CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Mermaid h h cannot h h be h h modified h h and h h should h h not h h be h h done hh unless h h the h h client h h is h h ready. hh - h h correct
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h h get h h the h h benefi hht hhfrom hhthe hhmove)
Why hhwould hhyou hhplace hhthe hhleg hhstraps hhabove hhyour hhclient's hhknees hhduring hhfeet hhin hhstraps
hhseries? hh- h h correct h h answer-If h h your h h client h h needed hha h h smaller h h Range h h of h h Motion
h h (ROM) h h in hhthe hhhip h h joint
What hh is hh the h h best h h way h h to h h evaluate hh the h h ROM h h of h h the h h ankles? h h - h h correct h h answer-Heels h h lower
h h and h h Lift
What hhare hhthe hhcontraindications hhfor hhSwan hhon hhthe hhReformer? hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- hhPregnancy, hhshoulder hhreplacement, hhslipped hhdisc, hhosteoporosis
When h h is h h a h h client h h ready h h to h h jump? h h - h h correct h h answer-
When hh they h h have h h a h h stable h h pelvis h h and h h they h h are hh able h h to h h maintain h h a h h basic h h level h h of
h h proprioceptive h h awareness
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The h h correct h h starting h h position h h for h h Backstroke h h on h h the h h long h h box h h is h h supine h h on h h the h h box h h with
h h the h h head h h near h h th hhe hhfootbar hhand hhthe hhtorso hhflexed hhand hhsupported hhon hhthe hhbox, hhlegs hhin hhtable
hhtop hhwith hhthe hharms hhstraight hhup hhand hhfacing hhthe hhceiling. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-False
What hhare hhthe hhelements hhof hhgood hhflow hhprogramming hhwhen hhteaching hhgroup hhPilates
hhclasses? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Progressions, hhTransitions, hhCreative hhSequencing
During hhSide hhLying hhLegs hhin hhStraps hhSeries, hhthe hhspine hhshould hhbe hhin hha hhneutral hhposition. hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- h h True
, How hh is h h footwork h h on h h the h h jumpboard h h different. h h than hh footwork h h on h h the h h reformer? h h - h h correct
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There hhis hhmore hhsurface hharea hhunder hhthe hhfoot h h of hhthe hhjumpboard hhwhich hhelicits hha hhreaction hhcloser
hhto hhreal h h life hht h h han hhthe hhfootbar hhon hhthe hhreformer
What hhis hhthe hhsafest hhway hhto hhcomplete hhthe hharm hhfacing hhside hhseries? hh- hhcorrect
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What hh are h h the h h major hh muscles h h emphasized h h in h h supine h h arms h h in h h straps h h series? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Transverse hhabdominis hhfor hhstabilization, hhhip hhflexors hhto hhhold hhlegs hhin hhplace hhand hhlatissimus hhdorsi
hh& hhthe hhlong h h head hhof hhthe hhtricep hhfor hharm hhmovement
What h h is h h the h h most h h advanced h h variation h h of h h Bridge h h and h h why? h h - h h correct h h answer-Semi h h circle h h -
it hhincorporates hhmultiple hhvariations hhof hhspinal hharticulations hhand hhrequires hha hhclient hhto hhhave
hhimpeccable hhprop hhrioceptive hhawareness
What hhare hhthe hhfour hhmain hhmuscles hhemphasized hhduring hhfootwork hhon hhthe hhreformer? hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- hhTransverse hhAbdominis, hhContralateral hhObliques, hhGlutes, hhHamstrings
Clients hhshould hhalways hhbe hhin hhthoracic hhextension hhwhen hhjumping hhsupine hhon hhthe
hhjumpboard? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-False
Pick hhthe hhcorrect hhlist hhof hhpossible hhmatwork hhvariations hhthat hhcould hhbe hhtaught hhon hhthe hhreformer hhwith
hharms hhin hhs h h traps. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Single hh leg h h stretch, h h Double hh leg h h stretch, h h Lower h h and h h lift, hh Scissors, h h Helicopters, h h Criss-Cross, h h Frogs
How hh many h h springs h h should h h be h h on h h during h h Short h h Box h h Series? h h - hh correct h h answer-ALL hh springs
Pulling hhStraps hhSeries hhdevelops hhposterior hhchain hhstrength hhwhich hhbeneficial hhfor hhbetter
hhposture. hh- hhcorrect h h answer-True hh(make h h sure hhthat h h you hhalways h h tell hhyour h h clients h h the
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Footwork h h on h h the h h reformer h h shows h h the h h instructor h h key h h indicators h h of h h how h h the h h client's
h h functional h h patterns h h ma hhy hhhave hhcreated hhmisalignments hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-True
For hha hhclient hhwho hhhas hhvalgus hhknees, hhwhat hhis hhthe hhmost hheffective hhpositioning hhand hhprop hhto hhuse
hhduring hhfootw h h ork? h h - hhcorrect h h answer-Feet h h parallel, hhMagic h h Circle h h at h h the h h outside h h of
h h the h h upper h h knee h h area
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ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED 2025
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Bridge hhwith hhknee hhextensions hhis hha hhbeginner hhmove hhbecause hhit hhintroduces hha hhlonger hhlever hhangle
hhon hhthe hhlow h h back. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-False
Mermaid h h cannot h h be h h modified h h and h h should h h not h h be h h done hh unless h h the h h client h h is h h ready. hh - h h correct
h h answer-
False h h (Mermaid h h has h h modifications h h where h h the h h client h h can h h have h h multiple h h limitations h h and h h still
h h get h h the h h benefi hht hhfrom hhthe hhmove)
Why hhwould hhyou hhplace hhthe hhleg hhstraps hhabove hhyour hhclient's hhknees hhduring hhfeet hhin hhstraps
hhseries? hh- h h correct h h answer-If h h your h h client h h needed hha h h smaller h h Range h h of h h Motion
h h (ROM) h h in hhthe hhhip h h joint
What hh is hh the h h best h h way h h to h h evaluate hh the h h ROM h h of h h the h h ankles? h h - h h correct h h answer-Heels h h lower
h h and h h Lift
What hhare hhthe hhcontraindications hhfor hhSwan hhon hhthe hhReformer? hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- hhPregnancy, hhshoulder hhreplacement, hhslipped hhdisc, hhosteoporosis
When h h is h h a h h client h h ready h h to h h jump? h h - h h correct h h answer-
When hh they h h have h h a h h stable h h pelvis h h and h h they h h are hh able h h to h h maintain h h a h h basic h h level h h of
h h proprioceptive h h awareness
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The h h correct h h starting h h position h h for h h Backstroke h h on h h the h h long h h box h h is h h supine h h on h h the h h box h h with
h h the h h head h h near h h th hhe hhfootbar hhand hhthe hhtorso hhflexed hhand hhsupported hhon hhthe hhbox, hhlegs hhin hhtable
hhtop hhwith hhthe hharms hhstraight hhup hhand hhfacing hhthe hhceiling. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-False
What hhare hhthe hhelements hhof hhgood hhflow hhprogramming hhwhen hhteaching hhgroup hhPilates
hhclasses? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-Progressions, hhTransitions, hhCreative hhSequencing
During hhSide hhLying hhLegs hhin hhStraps hhSeries, hhthe hhspine hhshould hhbe hhin hha hhneutral hhposition. hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- h h True
, How hh is h h footwork h h on h h the h h jumpboard h h different. h h than hh footwork h h on h h the h h reformer? h h - h h correct
h h answer-
There hhis hhmore hhsurface hharea hhunder hhthe hhfoot h h of hhthe hhjumpboard hhwhich hhelicits hha hhreaction hhcloser
hhto hhreal h h life hht h h han hhthe hhfootbar hhon hhthe hhreformer
What hhis hhthe hhsafest hhway hhto hhcomplete hhthe hharm hhfacing hhside hhseries? hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- hhHaving hhthe hhclient hhsit hhon hhthe hhcarriage hhor hhlong hhbox
What hh are h h the h h major hh muscles h h emphasized h h in h h supine h h arms h h in h h straps h h series? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Transverse hhabdominis hhfor hhstabilization, hhhip hhflexors hhto hhhold hhlegs hhin hhplace hhand hhlatissimus hhdorsi
hh& hhthe hhlong h h head hhof hhthe hhtricep hhfor hharm hhmovement
What h h is h h the h h most h h advanced h h variation h h of h h Bridge h h and h h why? h h - h h correct h h answer-Semi h h circle h h -
it hhincorporates hhmultiple hhvariations hhof hhspinal hharticulations hhand hhrequires hha hhclient hhto hhhave
hhimpeccable hhprop hhrioceptive hhawareness
What hhare hhthe hhfour hhmain hhmuscles hhemphasized hhduring hhfootwork hhon hhthe hhreformer? hh- hhcorrect
hhanswer- hhTransverse hhAbdominis, hhContralateral hhObliques, hhGlutes, hhHamstrings
Clients hhshould hhalways hhbe hhin hhthoracic hhextension hhwhen hhjumping hhsupine hhon hhthe
hhjumpboard? hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-False
Pick hhthe hhcorrect hhlist hhof hhpossible hhmatwork hhvariations hhthat hhcould hhbe hhtaught hhon hhthe hhreformer hhwith
hharms hhin hhs h h traps. hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-
Single hh leg h h stretch, h h Double hh leg h h stretch, h h Lower h h and h h lift, hh Scissors, h h Helicopters, h h Criss-Cross, h h Frogs
How hh many h h springs h h should h h be h h on h h during h h Short h h Box h h Series? h h - hh correct h h answer-ALL hh springs
Pulling hhStraps hhSeries hhdevelops hhposterior hhchain hhstrength hhwhich hhbeneficial hhfor hhbetter
hhposture. hh- hhcorrect h h answer-True hh(make h h sure hhthat h h you hhalways h h tell hhyour h h clients h h the
hh"why" h h behind h h the h h move)
Footwork h h on h h the h h reformer h h shows h h the h h instructor h h key h h indicators h h of h h how h h the h h client's
h h functional h h patterns h h ma hhy hhhave hhcreated hhmisalignments hh- hhcorrect hhanswer-True
For hha hhclient hhwho hhhas hhvalgus hhknees, hhwhat hhis hhthe hhmost hheffective hhpositioning hhand hhprop hhto hhuse
hhduring hhfootw h h ork? h h - hhcorrect h h answer-Feet h h parallel, hhMagic h h Circle h h at h h the h h outside h h of
h h the h h upper h h knee h h area
