Final Exam Pilates Questions And
Answers
If a client is supinating their feet during Articulated Bridge, what might you offer for support?
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- correct answer...✔✔A ball between their ankles
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What is the best choice to elicit an subjective response? - correct answer...✔✔
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"On a scale of 1-10, how does you left/right shoulder feel today?"
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What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - correct answer...✔✔
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The programming for your client, which will include a llist of exercises, apparatus used, etc.
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If I start teaching at a studio, who holds the responsibility to make sure the equipment in the
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studio is safe? - correct answer...✔✔ k k k k k
I, as the pilates instructor, the other instructors, Studio Manager or Owners, Individuals who
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What is the right classical order of Joseph Pilates's first 5 Mat exercises? - correct answer...
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✔✔Hundred, Roll up. Roll over, One leg circle, Rolling like a ball k k k k k k k k k k k
Listed below are different modifications and progressions for a client that needs to develop
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strength to do full plank on mat: At first, I would cue my client into the FIRST EXERCISE unti
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l they developed the strength to perform that ..... Then, the next exercise I would cue my clie
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nt into the SECOND. Then once they are ready, I would cue my client into the THIRD. Then,
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kthe FOURTH. Then, full plank. - correct answer...✔✔
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1st: Quadreped variation; 2nd: Plank with forearms and knees; 3rd: Plank with knees; 4th:
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The following would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R - correct answer...✔✔
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"Start in supine on your back, with your heels on the center of the footbar about three inches
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apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders pressing against the rests."
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What exercises should a client master before they try Boomerang? - correct answer...✔✔
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Of the options, choose the exercises most appropriate for each type of cllient listed below. -
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correct answer...✔✔Huched shoulders (kyphotic)--> swimming
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Hip replacemt, cleared for light ROM-->Single leg circle supine
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Young athlete who does yoga-->Corkscrew k k k k
Post Natal (cleared for light workout)-->Pelvic rocks and tilts
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After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do _________ to get the
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back of their body warm and then _______ to keep their body warm. - correct answer...✔✔
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Bridge variations and hundreds k k k
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have major anterior pelvic tilt and n
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o injuries in the past. The client has been cleared to begin after nor exercising for the past 4
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years. What moves would you make sure to teach the client in their first work out? -
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correct answer...✔✔Bridge, Roll up, Quadraped
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During exercises that are closed chain, like chest lift, the client should maintain a neutral pel
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vis - correct answer...✔✔True
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Choose the most modified description of swimming - correct answer...✔✔
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Prone, slight extension of the spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at th
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e hip joint
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Open kinetic chain exercises, such as double leg stretch, should be performed in a neutral
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pelvic position if the client has back pain. - correct answer...✔✔False
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What is Pilates breath? - correct answer...✔✔-
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Exhale used to connect deeper to the transverse abdominis and obliques to control pelvic
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movement
-Three-dimensional
-Inhale through the nose, exhale through mouth
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What are the 6 movements of the scpula? - correct answer...✔✔Protraction
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retraction
elevation
depression
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What would be a modification for Hip Twist for someone with wrist issues? -
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correct answer...✔✔Coming down onto the forearms wihtout sinking in the shoulders
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When doing the side- k k k
lying leg series, the client will have more stability with their upper body toward the back of th
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e mat and the feet shifted forward. Setting them up in the middle of the mat could provide a s
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tability challenge - correct answer...✔✔True
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When doing knee circles, having the arms ______ will make the client more stable. -
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correct answer...✔✔Extended out to the sides to make the letter T
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When is a client ready to progress to a more challenging variation like Coordination? -
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correct answer...✔✔
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When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive
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awareness.
AGRADESOLUTIONS
Answers
If a client is supinating their feet during Articulated Bridge, what might you offer for support?
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
- correct answer...✔✔A ball between their ankles
k k k k k k
What is the best choice to elicit an subjective response? - correct answer...✔✔
k k k k k k k k k k k k
"On a scale of 1-10, how does you left/right shoulder feel today?"
k k k k k k k k k k k
What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - correct answer...✔✔
k k k k k k k k k k k k
The programming for your client, which will include a llist of exercises, apparatus used, etc.
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
If I start teaching at a studio, who holds the responsibility to make sure the equipment in the
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studio is safe? - correct answer...✔✔ k k k k k
I, as the pilates instructor, the other instructors, Studio Manager or Owners, Individuals who
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kclean the studio. k k
What is the right classical order of Joseph Pilates's first 5 Mat exercises? - correct answer...
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✔✔Hundred, Roll up. Roll over, One leg circle, Rolling like a ball k k k k k k k k k k k
Listed below are different modifications and progressions for a client that needs to develop
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strength to do full plank on mat: At first, I would cue my client into the FIRST EXERCISE unti
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l they developed the strength to perform that ..... Then, the next exercise I would cue my clie
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nt into the SECOND. Then once they are ready, I would cue my client into the THIRD. Then,
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kthe FOURTH. Then, full plank. - correct answer...✔✔
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1st: Quadreped variation; 2nd: Plank with forearms and knees; 3rd: Plank with knees; 4th:
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Full Plank k
The following would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R - correct answer...✔✔
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"Start in supine on your back, with your heels on the center of the footbar about three inches
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
apart. Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders pressing against the rests."
k k k k k k k k k k k k k
What exercises should a client master before they try Boomerang? - correct answer...✔✔
k k k k k k k k k k k k
Roll over and Teaser k k k
Of the options, choose the exercises most appropriate for each type of cllient listed below. -
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
correct answer...✔✔Huched shoulders (kyphotic)--> swimming
k k k k k
Hip replacemt, cleared for light ROM-->Single leg circle supine
k k k k k k k k
Young athlete who does yoga-->Corkscrew k k k k
Post Natal (cleared for light workout)-->Pelvic rocks and tilts
k k k k k k k k
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do _________ to get the
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
back of their body warm and then _______ to keep their body warm. - correct answer...✔✔
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
Bridge variations and hundreds k k k
AGRADESOLUTIONS
, You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they have major anterior pelvic tilt and n
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
o injuries in the past. The client has been cleared to begin after nor exercising for the past 4
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years. What moves would you make sure to teach the client in their first work out? -
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
correct answer...✔✔Bridge, Roll up, Quadraped
k k k k k
During exercises that are closed chain, like chest lift, the client should maintain a neutral pel
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vis - correct answer...✔✔True
k k k
Choose the most modified description of swimming - correct answer...✔✔
k k k k k k k k k
Prone, slight extension of the spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at th
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
e hip joint
k k
Open kinetic chain exercises, such as double leg stretch, should be performed in a neutral
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
pelvic position if the client has back pain. - correct answer...✔✔False
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What is Pilates breath? - correct answer...✔✔-
k k k k k k
Exhale used to connect deeper to the transverse abdominis and obliques to control pelvic
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
movement
-Three-dimensional
-Inhale through the nose, exhale through mouth
k k k k k k
What are the 6 movements of the scpula? - correct answer...✔✔Protraction
k k k k k k k k k k
retraction
elevation
depression
upward rotation k
downward rotation k
What would be a modification for Hip Twist for someone with wrist issues? -
k k k k k k k k k k k k k
correct answer...✔✔Coming down onto the forearms wihtout sinking in the shoulders
k k k k k k k k k k k
When doing the side- k k k
lying leg series, the client will have more stability with their upper body toward the back of th
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
e mat and the feet shifted forward. Setting them up in the middle of the mat could provide a s
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tability challenge - correct answer...✔✔True
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When doing knee circles, having the arms ______ will make the client more stable. -
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
correct answer...✔✔Extended out to the sides to make the letter T
k k k k k k k k k k k
When is a client ready to progress to a more challenging variation like Coordination? -
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correct answer...✔✔
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When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive
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awareness.
AGRADESOLUTIONS