CLUB PILATES WRITTEN 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ Can the Mermaid exercise be modified for clients with limitations?
Answer: Yes, the Mermaid has modifications for clients with multiple
limitations.
◉ Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees
during the feet in straps series?
Answer: To provide a smaller Range of Motion (ROM) in the hip
joint.
◉ What is the best way to evaluate the ROM of the ankles?
Answer: Heels lower and lift.
◉ What are the contraindications for performing Swan on the
Reformer?
Answer: Pregnancy, shoulder replacement, slipped disc,
osteoporosis.
, ◉ When is a client ready to jump in Pilates?
Answer: When they have a stable pelvis and can maintain a basic
level of proprioceptive awareness.
◉ What is the correct starting position for Backstroke on the long
box?
Answer: Supine on the box with the head near the footbar, torso
flexed and supported, legs in table top, arms straight up facing the
ceiling.
◉ What are the elements of good flow programming in group Pilates
classes?
Answer: Progressions, transitions, creative sequencing.
◉ What does the Pulling Straps Series develop?
Answer: Posterior chain strength, beneficial for better posture.
◉ How does footwork on the reformer help instructors?
Answer: It shows key indicators of how the client's functional
patterns may have created misalignments.
◉ What is the most effective positioning and prop for a client with
valgus knees during footwork?
EXAM PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS
◉ Can the Mermaid exercise be modified for clients with limitations?
Answer: Yes, the Mermaid has modifications for clients with multiple
limitations.
◉ Why would you place the leg straps above your client's knees
during the feet in straps series?
Answer: To provide a smaller Range of Motion (ROM) in the hip
joint.
◉ What is the best way to evaluate the ROM of the ankles?
Answer: Heels lower and lift.
◉ What are the contraindications for performing Swan on the
Reformer?
Answer: Pregnancy, shoulder replacement, slipped disc,
osteoporosis.
, ◉ When is a client ready to jump in Pilates?
Answer: When they have a stable pelvis and can maintain a basic
level of proprioceptive awareness.
◉ What is the correct starting position for Backstroke on the long
box?
Answer: Supine on the box with the head near the footbar, torso
flexed and supported, legs in table top, arms straight up facing the
ceiling.
◉ What are the elements of good flow programming in group Pilates
classes?
Answer: Progressions, transitions, creative sequencing.
◉ What does the Pulling Straps Series develop?
Answer: Posterior chain strength, beneficial for better posture.
◉ How does footwork on the reformer help instructors?
Answer: It shows key indicators of how the client's functional
patterns may have created misalignments.
◉ What is the most effective positioning and prop for a client with
valgus knees during footwork?
