CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE 250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
/NEWEST !!!
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 - ANSWER-Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped
disc, osteoperosis
What is the safest exercise for a student to perform on the
Ladder Barrel?
Side Bends
Side Lying Leg Series
Short Box Series
Prone Scissors - ANSWER-Side Bends
When MUST the instructor be hands on, supporting the student
for safety?
Side Bends
,Horseback
Seated Scissors
Flat Back Lower and Lift - ANSWER-Flat Back Lower and Lift
Which is not a determining factor in changing the positioning of
the Ladder Barrel?
The arm length of a student
The weight of the
student The height of
the student Everything
is a factor.
The leg length of a student - ANSWER-The weight of the
student
What is the most advanced variation of the seated series on the
Ladder Barrel? Circles
Bicycle
Lower and Lift
Hip Twist - ANSWER-Hip Twist
When a student is performing Quad Stretches at the Ladder
Barrel, what form/alignment is the teacher looking for?
Iliotibial Band being released
ASIS in line with one another
Lordotic spine
,Calcaneus lifting - ANSWER-ASIS in line with one another
If a student experiences Vertigo from time to time, what
exercise would you omit from their Ladder Barrel work?
Flat Back leg Series
Ballet Stretches
Seated Short Box round back
Side Bends - ANSWER-Flat Back leg Series
If a student had a knee replacement, what exercise would be
better to perform on the Ladder Barrel versus the Spine
Corrector?
Side Lying Series
Prone Swan Dive
Prone Scissors
Side Bends - ANSWER-Side Bends
How can you use the Magic Circle? (Select all that apply)
Correct! Quadruped
Correct! Prone
Correct! With other apparatus
Correct! Standing
Correct! During Plank
Correct! Seated
Correct! Supine - ANSWER-All the answers
, Who invented the Magic Circle?
Ellie Herman
Clara Pilates
It is unknown
Merlin
Joseph Pilates - ANSWER-Merlin
Joseph Pilates
For a student with very tight shoulders, which of the following
exercises could the student perform with the most success?
Kneeling Cat
Push Thru Prone
Inversion Scissors
Swan - ANSWER-Kneeling Cat
What is a unique feature of the Cadillac versus the Reformer?
More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
The Cadillac has less accessories
It is higher off the ground
Less variations of movement can be done with the Cadillac -
ANSWER-More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE 250 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
/NEWEST !!!
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 - ANSWER-Pregnancy, Hip replacements, slipped
disc, osteoperosis
What is the safest exercise for a student to perform on the
Ladder Barrel?
Side Bends
Side Lying Leg Series
Short Box Series
Prone Scissors - ANSWER-Side Bends
When MUST the instructor be hands on, supporting the student
for safety?
Side Bends
,Horseback
Seated Scissors
Flat Back Lower and Lift - ANSWER-Flat Back Lower and Lift
Which is not a determining factor in changing the positioning of
the Ladder Barrel?
The arm length of a student
The weight of the
student The height of
the student Everything
is a factor.
The leg length of a student - ANSWER-The weight of the
student
What is the most advanced variation of the seated series on the
Ladder Barrel? Circles
Bicycle
Lower and Lift
Hip Twist - ANSWER-Hip Twist
When a student is performing Quad Stretches at the Ladder
Barrel, what form/alignment is the teacher looking for?
Iliotibial Band being released
ASIS in line with one another
Lordotic spine
,Calcaneus lifting - ANSWER-ASIS in line with one another
If a student experiences Vertigo from time to time, what
exercise would you omit from their Ladder Barrel work?
Flat Back leg Series
Ballet Stretches
Seated Short Box round back
Side Bends - ANSWER-Flat Back leg Series
If a student had a knee replacement, what exercise would be
better to perform on the Ladder Barrel versus the Spine
Corrector?
Side Lying Series
Prone Swan Dive
Prone Scissors
Side Bends - ANSWER-Side Bends
How can you use the Magic Circle? (Select all that apply)
Correct! Quadruped
Correct! Prone
Correct! With other apparatus
Correct! Standing
Correct! During Plank
Correct! Seated
Correct! Supine - ANSWER-All the answers
, Who invented the Magic Circle?
Ellie Herman
Clara Pilates
It is unknown
Merlin
Joseph Pilates - ANSWER-Merlin
Joseph Pilates
For a student with very tight shoulders, which of the following
exercises could the student perform with the most success?
Kneeling Cat
Push Thru Prone
Inversion Scissors
Swan - ANSWER-Kneeling Cat
What is a unique feature of the Cadillac versus the Reformer?
More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
The Cadillac has less accessories
It is higher off the ground
Less variations of movement can be done with the Cadillac -
ANSWER-More exercises can be done on the Cadillac
