CLUB PILATES TEACHER TRAINING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED 2025
WhereQwasQJosephQPilatesQbornQ-QcorrectQanswer-Germany
WhoQinspiredQJoseph'sQpassionQforQmovementQ-QcorrectQanswer-
HisQparentsQandQtheirQactiveQandQhealthyQlifestyles,QanimalsQinQnature,QpeopleQ"doing"Qlife
WhatQitemQinspiredQJosephQtoQbuildQtheQreformerQ-QcorrectQanswer-AQhospitalQbed
TrueQorQFalse:QJosephQPilatesQdiedQofQnaturalQcausesQinQtheQlateQ90sQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
TrueQorQFalse:QJosephQPilatesQhasQalwaysQreferredQtoQhisQworkQasQ"Pilates"Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQdoesQtheQ"O"QstandQforQinQSOAP?Q-QcorrectQanswer-Objective
WhatQdetailsQmustQbeQincludedQinQtheQ"P"QofQSOAP?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
TheQplanQforQyourQclient,QwhichQincludeQaQlistQofQexercises,QapparatusQused,QnumberQofQreps,QandQmodific
ations
TrueQorQFalse:QAsQlongQasQyouQareQcueingQsafely,QthereQisQnoQneedQtoQdoQassessmentsQandQre-
assessmentsQwithQyourQclients.Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhenQteachingQatQaQstudio,QwhoQholdsQaQresponsibilityQtoQmakeQsureQtheQequipmentQinQtheQstudioQisQsafeQ
andQwellQmaintained?Q-QcorrectQanswer-TheQPilatesQinstructorQandQStudioQManagement
WhatQisQtheQrightQCLASSICALQorderQofQJoseph'sQfirstQ5QMatQmoves?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
Hundred,QRollQup,QRollQover,QoneQlegQcircle,QRollingQlikeQaQball
WhichQmovementQandQorQmilestoneQwillQyourQclientQneedQtoQhaveQaccomplishedQinQorderQtoQtryQcrab?Q-
QcorrectQanswer-RollingQlikeQaQball.QTheyQneedQtoQhaveQnoQbackQorQspineQissues
, WhatQorderQofQspinalQmovementQshouldQyourQclassQflowQcomplete?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
FlexionQ,Qextension,QlateralQrotation,QtransverseQrotation
WhichQisQtheQbestQchoiceQtoQelicitQanQobjectiveQresponse?Q-QcorrectQanswer-"OnQaQscaleQofQ1-
10,QhowQisQthis/yourQshoulderQfeelingQtoday?"
TrueQorQfalse:QmatQworkQisQtheQmostQsimpleQPilatesQpracticeQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQwouldQbeQaQgoodQexampleQofQusingQ"P"QinQPEACEQR&R?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
"StartQinQsupine,QonQyourQbackQwithQyourQheel'sQonQtheQcenterQofQtheQfootQbarQaboutQthreeQinchesQapart.QY
ourQbackQshouldQbeQrelaxedQandQyourQshouldersQshouldQnotQbeQpressingQagainstQtheQrests"
TrueQorQFalse:QAlwaysQsuggestQthatQclientsQuseQaQthinQmatQorQtowelQforQtheirQmatQclasses.QItQdoesn'tQhaveQ
toQbeQaQthickQmat,QitQshouldQjustQcoverQtheQareaQunderQyourQclientsQbody.Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQisQtheQbestQwayQtoQwarmQupQaQclassQofQelderlyQpersons?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
GroundQbasedQpelvicQrocksQfollowedQbyQsingleQlegQstretchQkeepingQtheQheadQdown.
WhatQexercisesQshouldQyourQclientQmasterQbeforeQtryingQtheQboomerang?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
RollQoverQandQteaser
AfterQwarmingQupQmyQsmallQgroupQmatQclass,QIQplanQonQhavingQthemQdoQ_____________toQgetQtheQbackQ
ofQtheirQbodiesQandQthenQ____________QtoQgetQtheQfrontQofQtheirQbodiesQ-QcorrectQanswer-
BridgeQvariationsQandQhundreds
TrueQorQFalse:QHavingQbothQlegsQinQtableQtopQisQconsideredQaQcloseQkineticQchainQandQthisQisQgoodQforQclie
ntsQwithQlowQbackQissuesQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
YouQareQevaluatingQaQclientQforQtheQfirstQtimeQandQfindQtheyQhaveQaQmajorQanteriorQtiltQinQtheirQpelvisQandQ
noQinjuriesQinQtheQpast.QTheyQhaveQbeenQclearedQtoQstartQaQfitnessQroutineQafterQhavingQnotQworkedQoutQinQ
theQpastQ4Qyears.QWhatQmovesQwouldQyouQteachQthemQinQtheirQfirstQworkQout?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
Bridge,QrollQup,QQuadruped
TrueQorQfalse:QduringQchestQlift,QtheQclientQshouldQmaintainQtheirQneutralQpelvisQ-QcorrectQanswer-True
AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED 2025
WhereQwasQJosephQPilatesQbornQ-QcorrectQanswer-Germany
WhoQinspiredQJoseph'sQpassionQforQmovementQ-QcorrectQanswer-
HisQparentsQandQtheirQactiveQandQhealthyQlifestyles,QanimalsQinQnature,QpeopleQ"doing"Qlife
WhatQitemQinspiredQJosephQtoQbuildQtheQreformerQ-QcorrectQanswer-AQhospitalQbed
TrueQorQFalse:QJosephQPilatesQdiedQofQnaturalQcausesQinQtheQlateQ90sQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
TrueQorQFalse:QJosephQPilatesQhasQalwaysQreferredQtoQhisQworkQasQ"Pilates"Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQdoesQtheQ"O"QstandQforQinQSOAP?Q-QcorrectQanswer-Objective
WhatQdetailsQmustQbeQincludedQinQtheQ"P"QofQSOAP?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
TheQplanQforQyourQclient,QwhichQincludeQaQlistQofQexercises,QapparatusQused,QnumberQofQreps,QandQmodific
ations
TrueQorQFalse:QAsQlongQasQyouQareQcueingQsafely,QthereQisQnoQneedQtoQdoQassessmentsQandQre-
assessmentsQwithQyourQclients.Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhenQteachingQatQaQstudio,QwhoQholdsQaQresponsibilityQtoQmakeQsureQtheQequipmentQinQtheQstudioQisQsafeQ
andQwellQmaintained?Q-QcorrectQanswer-TheQPilatesQinstructorQandQStudioQManagement
WhatQisQtheQrightQCLASSICALQorderQofQJoseph'sQfirstQ5QMatQmoves?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
Hundred,QRollQup,QRollQover,QoneQlegQcircle,QRollingQlikeQaQball
WhichQmovementQandQorQmilestoneQwillQyourQclientQneedQtoQhaveQaccomplishedQinQorderQtoQtryQcrab?Q-
QcorrectQanswer-RollingQlikeQaQball.QTheyQneedQtoQhaveQnoQbackQorQspineQissues
, WhatQorderQofQspinalQmovementQshouldQyourQclassQflowQcomplete?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
FlexionQ,Qextension,QlateralQrotation,QtransverseQrotation
WhichQisQtheQbestQchoiceQtoQelicitQanQobjectiveQresponse?Q-QcorrectQanswer-"OnQaQscaleQofQ1-
10,QhowQisQthis/yourQshoulderQfeelingQtoday?"
TrueQorQfalse:QmatQworkQisQtheQmostQsimpleQPilatesQpracticeQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQwouldQbeQaQgoodQexampleQofQusingQ"P"QinQPEACEQR&R?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
"StartQinQsupine,QonQyourQbackQwithQyourQheel'sQonQtheQcenterQofQtheQfootQbarQaboutQthreeQinchesQapart.QY
ourQbackQshouldQbeQrelaxedQandQyourQshouldersQshouldQnotQbeQpressingQagainstQtheQrests"
TrueQorQFalse:QAlwaysQsuggestQthatQclientsQuseQaQthinQmatQorQtowelQforQtheirQmatQclasses.QItQdoesn'tQhaveQ
toQbeQaQthickQmat,QitQshouldQjustQcoverQtheQareaQunderQyourQclientsQbody.Q-QcorrectQanswer-False
WhatQisQtheQbestQwayQtoQwarmQupQaQclassQofQelderlyQpersons?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
GroundQbasedQpelvicQrocksQfollowedQbyQsingleQlegQstretchQkeepingQtheQheadQdown.
WhatQexercisesQshouldQyourQclientQmasterQbeforeQtryingQtheQboomerang?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
RollQoverQandQteaser
AfterQwarmingQupQmyQsmallQgroupQmatQclass,QIQplanQonQhavingQthemQdoQ_____________toQgetQtheQbackQ
ofQtheirQbodiesQandQthenQ____________QtoQgetQtheQfrontQofQtheirQbodiesQ-QcorrectQanswer-
BridgeQvariationsQandQhundreds
TrueQorQFalse:QHavingQbothQlegsQinQtableQtopQisQconsideredQaQcloseQkineticQchainQandQthisQisQgoodQforQclie
ntsQwithQlowQbackQissuesQ-QcorrectQanswer-False
YouQareQevaluatingQaQclientQforQtheQfirstQtimeQandQfindQtheyQhaveQaQmajorQanteriorQtiltQinQtheirQpelvisQandQ
noQinjuriesQinQtheQpast.QTheyQhaveQbeenQclearedQtoQstartQaQfitnessQroutineQafterQhavingQnotQworkedQoutQinQ
theQpastQ4Qyears.QWhatQmovesQwouldQyouQteachQthemQinQtheirQfirstQworkQout?Q-QcorrectQanswer-
Bridge,QrollQup,QQuadruped
TrueQorQfalse:QduringQchestQlift,QtheQclientQshouldQmaintainQtheirQneutralQpelvisQ-QcorrectQanswer-True