CLUB PILATES WRITTEN 2026
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ 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
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ 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
