CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL
EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS 2026/2027
Why is Shave the head more advanced than Hug a Tree?
Keeping the torso neutral while hinging forward involved which requires more upper body strength and
control
It requires lower body strength and coordination
You could cut your head shaving.
It has a coordinated move that people with good proprioception only can do.
Keeping the torso neutral while hinging forward involved which requires more upper body strength and
control
How many springs should be on during Short Box Series?
Short Box Series is best with one Blue Spring
ALL Springs
Two greens so clients can feel mostly stable
One Red and One Blue so clients can push out
ALL springs
The correct starting position for Backstroke on the long box is supine on the box with the head near the
Footbar and the torso flexed and supported on the box, legs in table top with the arms straight up facing
the ceiling.
True / False
False
Full Teaser on the reformer is performed on the Short Box.
True / False
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,False
Pulling Straps Series develops posterior chain strength which beneficial for better posture.
True / False
True
What is the best list of contraindications for Swan on the Reformer?
Pregnancy, Sprained Ankle, Sprained Wrist
New to Pilates
Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
Menopause
Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees during Feet in Straps series?
You would NEVER place the leg straps at the client's knees
All clients should learn the movement with the straps at the knees
If your client needed a smaller ROM in the hip joint
Your client requests that you make it more difficult for them
If your client needed a smaller ROM in the hip joint
During Side Lying Legs in Straps series, the spine should be in a neutral position.
True / False
True
During Side-Lying Leg in Strap series, when the leg sweeps forward, it should only sweep to the point
that the hip and leg do not rotate or shift.
True / False
True
What is the safest way to complete the Arms Facing Side series?
Have your client kneel on the Reformer
Having the client sit on the carriage or long box
Use the Springboard instead of the Reformer
Telling your client to skip the move and rest
Having the client sit on the carriage or long box
Supine Arms in Straps Lower and Lift is done in which plane of motion?
Transverse
Sagittal
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, All planes
Frontal
Sagittal
The Mermaid cannot be modified and should not be done unless the client is ready.
True / False
False
To make a move more difficult on the reformer you should add more resistance.
True / False
False
Explain the difference between yellow and purple springs on the Springboard
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
We do not use purple or yellow springs
They are the same spring tension and length
Yellow springs are longer and used for Legs in Straps, Purple springs are shorter and used for Hands in
Straps
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
Which of the following invented the Springboard?
Ellie Herman
Joseph Pilates
Romana Kryzanowska
Ron Fletcher
Ellie Herman
When performing supine leg series at the Springboard, what number should the leg springs be hooked
on to?
Shoulder Height
2
4 or 5
7
4 or 5
Which is not an anatomical piece of Springboard?
Roll Down Bar
Dowel
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EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS 2026/2027
Why is Shave the head more advanced than Hug a Tree?
Keeping the torso neutral while hinging forward involved which requires more upper body strength and
control
It requires lower body strength and coordination
You could cut your head shaving.
It has a coordinated move that people with good proprioception only can do.
Keeping the torso neutral while hinging forward involved which requires more upper body strength and
control
How many springs should be on during Short Box Series?
Short Box Series is best with one Blue Spring
ALL Springs
Two greens so clients can feel mostly stable
One Red and One Blue so clients can push out
ALL springs
The correct starting position for Backstroke on the long box is supine on the box with the head near the
Footbar and the torso flexed and supported on the box, legs in table top with the arms straight up facing
the ceiling.
True / False
False
Full Teaser on the reformer is performed on the Short Box.
True / False
1|Page
,False
Pulling Straps Series develops posterior chain strength which beneficial for better posture.
True / False
True
What is the best list of contraindications for Swan on the Reformer?
Pregnancy, Sprained Ankle, Sprained Wrist
New to Pilates
Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
Menopause
Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped disc, osteoperosis
Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees during Feet in Straps series?
You would NEVER place the leg straps at the client's knees
All clients should learn the movement with the straps at the knees
If your client needed a smaller ROM in the hip joint
Your client requests that you make it more difficult for them
If your client needed a smaller ROM in the hip joint
During Side Lying Legs in Straps series, the spine should be in a neutral position.
True / False
True
During Side-Lying Leg in Strap series, when the leg sweeps forward, it should only sweep to the point
that the hip and leg do not rotate or shift.
True / False
True
What is the safest way to complete the Arms Facing Side series?
Have your client kneel on the Reformer
Having the client sit on the carriage or long box
Use the Springboard instead of the Reformer
Telling your client to skip the move and rest
Having the client sit on the carriage or long box
Supine Arms in Straps Lower and Lift is done in which plane of motion?
Transverse
Sagittal
2|Page
, All planes
Frontal
Sagittal
The Mermaid cannot be modified and should not be done unless the client is ready.
True / False
False
To make a move more difficult on the reformer you should add more resistance.
True / False
False
Explain the difference between yellow and purple springs on the Springboard
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
We do not use purple or yellow springs
They are the same spring tension and length
Yellow springs are longer and used for Legs in Straps, Purple springs are shorter and used for Hands in
Straps
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
Which of the following invented the Springboard?
Ellie Herman
Joseph Pilates
Romana Kryzanowska
Ron Fletcher
Ellie Herman
When performing supine leg series at the Springboard, what number should the leg springs be hooked
on to?
Shoulder Height
2
4 or 5
7
4 or 5
Which is not an anatomical piece of Springboard?
Roll Down Bar
Dowel
3|Page