CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM LATEST 2024-2025
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CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: Always ask for permission before touching a client for tactile cueing - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: What exercises should a client master before trying the Boomerang? - ANSWER-Roll
over and Teaser
QUESTION: Post-Natal (cleared for light workouts) - ANSWER-Pelvis Rocks or Pelvic Tilts
QUESTION: Hip-Replacement, cleared for light/limited range of motion (ROM) - ANSWER-Single
Leg Circle Supine
QUESTION: Young athlete who does Yoga - ANSWER-Corkscrew
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QUESTION: 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
What does Joseph Pilates refer to his work as? - ANSWER-Contrology
QUESTION: If a client is supinating their feet during Articulating Bridge, what might you offer for
support? - ANSWER-A Ball between their ankles
QUESTION: SOAP - ANSWER-Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
QUESTION: 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?
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: As long as you are cuing safety, there is no need to do an initial assessment with
your clients - ANSWER-False
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QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: Matwork is a great way to create a strong foundation for Pilates Movement -
ANSWER-True
QUESTION: 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
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QUESTION: During exercise that are closed chain like chest-left, the client should maintain a
neutral pelvis - ANSWER-True
QUESTION: 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.
QUESTION: In what plan of motion is the Hundreds performed? - ANSWER-Sagittal
QUESTION: Choose the most modified description of Swimming. - ANSWER-Prone, slight
extensions of spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at hip joint.
QUESTION: Open kinetic chain exercises, such as Double-Leg Stretch, should be performed in
neutral pelvis position if the client has back pain - ANSWER-False
QUESTION: 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
QUESTION: What plane of motion is Spine Twist performed in? - ANSWER-Transverse
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