Club Pilates Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
Where was Joseph Pilates born - Answer: Germany
Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement - Answer: His parents and their active and healthy
lifestyles
What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer - Answer: A hospital bed
True or False: Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s - Answer: False
True or False: Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates" - Answer: False
What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? - Answer: Objective
What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - Answer: The plan for your client, which include a list
of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and modifications
True or False: As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments and re-assessments
with your clients. - Answer: False
When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the equipment in the studio is safe
and well maintained? - Answer: The Pilates instructor and Studio Management
What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 May moves? - Answer: Pelvic rocks, bridges, ab
series, side series, corkscrew
Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accomplished in order to try crab? -
Answer: Rolling like a ball. They need to have no back or spine issues
, What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? - Answer: Flexion , extension, lateral
rotation, transverse rotation
True or false: may work is the most simple Pilates practice - Answer: True
What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? - Answer: "Start in supine, on your back with
your hell's on the center of the foot bar about three inches apart. Your back should be relaxed and your
shoulders should not be pressing against the rests"
True or False: Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their mat classes. It doesn't have to
be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your clients body. - Answer: True
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - Answer: Ground based pelvic rocks
followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down.
What exercises should your client master before trying the boomerang? - Answer: Roll over and teaser
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do _____________to get the back of
their bodies and then ____________ to get the front of their bodies - Answer: Bridge variations and
hundreds
True or False: Having both legs in table top is considered a close kinetic chain and this is good for clients
with low back issues - Answer: False
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 worked out in the
past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in their first work out? - Answer: Bridge, roll up,
Quadruped
True or false: during chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis - Answer: True
Complete Solutions Graded A+
Where was Joseph Pilates born - Answer: Germany
Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement - Answer: His parents and their active and healthy
lifestyles
What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer - Answer: A hospital bed
True or False: Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s - Answer: False
True or False: Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates" - Answer: False
What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? - Answer: Objective
What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? - Answer: The plan for your client, which include a list
of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and modifications
True or False: As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments and re-assessments
with your clients. - Answer: False
When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the equipment in the studio is safe
and well maintained? - Answer: The Pilates instructor and Studio Management
What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 May moves? - Answer: Pelvic rocks, bridges, ab
series, side series, corkscrew
Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accomplished in order to try crab? -
Answer: Rolling like a ball. They need to have no back or spine issues
, What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? - Answer: Flexion , extension, lateral
rotation, transverse rotation
True or false: may work is the most simple Pilates practice - Answer: True
What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? - Answer: "Start in supine, on your back with
your hell's on the center of the foot bar about three inches apart. Your back should be relaxed and your
shoulders should not be pressing against the rests"
True or False: Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their mat classes. It doesn't have to
be a thick mat, it should just cover the area under your clients body. - Answer: True
What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly persons? - Answer: Ground based pelvic rocks
followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down.
What exercises should your client master before trying the boomerang? - Answer: Roll over and teaser
After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them do _____________to get the back of
their bodies and then ____________ to get the front of their bodies - Answer: Bridge variations and
hundreds
True or False: Having both legs in table top is considered a close kinetic chain and this is good for clients
with low back issues - Answer: False
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 worked out in the
past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in their first work out? - Answer: Bridge, roll up,
Quadruped
True or false: during chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis - Answer: True
