CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY
GRADED A+
Where was Joseph Pilates born - ANSWER: Germany
Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement - ANSWER: His parents and their active
and healthy lifestyles
What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer - ANSWER: A hospital bed
True or False: Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s - ANSWER: False
True or False: Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates" - ANSWER:
False
What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? - ANSWER: Objective
What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - ANSWER: The plan for your
client, which include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and
modifications
True or False: As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments
and re-assessments with your clients. - ANSWER: False
When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the equipment in
the studio is safe and well maintained? - ANSWER: The Pilates instructor and Studio
Management
What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 May moves? - ANSWER: Pelvic
rocks, bridges, ab series, side series, corkscrew
Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accomplished in
order to try crab? - ANSWER: Rolling like a ball. They need to have no back or spine
issues
What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? - ANSWER: Flexion
, extension, lateral rotation, transverse rotation
True or false: may work is the most simple Pilates practice - ANSWER: True
What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? - ANSWER: "Start in
supine, on your back with your hell's on the center of the foot bar about three inches
, apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders should not be pressing
against the rests"
True or False: Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their mat
classes. It doesn't have to be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your
clients body. - ANSWER: True
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - ANSWER: Ground
based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down.
What exercises should your client master before trying the boomerang? - ANSWER:
Roll over and teaser
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
_____________to get the back of their bodies and then ____________ to get the
front of their bodies - ANSWER: Bridge variations and hundreds
True or False: Having both legs in table top is considered a close kinetic chain and
this is good for clients with low back issues - 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? - ANSWER: Bridge, roll up, Quadruped
True or false: during chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis -
ANSWER: True
During teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
ANSWER: Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the exercise.
Your client might not be ready for teaser. Once they master 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? - ANSWER: Sagittal
Which method of journaling do we suggest using the course? - ANSWER: Rapid fire
journaling
True or false: Pilates metrics has all of the entire exercise library uploaded in it so
that I can utilize it for helping me do my practice teaching hours, observation hours,
assistant teaching and self practice - ANSWER: True
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?" - ANSWER: Roll down,
footwork, bridge variation, hands in straps/supine abs variation
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) / ALREADY
GRADED A+
Where was Joseph Pilates born - ANSWER: Germany
Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement - ANSWER: His parents and their active
and healthy lifestyles
What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer - ANSWER: A hospital bed
True or False: Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s - ANSWER: False
True or False: Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates" - ANSWER:
False
What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? - ANSWER: Objective
What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - ANSWER: The plan for your
client, which include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and
modifications
True or False: As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments
and re-assessments with your clients. - ANSWER: False
When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the equipment in
the studio is safe and well maintained? - ANSWER: The Pilates instructor and Studio
Management
What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 May moves? - ANSWER: Pelvic
rocks, bridges, ab series, side series, corkscrew
Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accomplished in
order to try crab? - ANSWER: Rolling like a ball. They need to have no back or spine
issues
What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? - ANSWER: Flexion
, extension, lateral rotation, transverse rotation
True or false: may work is the most simple Pilates practice - ANSWER: True
What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? - ANSWER: "Start in
supine, on your back with your hell's on the center of the foot bar about three inches
, apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders should not be pressing
against the rests"
True or False: Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their mat
classes. It doesn't have to be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your
clients body. - ANSWER: True
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - ANSWER: Ground
based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down.
What exercises should your client master before trying the boomerang? - ANSWER:
Roll over and teaser
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do
_____________to get the back of their bodies and then ____________ to get the
front of their bodies - ANSWER: Bridge variations and hundreds
True or False: Having both legs in table top is considered a close kinetic chain and
this is good for clients with low back issues - 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? - ANSWER: Bridge, roll up, Quadruped
True or false: during chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis -
ANSWER: True
During teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
ANSWER: Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the exercise.
Your client might not be ready for teaser. Once they master 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? - ANSWER: Sagittal
Which method of journaling do we suggest using the course? - ANSWER: Rapid fire
journaling
True or false: Pilates metrics has all of the entire exercise library uploaded in it so
that I can utilize it for helping me do my practice teaching hours, observation hours,
assistant teaching and self practice - ANSWER: True
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?" - ANSWER: Roll down,
footwork, bridge variation, hands in straps/supine abs variation
