or unsuitable for a student to perform.
,TRUE OR FALSE: There is a natural balance and
counterbalance inherent in the order.
True
TRUE OR FALSE: To best progress, a student, the
Mat, and Reformer exercises are always added into
the system in the order they appear in the exercise
list.
False
The Transition from Saw 1 Neck Roll to Shoulder
Bridge Prep is:
1. Lie prone with hands under the forehead
2. Perform Iso Abs
3. Push back to rest
4. Roll to your side with your knees bent.
3
TRUE OR FALSE: A healthy student should be
performing all of the Intro Mat exercises fairly well
before being given any new add-in exercises.
True
,The critical corrections are terms that help a student:
A. Advance the practice
B. Connect the powerhouse to the rest of the body
C. All of these are benefits of working with the Critical
Connections activated
D. Work more deeply from the center outward
C
During a first lesson, a new student is in a stage
of learning.
D. Associative
E. Cognitive
F. Automatic
G. Autonomic
E
The name of the exercise in the Side Kick Series that
is 'added in' is:
A. big circles
B. circles
, C. little circles
D. inner thigh circles
B
All of the following are Critical Connections EXCEPT:
A. Three Anchors
B. Eyes to Navel
C. Ribs to Scapula and Scapula to Rib
D. Heels to seat
B
TRUE OR FALSE: The correct order for the Abdominal
Series is: Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch,
Lower Lifts, Scissors, Criss Cross.
False
The arms move from the and the legs move from
the are concepts that are part of the language of
pilates and help students to understand initiation and
execution.
A. Back, Front
B. Front, Back
