BALANCED BODY PILATES PRACTICE TEST
2026 EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Lip Abdominals. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit on the lower lip edge
>Deep scoop: Sit tall on the sits bones and pull abdominals deep in the
body without rolling off the sit bones
>Deepen the curve: Pull the abs in to the body with a round back - the
back may reach all the way to the barrel
*Keep shoulder over the hip - move lumbar spine
◉ Well abdominals series. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with low back to the barrel
Well roll down: Roll backwards over the barrel to arch
Oblique well roll down: Lean over the arc and rotate the torso up and to
one side
, ◉ Reach. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with hips against the barrel
-Roll back on to the barrel
-Reach over the barrel extending the torso
-Circle the arms to hips and begin to roll up to return
◉ Teaser - Forward and Reverse. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with hips in the low barrel (forward and one reverse)
Forward: Legs up to the ceiling
-Teaser 1: Roll the torso back over the arc
-Teaser 2: Lower legs to the floor
-Teaser 3: Lower the torso and the legs
Reverse: Legs over the barrel in hundred position
-Extend legs straight
-Lower legs and torso
◉ Side stretch/Sit ups. Answer: Description ~
2026 EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Lip Abdominals. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit on the lower lip edge
>Deep scoop: Sit tall on the sits bones and pull abdominals deep in the
body without rolling off the sit bones
>Deepen the curve: Pull the abs in to the body with a round back - the
back may reach all the way to the barrel
*Keep shoulder over the hip - move lumbar spine
◉ Well abdominals series. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with low back to the barrel
Well roll down: Roll backwards over the barrel to arch
Oblique well roll down: Lean over the arc and rotate the torso up and to
one side
, ◉ Reach. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with hips against the barrel
-Roll back on to the barrel
-Reach over the barrel extending the torso
-Circle the arms to hips and begin to roll up to return
◉ Teaser - Forward and Reverse. Answer: Description ~
-Set up: Sit with hips in the low barrel (forward and one reverse)
Forward: Legs up to the ceiling
-Teaser 1: Roll the torso back over the arc
-Teaser 2: Lower legs to the floor
-Teaser 3: Lower the torso and the legs
Reverse: Legs over the barrel in hundred position
-Extend legs straight
-Lower legs and torso
◉ Side stretch/Sit ups. Answer: Description ~
