CLUB PILATES FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the "ancestor" of the Cadillac? Answer: A hospital bed
◉ For Chest Expansion standing facing the Springboard, the springs
should be at which height? Answer: Shoulder height
◉ What exercises cannot be performed at the Springboard? Answer:
Swan
◉ Which of the below invented the Springboard? Answer: Ellie
Herman
◉ What exercise is helpful for a client with kyphotic shoulders?
Answer: Swan
◉ When performing Side Lying Leg series at the Springboard, what
number should the leg springs be hooked onto Answer: 4 or 5
◉ What is not an anatomical piece of the Springboard? Answer:
Trapeze Bar
,◉ Explain the difference between yellow and purple springs on the
Springboard Answer: Yellow springs are shorter and used for upper
body like Hands in Straps, Purple springs are longer and used for
lower body like Legs in Straps
◉ Is Cat Walkover approachable to the average, general population
of clients? Answer: No
◉ What two pieces of apparatus does the Cadillac merge? Answer:
Reformer and Trapeze Table
◉ What piece of apparatus came first: the Springboard or the
Cadillac? Answer: Cadillac
◉ What is the imperative when using the Push Thru Bar with
springs hooked on from below? Answer: The instructor must attach
the Safety Strap
◉ Would Guillotine be a safe exercise to perform with someone with
arthritis in their cervical spine? Answer: No
◉ When a client is completing Footwork on The Cadillac using the
Push-Thru Bar with springs from below, what should you consider
when determining if the exercise/apparatus combination is
, appropriate for the client? Answer: All of the choices (Height of the
Push-Thru Bar, Tightness of their hamstrings, Height of the client)
◉ For a client with very tight shoulders, which of the following
exercises could the client perform with the most success? Answer:
Kneeling Cat
◉ What is a unique feature of the Cadillac versus the Reformer?
Answer: More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
◉ How should the Cadillac be set up when performing Scapula
Isolations? Answer: Push Thru Bar with springs from above
◉ What's the easiest variation of the Teaser at the Cadillac? Answer:
With knees bent and feet grounded
◉ What exercises can be performed on the Chair? Answer: Cat,
Teaser, Side bends
◉ What type of client should not do a Bridge exercise on the Chair?
Answer: A client with a hip replacement, A client who is pregnant,
There are potential contraindications for Bridge in all of the above
options, A client with a knee replacement
QUESTIONS WITH FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the "ancestor" of the Cadillac? Answer: A hospital bed
◉ For Chest Expansion standing facing the Springboard, the springs
should be at which height? Answer: Shoulder height
◉ What exercises cannot be performed at the Springboard? Answer:
Swan
◉ Which of the below invented the Springboard? Answer: Ellie
Herman
◉ What exercise is helpful for a client with kyphotic shoulders?
Answer: Swan
◉ When performing Side Lying Leg series at the Springboard, what
number should the leg springs be hooked onto Answer: 4 or 5
◉ What is not an anatomical piece of the Springboard? Answer:
Trapeze Bar
,◉ Explain the difference between yellow and purple springs on the
Springboard Answer: Yellow springs are shorter and used for upper
body like Hands in Straps, Purple springs are longer and used for
lower body like Legs in Straps
◉ Is Cat Walkover approachable to the average, general population
of clients? Answer: No
◉ What two pieces of apparatus does the Cadillac merge? Answer:
Reformer and Trapeze Table
◉ What piece of apparatus came first: the Springboard or the
Cadillac? Answer: Cadillac
◉ What is the imperative when using the Push Thru Bar with
springs hooked on from below? Answer: The instructor must attach
the Safety Strap
◉ Would Guillotine be a safe exercise to perform with someone with
arthritis in their cervical spine? Answer: No
◉ When a client is completing Footwork on The Cadillac using the
Push-Thru Bar with springs from below, what should you consider
when determining if the exercise/apparatus combination is
, appropriate for the client? Answer: All of the choices (Height of the
Push-Thru Bar, Tightness of their hamstrings, Height of the client)
◉ For a client with very tight shoulders, which of the following
exercises could the client perform with the most success? Answer:
Kneeling Cat
◉ What is a unique feature of the Cadillac versus the Reformer?
Answer: More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
◉ How should the Cadillac be set up when performing Scapula
Isolations? Answer: Push Thru Bar with springs from above
◉ What's the easiest variation of the Teaser at the Cadillac? Answer:
With knees bent and feet grounded
◉ What exercises can be performed on the Chair? Answer: Cat,
Teaser, Side bends
◉ What type of client should not do a Bridge exercise on the Chair?
Answer: A client with a hip replacement, A client who is pregnant,
There are potential contraindications for Bridge in all of the above
options, A client with a knee replacement
