BALANCED BODY PILATES INSTRUCTOR EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

BALANCED BODY PILATES INSTRUCTOR
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+




◉5 Pilates Movement Principles.ANSWER:-Breathing
Lower Core Activation
Neutral Pelvis
Abdominal Strength
Lumbopelvic Stability


◉4 muscles of the Core/Inner Unit.ANSWER:-Pelvic Floor
Transverse Abdominus
Multifidi
Diaphragm


◉What Country was Joseph Pilates born In?.ANSWER:-Germany/1883


◉What year did Joseph Pilates move to the US?.ANSWER:-1926

,◉What US city did Joseph Pilates live and teach in?.ANSWER:-New York


◉Mat exercises that contradict clients with osteoporosis.ANSWER:-100,
Rollup, Rolling like a ball, Double straight leg stretch


◉3 Mat exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy.ANSWER:-Spine
Side Stretch, Spine Stretch forward, Side Leg series, Modified Pushup


◉What bony landmarks define neutral pelvis?.ANSWER:-ASIS & Pubic
Bone


◉2 ways to modify Spine Stretch for clients with tight
hamstrings.ANSWER:-Bend Knees, Sit on foam roller or rolled mat


◉4 Mat exercises that require caution for clients with low back
problems (round or extend).ANSWER:-Swan, Open Leg Rocker, Double
Leg Kick, Single Leg Kick


◉Spine Stretch (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Stretch, PS, Abs


◉Hundred (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Abs, PS, Legs


◉Rollup (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Abs

,◉Single Leg Circles (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Legs, PS, SS


◉Single Leg Stretch (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Abs, PS,
Legs, Stretch


◉Single Straight Leg Stretch (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Abs,
PS, Legs, Stretch


◉Saw (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Stretch, Rotation, PS


◉Single Leg Kicks (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Back, Legs, SS,
PS


◉Double Leg Kicks (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Back, Legs,
Stretch, PS


◉Sign Leg Lifts (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Legs, PS, Arms &
SS if you are on your forearm


◉Seal (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Abs, PS


◉Pushups (key areas that are working).ANSWER:-Arms, SS, PS,
Stretch(for pike)

, ◉Ideal Front view Vertical Standing Alignment.ANSWER:-eyes level,
shoulders level, equal distance between arms and torso, ASIS level, high
point of iliac crests level, greater trochanter level, both knees even,
equal turnout on both feet


◉Ideal Front view Horizontal Alignment.ANSWER:-nose, center of
sternum, navel, center of pubic bone, leg alignment - inside ASIS, center
of patella, center of the front of the ankle, space between 1 & 2 toe


◉Ideal Side view Alignment.ANSWER:-tip of earlobe, top of shoulder,
center of ribcage, high point of iliac crest, midpoint of lateral side of of
the knee, slightly in front of the lateral malleolus of the ankle


◉Ideal Back View Vertical Alignment.ANSWER:-Center of skull, spine
straight, center of sacrum and tailbone, alignment - center of gluteal
fold, center of back of knee, center of achilles


◉Ideal Back View Horizontal Alignment.ANSWER:-Ears level, level and
balanced scapula, equal distance between spine and sides of ribs, PSIS
level, high point of iliac crests level, knees level


◉C Curve.ANSWER:-Spinal flexion (cervical, thoracic, and lumbar) and a
posterior tilt of the pelvis


◉Scoop.ANSWER:-drawing the abdominals deep into the body without
moving the pelvis or vertebral column