CLUB PILATES FINAL WRITTEN EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS & A+ GRADED
ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
Always suggest that the client use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates mat classes. It
doesn't have to be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ False
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying Boomerang? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Swimming -
Hunched Shoulders (over Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks/Tilts - Post-natal (cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle - Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew - Young athlete who does yoga
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do ____ to get the
back of their body warm and then ___ to get the front of the body warm. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Bridge variations and Hundreds
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is good for
clients with low back issues. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have a major anterior tilt in
their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They have been cleared to start a fitness routine
after having not worked out in the past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in
their first work out? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the
exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
In what plane of motion is the Hundred - Correct Answer ✔✔ Sagittal
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis - Correct Answer ✔✔
True
, Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Rapid Fire Journaling
What is the best order of movement to start with if your client had an old injury, works all
the time, and is "just getting back to moving?" - Correct Answer ✔✔ Roll down,
footwork, bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
What is the best way to elevate the ROM of your client's ankles? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Heels lower and lift
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use
during footwork? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Feet parallel with the magic circle being held at
the outside of the upper knee area
Footwork on the reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Sitting down and standing up
Footwork on the jumpboard and the footbar are exactly the same. - Correct Answer ✔✔
False
Clients who can do footwork on the reformer are ready for jumping on the jumpboard. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ False
When is a client ready to jump? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When they have a stable pelvis
and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
How is footwork on the jumpboard different than footwork on the reformer footbar? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ When using the jumpboard, there is more surface area under the
foot which elicits a reaction closer to real life than the footbar on the reformer.
Which client has the most level appropriate sequence below to START a class? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Advance
What are elements of good flow programming when teaching group pilates classes? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Progressions, transitions, creative sequencing
What is the "best" way to transition? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Instructor changes the
springs while clients do a different move to distract them.
What are the 4 main muscles are emphasized during footwork on the reformer? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Transverse abdominis, contralateral obliques, glutes, hamstrings
Bridge variation on the reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior chain
overall. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
PREP QUESTIONS & A+ GRADED
ANSWERS NEWEST VERSION
Always suggest that the client use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates mat classes. It
doesn't have to be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ False
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying Boomerang? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: - Correct Answer ✔✔ Swimming -
Hunched Shoulders (over Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks/Tilts - Post-natal (cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle - Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew - Young athlete who does yoga
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do ____ to get the
back of their body warm and then ___ to get the front of the body warm. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Bridge variations and Hundreds
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is good for
clients with low back issues. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have a major anterior tilt in
their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They have been cleared to start a fitness routine
after having not worked out in the past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in
their first work out? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the
exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
In what plane of motion is the Hundred - Correct Answer ✔✔ Sagittal
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis - Correct Answer ✔✔
True
, Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course? - Correct Answer
✔✔ Rapid Fire Journaling
What is the best order of movement to start with if your client had an old injury, works all
the time, and is "just getting back to moving?" - Correct Answer ✔✔ Roll down,
footwork, bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
What is the best way to elevate the ROM of your client's ankles? - Correct Answer ✔✔
Heels lower and lift
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use
during footwork? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Feet parallel with the magic circle being held at
the outside of the upper knee area
Footwork on the reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity? - Correct
Answer ✔✔ Sitting down and standing up
Footwork on the jumpboard and the footbar are exactly the same. - Correct Answer ✔✔
False
Clients who can do footwork on the reformer are ready for jumping on the jumpboard. -
Correct Answer ✔✔ False
When is a client ready to jump? - Correct Answer ✔✔ When they have a stable pelvis
and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
How is footwork on the jumpboard different than footwork on the reformer footbar? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ When using the jumpboard, there is more surface area under the
foot which elicits a reaction closer to real life than the footbar on the reformer.
Which client has the most level appropriate sequence below to START a class? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Advance
What are elements of good flow programming when teaching group pilates classes? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Progressions, transitions, creative sequencing
What is the "best" way to transition? - Correct Answer ✔✔ Instructor changes the
springs while clients do a different move to distract them.
What are the 4 main muscles are emphasized during footwork on the reformer? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Transverse abdominis, contralateral obliques, glutes, hamstrings
Bridge variation on the reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior chain
overall. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
