Club Pilates Written Exam Prep | Updated 2026 Study Guide & Practice Questions

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CLUB PILATES WRITTEN FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates
Mat classes. It doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the
area under your client's body.

True / False - CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION :What is the best way to warm up a class of elderly
persons?

Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the
head down
Standing balance and jumping challenge
Pilates push up - CORRECT ANSWER Ground based pelvic rocks
followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down

QUESTION :What exercises should your client master before trying
the Boomerang?
Roll over and Teaser
Corkscrew and Leg Circles
Roll Over and Side Leg Series
Rolling Like A Ball and Saw - CORRECT ANSWER Roll over and
Teaser

QUESTION :Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type: -
CORRECT ANSWER Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)

Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)

Single Leg Circle

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Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM

Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga

QUESTION :After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on
having them do ________________________ to get the back of their
body warm and then _________________________ to get the front of
their body warm.

Knee Circles and Seal
Corkscrew and Side Kneeling Series
Bridge variations and Hundreds
Saw and Boomerang - CORRECT ANSWER Bridge variations and
Hundreds

QUESTION :Having both legs in table top is considered a closed
kinetic chain and this is good for clients with low back issues.

True / False - CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION :You are evaluating a client for the first time and find they
have a major anterior tilt in their pelvis and no injuries in the past.
They have been cleared to start a fitness routine after having not
worked out in the past 4 years. What moves would you teach them in
their first work out?
Swimming, Double Leg Kick, Crab
Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
Hundred, Swan Dive, Teaser
Crab, Corkscrew, Back bends - CORRECT ANSWER Bridge, Roll
Up, Quadruped

QUESTION :During the chest lift, the client should maintain their
neutral pelvis.

True / False - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the
chest change the exercise?

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Bending the knees into the chest changes the intention of the
exercise. Your client might not be ready for Teaser. Once they master
the various Teaser Prep exercises for the fundamentals of the
exercise, you can progress them to the full Teaser exercise.

It does not, it is part of the movement

It takes the low back out of the equation and should be done during a
clients entire Pilates practice.

None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER Bending the knees into
the chest changes the intention of the exercise. Your client might not
be ready for Teaser. Once they master the various Teaser Prep
exercises for the fundamentals of the exercise, you can progress
them to the full Teaser exercise.

QUESTION :In what plane of motion is the Hundred?

Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER Sagittal

QUESTION :Which method of journaling do we suggest using
through the course?

Pilates Metrics
Rapid Fire Journaling
Post-it notes
Talk to text note taking - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid Fire
Journaling

QUESTION :What is the best order of movement to start with if your
client had an old injury, works all the time, and is "just getting back to
moving?"

Feet in straps, Short spine, long spine, hawk



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