CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM
1. Bridge with knee extensions is a beginner move because it introduces a
longer lever angle on the low back.
Answer False
2. Mermaid cannot be modified and should not be done unless the client is
ready.
Answer False (Mermaid has modifications where the client can have multiple limitations and still get the benefit
from the move)
3. Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees during feet in
straps series?
Answer If your client needed a smaller Range of Motion (ROM) in the hip joint
4. What is the best way to evaluate the ROM of the ankles?
Answer Heels lower and Lift
5. What are the contraindications for Swan on the Reformer?
,Answer Pregnancy, shoulder replacement, slipped disc, osteoporosis
6. When is a client ready to jump?
Answer When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive
awareness?
7. The correct starting position for Backstroke on the long box is supine on the
box with the head near the footbar and the torso flexed and supported on the
box, legs in table top with the arms straight up and facing the ceiling.
Answer False
8. What are the elements of good flow programming when teaching group
Pilates classes?Answer Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
9. During Side Lying Legs in Straps Series, the spine should be in a neutral
position.
Answer True
10. How is footwork on the jumpboard different. than footwork on the re-
former?
,Answer There is more surface area under the foot of the jumpboard which elicits a reaction closer to real life
than the footbar on the reformer
11. What is the safest way to complete the arm facing side series?Answer Having the
client sit on the carriage or long box
12. What are the major muscles emphasized in supine arms in straps series?
Answer - Transverse abdominis for stabilization, hip flexors to hold legs in place and latissimus dorsi & the long head
of the tricep for arm movement
13. What is the most advanced variation of Bridge and why?Answer Semi circle - it
incorporates
multiple variations of spinal articulations and requires a client to have impeccable proprioceptive awareness
14. What are the four main muscles emphasized during footwork on the re-
former?
Answer Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
, 15. Clients should always be in thoracic extension when jumping supine on the
jumpboard?
Answer False
16. Pick the correct list of possible matwork variations that could be taught on
the reformer with arms in straps.
Answer Single leg stretch, Double leg stretch, Lower and lift, Scissors, Helicopters, Criss-Cross, Frogs
17. How many springs should be on during Short Box Series?
Answer ALL springs
18. Pulling Straps Series develops posterior chain strength which beneficial for
better posture.
Answer True (make sure that you always tell your clients the "why" behind the move)
19. Footwork on the reformer shows the instructor key indicators of how the
client's functional patterns may have created misalignments
Answer True
1. Bridge with knee extensions is a beginner move because it introduces a
longer lever angle on the low back.
Answer False
2. Mermaid cannot be modified and should not be done unless the client is
ready.
Answer False (Mermaid has modifications where the client can have multiple limitations and still get the benefit
from the move)
3. Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees during feet in
straps series?
Answer If your client needed a smaller Range of Motion (ROM) in the hip joint
4. What is the best way to evaluate the ROM of the ankles?
Answer Heels lower and Lift
5. What are the contraindications for Swan on the Reformer?
,Answer Pregnancy, shoulder replacement, slipped disc, osteoporosis
6. When is a client ready to jump?
Answer When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive
awareness?
7. The correct starting position for Backstroke on the long box is supine on the
box with the head near the footbar and the torso flexed and supported on the
box, legs in table top with the arms straight up and facing the ceiling.
Answer False
8. What are the elements of good flow programming when teaching group
Pilates classes?Answer Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
9. During Side Lying Legs in Straps Series, the spine should be in a neutral
position.
Answer True
10. How is footwork on the jumpboard different. than footwork on the re-
former?
,Answer There is more surface area under the foot of the jumpboard which elicits a reaction closer to real life
than the footbar on the reformer
11. What is the safest way to complete the arm facing side series?Answer Having the
client sit on the carriage or long box
12. What are the major muscles emphasized in supine arms in straps series?
Answer - Transverse abdominis for stabilization, hip flexors to hold legs in place and latissimus dorsi & the long head
of the tricep for arm movement
13. What is the most advanced variation of Bridge and why?Answer Semi circle - it
incorporates
multiple variations of spinal articulations and requires a client to have impeccable proprioceptive awareness
14. What are the four main muscles emphasized during footwork on the re-
former?
Answer Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
, 15. Clients should always be in thoracic extension when jumping supine on the
jumpboard?
Answer False
16. Pick the correct list of possible matwork variations that could be taught on
the reformer with arms in straps.
Answer Single leg stretch, Double leg stretch, Lower and lift, Scissors, Helicopters, Criss-Cross, Frogs
17. How many springs should be on during Short Box Series?
Answer ALL springs
18. Pulling Straps Series develops posterior chain strength which beneficial for
better posture.
Answer True (make sure that you always tell your clients the "why" behind the move)
19. Footwork on the reformer shows the instructor key indicators of how the
client's functional patterns may have created misalignments
Answer True
