CLUB PILATES TEACHER TRAINING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
1. Where was Joseph Pilates born ANS >>> Germany
2. Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement ANS >>> His parents and
their active and healthy lifestyles, animals in nature, people "doing" life
3. What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer ANS >>> A hospital bed
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, 4. True or False ANS >>> Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s
ANS >>> False
5. True or False ANS >>> Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as
"Pilates" ANS >>> -
False
6. What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? ANS >>> Objective
7. What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? ANS >>> The plan for
your client, which include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and
modifications
8. True or False ANS >>> As long as you are cueing safely, there is no
need to do assessments and re-assessments with your clients. ANS >>>
False
9. When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the
equipment in the studio is safe and well maintained? ANS >>> The Pilates
instructor and Studio Management
10. What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 Mat moves? ANS
>>> Hun- dred, Roll up, Roll over, one leg circle, Rolling like a ball
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, 11. Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accom-
plished in order to try crab? ANS >>> Rolling like a ball. They need to have no
back or spine issues
12. What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? ANS >>>
Flexion
, extension, lateral rotation, transverse rotation
13. Which is the best choice to elicit an objective response? ANS >>> "On a
scale of 1-10, how is this/your shoulder feeling today?"
14. True or false ANS >>> mat work is the most simple Pilates practice ANS >>>
False
15. What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? ANS >>>
"Start in supine, on your back with your heel'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"
16. True or False ANS >>> 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. ANS >>> False
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
1. Where was Joseph Pilates born ANS >>> Germany
2. Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement ANS >>> His parents and
their active and healthy lifestyles, animals in nature, people "doing" life
3. What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer ANS >>> A hospital bed
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, 4. True or False ANS >>> Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90s
ANS >>> False
5. True or False ANS >>> Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as
"Pilates" ANS >>> -
False
6. What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? ANS >>> Objective
7. What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? ANS >>> The plan for
your client, which include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of reps, and
modifications
8. True or False ANS >>> As long as you are cueing safely, there is no
need to do assessments and re-assessments with your clients. ANS >>>
False
9. When teaching at a studio, who holds a responsibility to make sure the
equipment in the studio is safe and well maintained? ANS >>> The Pilates
instructor and Studio Management
10. What is the right CLASSICAL order of Joseph's first 5 Mat moves? ANS
>>> Hun- dred, Roll up, Roll over, one leg circle, Rolling like a ball
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, 11. Which movement and or milestone will your client need to have accom-
plished in order to try crab? ANS >>> Rolling like a ball. They need to have no
back or spine issues
12. What order of spinal movement should your class flow complete? ANS >>>
Flexion
, extension, lateral rotation, transverse rotation
13. Which is the best choice to elicit an objective response? ANS >>> "On a
scale of 1-10, how is this/your shoulder feeling today?"
14. True or false ANS >>> mat work is the most simple Pilates practice ANS >>>
False
15. What would be a good example of using "P" in PEACE R&R? ANS >>>
"Start in supine, on your back with your heel'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"
16. True or False ANS >>> 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. ANS >>> False
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