CLUB PILATES TT CANVAS QUIZ STUDY GUIDE TRUSTED
ACADEMIC LEARNING RESOURCE OPTIMIZED FOR HIGH-
STAKES EXAMS AND FINAL ASSESSMENTS
What is the best list of contraindications for swan on the reformer? - correct answer -
Pregnancy, hip replacement, slipped disc, osteoperosis
What is the best order of movement to start with for a client who had an old injury, works out
all the time and is just getting back to moving? - correct answer -Roll down, Footwork, Bridge
Variations, Hands in straps/ supine abs
What is the best way to evaluate ROM of your clients ankles? - correct answer -Heels lift &
Lower
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use during
footwork? - correct answer -Feet parallel with magic circle being held at the outside of the
upper knee area
Footwork on the reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity? - correct answer -
Sitting down & standing up
Footwork on the jump board & the foot bar are exactly the same - correct answer -False
Clients who can do footwork on the reformer are ready for jumping on the jumpboard - correct
answer -False
, What are the elements of good flow programming when teaching group Pilates? - correct
answer -Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
What is the best way to transition? - correct answer -Instructor changes springs while clients do
a different move to distract them
What are the 4 main muscles emphasized during footwork on the reformer? - correct answer -
Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
Bridge variations on the reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior chain overall -
correct answer -True
After finding out that a client has a healthy back, you should always start their spinal flexion in a
hinge NOT articulation - correct answer -False
What are the contraindications for bridging exercises - correct answer -Pregnancy, hip
replacements, slipped disc, osteoporosis
Bridge with knee extension sis a beginner move because it introduces a longer lever angle on
the low back - correct answer -False
Single leg bridge variations are a good introduction to lateral strength and flexion of the spine -
correct answer -True
What is the most advanced variation of bridge and why? - correct answer -Semi circle - it
incorporates multiple variations of spinal articulations and requires clients to have impeccable
proprioceptive awareness
ACADEMIC LEARNING RESOURCE OPTIMIZED FOR HIGH-
STAKES EXAMS AND FINAL ASSESSMENTS
What is the best list of contraindications for swan on the reformer? - correct answer -
Pregnancy, hip replacement, slipped disc, osteoperosis
What is the best order of movement to start with for a client who had an old injury, works out
all the time and is just getting back to moving? - correct answer -Roll down, Footwork, Bridge
Variations, Hands in straps/ supine abs
What is the best way to evaluate ROM of your clients ankles? - correct answer -Heels lift &
Lower
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use during
footwork? - correct answer -Feet parallel with magic circle being held at the outside of the
upper knee area
Footwork on the reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity? - correct answer -
Sitting down & standing up
Footwork on the jump board & the foot bar are exactly the same - correct answer -False
Clients who can do footwork on the reformer are ready for jumping on the jumpboard - correct
answer -False
, What are the elements of good flow programming when teaching group Pilates? - correct
answer -Progressions, Transitions, Creative Sequencing
What is the best way to transition? - correct answer -Instructor changes springs while clients do
a different move to distract them
What are the 4 main muscles emphasized during footwork on the reformer? - correct answer -
Transverse Abdominis, Contralateral Obliques, Glutes, Hamstrings
Bridge variations on the reformer strengthen the back muscles and posterior chain overall -
correct answer -True
After finding out that a client has a healthy back, you should always start their spinal flexion in a
hinge NOT articulation - correct answer -False
What are the contraindications for bridging exercises - correct answer -Pregnancy, hip
replacements, slipped disc, osteoporosis
Bridge with knee extension sis a beginner move because it introduces a longer lever angle on
the low back - correct answer -False
Single leg bridge variations are a good introduction to lateral strength and flexion of the spine -
correct answer -True
What is the most advanced variation of bridge and why? - correct answer -Semi circle - it
incorporates multiple variations of spinal articulations and requires clients to have impeccable
proprioceptive awareness
