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CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL EXAM
AND PRACTICE EXAM2026 Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for
their Pilates Mat classes. It doesn't have to be a thick Mat,
it should just cover the area under your client's body.
© 2026 Assignment
True / False Ans: False
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly
persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch
keeping the head down
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up Ans: Ground based pelvic rocks followed
by single leg stretch keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying the
Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscrew and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
, 2
Rolling Like A Ball and Saw Ans: Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: Ans:
Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
© 2026 Assignment
Single Leg Circle
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
After warming up my small group 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.
Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscrew and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saw and Boomerang Ans: Bridge variations and Hundreds
, 3
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic
chain and this is good for clients with low back issues.
True / False Ans: 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?
© 2026 Assignment
Swimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
Hundred, Swan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscrew, Back bends Ans: Bridge, Roll Up,
Quadruped
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their
neutral pelvis.
True / False Ans: True
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest
change the exercise?
Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of
the exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser.
Once they master the various Teaser Prep exercises for the
fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
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It does not, it is part of the movement
It takes the low back out of the equation and should be
done during a clients entire Pilates practice.
None of the above. Ans: Bending the knees into the chest
changes the intention of the exercise. Your client might
not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise,
you can progress them to the full Teaser exercise.
© 2026 Assignment
In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
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Expert
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal Ans: Sagittal
Which method of journaling do we suggest using through
the course?
Pilates Metrics
Rapid Fire Journaling
Post-it notes
Talk to text note taking Ans: Rapid Fire Journaling
CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL EXAM
AND PRACTICE EXAM2026 Questions
and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+
Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for
their Pilates Mat classes. It doesn't have to be a thick Mat,
it should just cover the area under your client's body.
© 2026 Assignment
True / False Ans: False
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly
persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch
keeping the head down
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up Ans: Ground based pelvic rocks followed
by single leg stretch keeping the head down
What exercises should your client master before trying the
Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscrew and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
, 2
Rolling Like A Ball and Saw Ans: Roll over and Teaser
Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: Ans:
Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
© 2026 Assignment
Single Leg Circle
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
After warming up my small group 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.
Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscrew and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saw and Boomerang Ans: Bridge variations and Hundreds
, 3
Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic
chain and this is good for clients with low back issues.
True / False Ans: 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?
© 2026 Assignment
Swimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
Hundred, Swan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscrew, Back bends Ans: Bridge, Roll Up,
Quadruped
During the chest lift, the client should maintain their
neutral pelvis.
True / False Ans: True
During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest
change the exercise?
Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of
the exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser.
Once they master the various Teaser Prep exercises for the
fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress them to
the full Teaser exercise.
, 4
It does not, it is part of the movement
It takes the low back out of the equation and should be
done during a clients entire Pilates practice.
None of the above. Ans: Bending the knees into the chest
changes the intention of the exercise. Your client might
not be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various
Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise,
you can progress them to the full Teaser exercise.
© 2026 Assignment
In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal Ans: Sagittal
Which method of journaling do we suggest using through
the course?
Pilates Metrics
Rapid Fire Journaling
Post-it notes
Talk to text note taking Ans: Rapid Fire Journaling
