CP FINAL WRITTEN TEST
What does Joseph Pilates refer to his work as? - Answer-Contrology
If a client is supinating their feet during Articulating Bridge, what might you offer for
support? - Answer-A Ball between their ankles
SOAP - Answer-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
What is the BEST choice to elicit a subjective response? - Answer-On a scale of 1-
10, how does your left/right shoulder feel today?
What details must be included in the "P" of Soap? - Answer-The programming of the
client, which will include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of repetitions,
and modifications
As long as you are cuing safety, there is no need to do an initial assessment with
your clients - Answer-False
If I start teaching at a studio, who holds the responsibility to make sure the
equipment in the studio is safe and well maintained? - Answer-(1) The pilates
instructor, (2) the other pilates instructors, (3) individuals who clean the studio, (4)
management/owners
What is the right classical order of Joseph's first 5 Pilates Mat exercises? - Answer-
Hundreds, roll up, roll over, one leg circle, rolling like a ball
List the order a client needs in order to perform a plank on the mat (1-4) - Answer-1.
Quadruped variations on the mat
2. Plank with forearms and knees
3. Plank with knees
4. Full plank
Matwork is a great way to create a strong foundation for Pilates Movement - Answer-
True
The following would be a great example of using the "P" in PEACE R&R - Answer-
Start in supine on your back, with your heels at the center of the footbar about three
inches apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders shot not be pressing
against the rests
Always ask for permission before touching a client for tactile cueing - Answer-True
What exercises should a client master before trying the Boomerang? - Answer-Roll
over and Teaser
Post-Natal (cleared for light workouts) - Answer-Pelvis Rocks or Pelvic Tilts
, Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic) - Answer-Swimming
Hip-Replacement, cleared for light/limited range of motion (ROM) - Answer-Single
Leg Circle Supine
Young athlete who does Yoga - Answer-Corkscrew
After warming up my small Mat class, I plan on having them do_________to get the
back of their body warm and then________to get the front of their body warm. -
Answer-Bridge variations and Hundreds
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. The client has been cleared to begin a fitness
routine after not exercising or working out for four years. What moves would you
make sure to teach the client in their first work out? - Answer-Bridge, Roll up,
Quadruped
During exercise that are closed chain like chest-left, the client should maintain a
neutral pelvis - Answer-True
During teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
Answer-It provides a a modification for individuals that may experience tight hip
flexors. The clients abdominals may be strong enough but their hip flexors may need
some assistance.
In what plan of motion is the Hundreds performed? - Answer-Sagittal
Choose the most modified description of Swimming. - Answer-Prone, slight
extensions of spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at hip joint.
Open kinetic chain exercises, such as Double-Leg Stretch, should be performed in
neutral pelvis position if the client has back pain - Answer-False
What is Pilates Breath? - Answer-(1) Three-dimensional, (2) Exhale used to connect
deeper to the transversus abdominis and obliques to control pelvis movement, (3)
Inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth
What plane of motion is Spine Twist performed in? - Answer-Transverse
What are the 6 movements of the Scapula? - Answer-Protraction, retraction,
elevation, depression, upward rotation, downward rotation
What would be a modification for Hip Twists for someone with wrist issues? -
Answer-Coming down onto the forearms without sinking in the shoulders
When doing the Side-lying Leg series, the client will have more stability with their
upper body toward the back of the Mat, while setting them up in the middle of the
Mat could provide a stability challenge. - Answer-True
What does Joseph Pilates refer to his work as? - Answer-Contrology
If a client is supinating their feet during Articulating Bridge, what might you offer for
support? - Answer-A Ball between their ankles
SOAP - Answer-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
What is the BEST choice to elicit a subjective response? - Answer-On a scale of 1-
10, how does your left/right shoulder feel today?
What details must be included in the "P" of Soap? - Answer-The programming of the
client, which will include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of repetitions,
and modifications
As long as you are cuing safety, there is no need to do an initial assessment with
your clients - Answer-False
If I start teaching at a studio, who holds the responsibility to make sure the
equipment in the studio is safe and well maintained? - Answer-(1) The pilates
instructor, (2) the other pilates instructors, (3) individuals who clean the studio, (4)
management/owners
What is the right classical order of Joseph's first 5 Pilates Mat exercises? - Answer-
Hundreds, roll up, roll over, one leg circle, rolling like a ball
List the order a client needs in order to perform a plank on the mat (1-4) - Answer-1.
Quadruped variations on the mat
2. Plank with forearms and knees
3. Plank with knees
4. Full plank
Matwork is a great way to create a strong foundation for Pilates Movement - Answer-
True
The following would be a great example of using the "P" in PEACE R&R - Answer-
Start in supine on your back, with your heels at the center of the footbar about three
inches apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders shot not be pressing
against the rests
Always ask for permission before touching a client for tactile cueing - Answer-True
What exercises should a client master before trying the Boomerang? - Answer-Roll
over and Teaser
Post-Natal (cleared for light workouts) - Answer-Pelvis Rocks or Pelvic Tilts
, Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic) - Answer-Swimming
Hip-Replacement, cleared for light/limited range of motion (ROM) - Answer-Single
Leg Circle Supine
Young athlete who does Yoga - Answer-Corkscrew
After warming up my small Mat class, I plan on having them do_________to get the
back of their body warm and then________to get the front of their body warm. -
Answer-Bridge variations and Hundreds
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. The client has been cleared to begin a fitness
routine after not exercising or working out for four years. What moves would you
make sure to teach the client in their first work out? - Answer-Bridge, Roll up,
Quadruped
During exercise that are closed chain like chest-left, the client should maintain a
neutral pelvis - Answer-True
During teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the exercise? -
Answer-It provides a a modification for individuals that may experience tight hip
flexors. The clients abdominals may be strong enough but their hip flexors may need
some assistance.
In what plan of motion is the Hundreds performed? - Answer-Sagittal
Choose the most modified description of Swimming. - Answer-Prone, slight
extensions of spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at hip joint.
Open kinetic chain exercises, such as Double-Leg Stretch, should be performed in
neutral pelvis position if the client has back pain - Answer-False
What is Pilates Breath? - Answer-(1) Three-dimensional, (2) Exhale used to connect
deeper to the transversus abdominis and obliques to control pelvis movement, (3)
Inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth
What plane of motion is Spine Twist performed in? - Answer-Transverse
What are the 6 movements of the Scapula? - Answer-Protraction, retraction,
elevation, depression, upward rotation, downward rotation
What would be a modification for Hip Twists for someone with wrist issues? -
Answer-Coming down onto the forearms without sinking in the shoulders
When doing the Side-lying Leg series, the client will have more stability with their
upper body toward the back of the Mat, while setting them up in the middle of the
Mat could provide a stability challenge. - Answer-True
