PILATES REFORMER EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Twist (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of short box, fingers
interlaced behind head, knees bent, feet under strap
Movement: INHALE rotate trunk, hinge diagonally back, EXHALE hinge trunk up, return
to start. Alternate sides
✔✔Round About (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of the short
box, arms straight overhead
Movement: INHALE rotate trunk, hinge diagonally back, EXHALE rotate to other side,
hinge back up, return to start. Alternate sides
✔✔Climb-a-tree (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of the short
or long box, one foot under strap and the other leg bent to chest holding shin
Movement: EXHALE pump knee to chest 3x, keep back straight, INHALE straighten leg,
holding ankle, EXHALE round back, walk hands down leg lifting leg to perpendicular,
INHALE extend back over box, circle arms overhead and around, lift head and chest,
hold onto leg, EXHALE walk hands up leg, rounding trunk, INHALE extend spine, bend
leg, return to start
✔✔Double Leg (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Face straps: lie supine with legs in tabletop
and legs in straps above knees, chest lifted, fingers interlaced behind head, footbar
down
Movement: INHALE straighten legs, EXHALE draw thighs toward chest, bending knees
✔✔Double Leg with Rotation (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Face straps: lie supine with legs
in tabletop and legs in straps above knees, chest lifted, fingers interlaced behind head,
footbar down
Movement: INHALE straighten legs, EXHALE draw thighs toward chest, bending knees,
and rotating trunk, INHALE straighten legs, rotating back to center. Alternate sides
✔✔Backstroke (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs in tabletop,
shoulders over back edge of box, chest lifted, hands touching with palms facing out,
holding straps high opposite forehead,elbows wide, eyes focused forward
Movement: INHALE straighten arms and legs up toward ceiling, hips ER, EXHALE
circle arms out to sides, simultaneously circle legs out and around, return to start
✔✔Teaser Prep (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs in
tabletop, holding straps, arms straight and stretched overhead
Movement: INHALE roll up, circle arms around to sides of body, reaching forward
(palms up) in line with shoulders, straighten legs to perpendicular, EXHALE roll down,
take arms around and back overhead, bend legs, return to starting position
, ✔✔Teaser (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs straight and
together on a diagonal line, straps in hands with arms straight and stretched overhead
Movement: INHALE roll up to a V position, circle arms around to sides of legs, reaching
forward (palms up) in line with shoulders, EXHALE roll down, return to start
✔✔Frog (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs on diagonal line, INHALE bend legs, return to start
✔✔Circles Down (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE press legs straight down, INHALE open legs and circle around,
return to start
✔✔Circles Up (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: INHALE open legs out to sides, EXHALE circle legs around and up, return
to start
✔✔Openings (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, active DF, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: INHALE abduct legs, EXHALE adduct legs
✔✔Extended Frog (Hip Work) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs, INHALE abduct legs, EXHALE bend legs while
keeping carriage still, move back to start, INHALE pause
✔✔Extended Frog Reverse (Hip Work) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45
degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs out to side, INHALE pause, EXHALE adduct legs,
INHALE bend legs back to start
✔✔Bottom Lift (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Begin lying supine in a neutral spine position,
legs parallel and toes on footbar
Movement: EXHALE articulate spine up, INHALE articulate spine down to start
✔✔Bottom Lift with Extensions (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Begin lying supine in a neutral
spine position, legs parallel and toes on footbar
Movement: EXHALE articulate spine up, INHALE pause, EXHALE extend legs as far as
you can before the pelvis moves, INHALE bend legs, EXHALE straighten/INHALE bend
5-10 times, EXHALE articulate spine down, return to start
✔✔Short Spine (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45
degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs, point feet, INHALE bring legs overhead keeping
pelvis stable, EXHALE articulate through spine to roll up on to shoulders, INHALE bend
knees and keep them shoulder's width apart, EXHALE articulate spine down keeping
feet over eyes, INHALE DF feet and return to start
WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Twist (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of short box, fingers
interlaced behind head, knees bent, feet under strap
Movement: INHALE rotate trunk, hinge diagonally back, EXHALE hinge trunk up, return
to start. Alternate sides
✔✔Round About (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of the short
box, arms straight overhead
Movement: INHALE rotate trunk, hinge diagonally back, EXHALE rotate to other side,
hinge back up, return to start. Alternate sides
✔✔Climb-a-tree (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔All springs on. Sitting on the edge of the short
or long box, one foot under strap and the other leg bent to chest holding shin
Movement: EXHALE pump knee to chest 3x, keep back straight, INHALE straighten leg,
holding ankle, EXHALE round back, walk hands down leg lifting leg to perpendicular,
INHALE extend back over box, circle arms overhead and around, lift head and chest,
hold onto leg, EXHALE walk hands up leg, rounding trunk, INHALE extend spine, bend
leg, return to start
✔✔Double Leg (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Face straps: lie supine with legs in tabletop
and legs in straps above knees, chest lifted, fingers interlaced behind head, footbar
down
Movement: INHALE straighten legs, EXHALE draw thighs toward chest, bending knees
✔✔Double Leg with Rotation (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Face straps: lie supine with legs
in tabletop and legs in straps above knees, chest lifted, fingers interlaced behind head,
footbar down
Movement: INHALE straighten legs, EXHALE draw thighs toward chest, bending knees,
and rotating trunk, INHALE straighten legs, rotating back to center. Alternate sides
✔✔Backstroke (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs in tabletop,
shoulders over back edge of box, chest lifted, hands touching with palms facing out,
holding straps high opposite forehead,elbows wide, eyes focused forward
Movement: INHALE straighten arms and legs up toward ceiling, hips ER, EXHALE
circle arms out to sides, simultaneously circle legs out and around, return to start
✔✔Teaser Prep (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs in
tabletop, holding straps, arms straight and stretched overhead
Movement: INHALE roll up, circle arms around to sides of body, reaching forward
(palms up) in line with shoulders, straighten legs to perpendicular, EXHALE roll down,
take arms around and back overhead, bend legs, return to starting position
, ✔✔Teaser (Abdominal Work) - ✔✔R. Lying supine on long box with legs straight and
together on a diagonal line, straps in hands with arms straight and stretched overhead
Movement: INHALE roll up to a V position, circle arms around to sides of legs, reaching
forward (palms up) in line with shoulders, EXHALE roll down, return to start
✔✔Frog (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs on diagonal line, INHALE bend legs, return to start
✔✔Circles Down (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE press legs straight down, INHALE open legs and circle around,
return to start
✔✔Circles Up (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: INHALE open legs out to sides, EXHALE circle legs around and up, return
to start
✔✔Openings (Hip Work) - ✔✔Supine with feet in straps, active DF, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: INHALE abduct legs, EXHALE adduct legs
✔✔Extended Frog (Hip Work) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45 degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs, INHALE abduct legs, EXHALE bend legs while
keeping carriage still, move back to start, INHALE pause
✔✔Extended Frog Reverse (Hip Work) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45
degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs out to side, INHALE pause, EXHALE adduct legs,
INHALE bend legs back to start
✔✔Bottom Lift (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Begin lying supine in a neutral spine position,
legs parallel and toes on footbar
Movement: EXHALE articulate spine up, INHALE articulate spine down to start
✔✔Bottom Lift with Extensions (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Begin lying supine in a neutral
spine position, legs parallel and toes on footbar
Movement: EXHALE articulate spine up, INHALE pause, EXHALE extend legs as far as
you can before the pelvis moves, INHALE bend legs, EXHALE straighten/INHALE bend
5-10 times, EXHALE articulate spine down, return to start
✔✔Short Spine (Spinal Articulation) - ✔✔Lying supine with feet in straps, ER to 45
degrees
Movement: EXHALE straighten legs, point feet, INHALE bring legs overhead keeping
pelvis stable, EXHALE articulate through spine to roll up on to shoulders, INHALE bend
knees and keep them shoulder's width apart, EXHALE articulate spine down keeping
feet over eyes, INHALE DF feet and return to start
