CLUB PILATES ALL QUIZ QUESTIONS 200 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS / GRADE A / LATEST
2024
1. Where was Joseph Pilates born?: Germany
2. Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement?: His Parents and their active &
healthy lifestyles
People "doing" life
Animals in nature
3. What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer?: a hospital bed
4. Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90's: False
5. Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates": False : called it
contrology
6. What does the "O" stand for in SOAP?: objective
7. Which is the best choice to elicit an objective response?": On a scale of 1-10,
how is that shoulder feeling today?"
8. What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP?: The plan for your client. I'll
make sure to include the list of moves, apparatus used, reps of movement and
modifications
9. As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments and re-
assessments with your clients.: False
10. True or False: If I start teaching at a studio, it is the studio management's
responsibility to make sure the equipment in the studio is safe and well
maintained.: True
11. What is the right CLASSICAL order of Jospeh's first 5 mat moves?: Hundred,
Roll Up, Roll Over, One Leg Circle, Rolling Like a Ball
12. Which movements and or milestones will your client need to have accomplished
in order to try Crab?: Rolling Like a Ball. They need to have no back or spine
issues.
13. What order of movement should be your goal in each class?: Flexion,
Extension, Lateral Rotation, Transverse Rotation
14. Mat work is the most simple Pilates practice.: False
15. The following would be a good example of using the "P" in PEACE RR.: "Start
in supine, on your back with your heels on the center of the foot bar about 3 inches
, .
apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders should not be pressing
against the rests."
16. Always suggest that clients 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.: False - thick mat
17. What is the best way to warm up an elderly class?: Ground based pelvic rocks
followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
18. What exercises does your client have to master before they should try the
Boomerang?: Roll over and Teaser
19. Swimming: hunch shoulders
20. Pelvic rocks or tilts: post natal (light work out)
21. hip replacement: single leg circle
22. corkscrew: young athlete that does yoga
23. After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
________________________ to get the back of their body and then
_________________________ to get the from of their body.: Bridge variations
and Hundreds
24. Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is
good for clients with low back issues.: False
25. A client comes to see you and upon first evaluation you see that they have a
major anterior tilt in their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They haven't
worked out for 4 years and they have been cleared for an easy start back into
fitness. What moves would you make sure to teach them in their first work
out?: roll up, Roll Like a Ball, Plank
26. During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.: True
27. . During Teaser, how does bringing your knees into your chest change the
move?: It totally changes the intentions of the move and probably means that your
client isn't ready for Teaser. It's advised to have them start on Teaser prep
movements demonstrating the ability to articulate up and down through the pelvis
and spine first before moving onto full Teaser.
28. In what plane of motion is the Hundred?: Sagittal
29. Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course?: Rapid
Fire Journaling
30. Pilates Metrics has all of the entire exercise library uploaded in it so that I can
utilize it for helping my do my practice teaching hours, observation hours,
assistant teaching and self practice.: True
31. What is the best order of movement to start with if you your client had an old
injury, works all the time and is "just getting back to moving?": Roll down,
, .
Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
32. What is the best choice for initial evaluation of ROM for the ankles?: Heels
Lower and Lift
33. What is the best cue to give a client that has valgus knees when putting them
into footwork?: Magic Cirlce being held at the outside of the upper knee area 34.
Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity?:
Sitting down and standing up
35. Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.: false
36. Clients who can do footwork on the Reformer are ready for jumping on the
Jumpboard.: False
37. When is a client ready to jump?: When they have a stable pelvis and they are able
to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
38. How is footwork on the Jump board different than footwork on the Reformer?:
The "ground" is flat compared to round which elicits a reaction closer to real life
than the foot bar on the reformer.
39. Which client has the most level appropriate sequence below to START a class?
BeginnerSide lying single leg jumping4-point kneeling jumpingIntermediate4 point
kneeling jumpingSide lying single leg jumpingAdvancedDouble leg footwork on the
reformerSingle leg footwork on the reformer: Advanced
40. What are the elements of a good flow with regards to teaching your Pilates
classes?: Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
41. What is the BEST example of a "Transition DO?": Instructor changes the springs
while clients do a different move to distract them.
42. What are the 4 main muscles are emphasized during Footwork on the
Reformer?: Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
43. Bridge variations on the Reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior
chain overall: True
44. after finding out that a client has a healthy back, you should always start their
spinal flexion in a hinge NOT articulation.: False
45. Pick the correct group of contraindications for bridging exercises.: Pregnancy,
Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
46. Bridge with knee extensions is a beginner move because it introduces a longer
lever angle on the low back.: False
47. Single leg bridge variations are a good introduction to lateral strength and
flexion for the spine.: True
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS / GRADE A / LATEST
2024
1. Where was Joseph Pilates born?: Germany
2. Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement?: His Parents and their active &
healthy lifestyles
People "doing" life
Animals in nature
3. What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer?: a hospital bed
4. Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90's: False
5. Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates": False : called it
contrology
6. What does the "O" stand for in SOAP?: objective
7. Which is the best choice to elicit an objective response?": On a scale of 1-10,
how is that shoulder feeling today?"
8. What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP?: The plan for your client. I'll
make sure to include the list of moves, apparatus used, reps of movement and
modifications
9. As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments and re-
assessments with your clients.: False
10. True or False: If I start teaching at a studio, it is the studio management's
responsibility to make sure the equipment in the studio is safe and well
maintained.: True
11. What is the right CLASSICAL order of Jospeh's first 5 mat moves?: Hundred,
Roll Up, Roll Over, One Leg Circle, Rolling Like a Ball
12. Which movements and or milestones will your client need to have accomplished
in order to try Crab?: Rolling Like a Ball. They need to have no back or spine
issues.
13. What order of movement should be your goal in each class?: Flexion,
Extension, Lateral Rotation, Transverse Rotation
14. Mat work is the most simple Pilates practice.: False
15. The following would be a good example of using the "P" in PEACE RR.: "Start
in supine, on your back with your heels on the center of the foot bar about 3 inches
, .
apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders should not be pressing
against the rests."
16. Always suggest that clients 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.: False - thick mat
17. What is the best way to warm up an elderly class?: Ground based pelvic rocks
followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
18. What exercises does your client have to master before they should try the
Boomerang?: Roll over and Teaser
19. Swimming: hunch shoulders
20. Pelvic rocks or tilts: post natal (light work out)
21. hip replacement: single leg circle
22. corkscrew: young athlete that does yoga
23. After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
________________________ to get the back of their body and then
_________________________ to get the from of their body.: Bridge variations
and Hundreds
24. Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is
good for clients with low back issues.: False
25. A client comes to see you and upon first evaluation you see that they have a
major anterior tilt in their pelvis and no injuries in the past. They haven't
worked out for 4 years and they have been cleared for an easy start back into
fitness. What moves would you make sure to teach them in their first work
out?: roll up, Roll Like a Ball, Plank
26. During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.: True
27. . During Teaser, how does bringing your knees into your chest change the
move?: It totally changes the intentions of the move and probably means that your
client isn't ready for Teaser. It's advised to have them start on Teaser prep
movements demonstrating the ability to articulate up and down through the pelvis
and spine first before moving onto full Teaser.
28. In what plane of motion is the Hundred?: Sagittal
29. Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course?: Rapid
Fire Journaling
30. Pilates Metrics has all of the entire exercise library uploaded in it so that I can
utilize it for helping my do my practice teaching hours, observation hours,
assistant teaching and self practice.: True
31. What is the best order of movement to start with if you your client had an old
injury, works all the time and is "just getting back to moving?": Roll down,
, .
Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
32. What is the best choice for initial evaluation of ROM for the ankles?: Heels
Lower and Lift
33. What is the best cue to give a client that has valgus knees when putting them
into footwork?: Magic Cirlce being held at the outside of the upper knee area 34.
Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity?:
Sitting down and standing up
35. Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.: false
36. Clients who can do footwork on the Reformer are ready for jumping on the
Jumpboard.: False
37. When is a client ready to jump?: When they have a stable pelvis and they are able
to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
38. How is footwork on the Jump board different than footwork on the Reformer?:
The "ground" is flat compared to round which elicits a reaction closer to real life
than the foot bar on the reformer.
39. Which client has the most level appropriate sequence below to START a class?
BeginnerSide lying single leg jumping4-point kneeling jumpingIntermediate4 point
kneeling jumpingSide lying single leg jumpingAdvancedDouble leg footwork on the
reformerSingle leg footwork on the reformer: Advanced
40. What are the elements of a good flow with regards to teaching your Pilates
classes?: Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
41. What is the BEST example of a "Transition DO?": Instructor changes the springs
while clients do a different move to distract them.
42. What are the 4 main muscles are emphasized during Footwork on the
Reformer?: Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
43. Bridge variations on the Reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior
chain overall: True
44. after finding out that a client has a healthy back, you should always start their
spinal flexion in a hinge NOT articulation.: False
45. Pick the correct group of contraindications for bridging exercises.: Pregnancy,
Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
46. Bridge with knee extensions is a beginner move because it introduces a longer
lever angle on the low back.: False
47. Single leg bridge variations are a good introduction to lateral strength and
flexion for the spine.: True
