1. Alẃays suggest that clients use a thin mat or toẃel 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.
True / False: False
2. Ẃhat is the best ẃay to ẃarm up a class of elderly persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks folloẃed by single leg stretch keeping the head
doẃn
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up: Ground based pelvic rocks folloẃed by single leg stretch keeping the head doẃn
3. Ẃhat exercises should your client master before trying the Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscreẃ and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
Rolling Like A Ball and Saẃ: Roll over and Teaser
4. Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type:: Sẃimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light ẃorkouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
,Corkscreẃ
Young athlete ẃho does Yoga
5. After ẃarming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them
do to get the back of their body ẃarm and then
to get the front of their body ẃarm.
,Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscreẃ and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saẃ and Boomerang: Bridge variations and Hundreds
6. Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is
good for clients ẃith loẃ back issues.
True / False: False
7. 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 ẃorked out in the past 4 years. Ẃhat
moves ẃould you teach them in their first ẃork out?
Sẃimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
Hundred, Sẃan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscreẃ, Back bends: Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
8. During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False: True
9. During Teaser, hoẃ does bending the knees into the chest change the exer-
cise?
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.
It does not, it is part of the movement
, It takes the loẃ back out of the equation and should be done during a clients
entire Pilates practice.
classes. It doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the area under
your client's body.
True / False: False
2. Ẃhat is the best ẃay to ẃarm up a class of elderly persons?
Ground based pelvic rocks folloẃed by single leg stretch keeping the head
doẃn
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up: Ground based pelvic rocks folloẃed by single leg stretch keeping the head doẃn
3. Ẃhat exercises should your client master before trying the Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscreẃ and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
Rolling Like A Ball and Saẃ: Roll over and Teaser
4. Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type:: Sẃimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light ẃorkouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
,Corkscreẃ
Young athlete ẃho does Yoga
5. After ẃarming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them
do to get the back of their body ẃarm and then
to get the front of their body ẃarm.
,Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscreẃ and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saẃ and Boomerang: Bridge variations and Hundreds
6. Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this is
good for clients ẃith loẃ back issues.
True / False: False
7. 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 ẃorked out in the past 4 years. Ẃhat
moves ẃould you teach them in their first ẃork out?
Sẃimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
Hundred, Sẃan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscreẃ, Back bends: Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
8. During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False: True
9. During Teaser, hoẃ does bending the knees into the chest change the exer-
cise?
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.
It does not, it is part of the movement
, It takes the loẃ back out of the equation and should be done during a clients
entire Pilates practice.
