CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Bridge ggwith ggknee ggextensions ggis gga ggbeginner ggmove ggbecause ggit ggintroduces gga
gglonger gglever ggangle ggon ggthe gglow ggback. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
Mermaid ggcannot ggbe ggmodified ggand ggshould ggnot ggbe ggdone ggunless ggthe ggclient
ggis ggready. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse gg(Mermaid gghas ggmodifications ggwhere ggthe ggclient
ggcan gghave ggmultiple gglimitations ggand ggstill ggget ggthe ggbenefit ggfrom ggthe ggmove)
Why ggwould ggyou ggplace ggthe ggleg ggstraps ggabove ggyour ggclient's ggknees ggduring
ggfeet ggin ggstraps ggseries? gg- ggAnswer ggIf ggyour ggclient ggneeded gga ggsmaller ggRange
ggof ggMotion gg(ROM) ggin ggthe gghip ggjoint
What ggis ggthe ggbest ggway ggto ggevaluate ggthe ggROM ggof ggthe ggankles? gg- ggAnswer
ggHeels gglower ggand ggLift
What ggare ggthe ggcontraindications ggfor ggSwan ggon ggthe ggReformer? gg- ggAnswer
ggPregnancy, ggshoulder ggreplacement, ggslipped ggdisc, ggosteoporosis
When ggis gga ggclient ggready ggto ggjump? gg- ggAnswer ggWhen ggthey gghave gga ggstable
ggpelvis ggand ggthey ggare ggable ggto ggmaintain gga ggbasic gglevel ggof ggproprioceptive
ggawareness?
The ggcorrect ggstarting ggposition ggfor ggBackstroke ggon ggthe gglong ggbox ggis ggsupine
ggon ggthe ggbox ggwith ggthe gghead ggnear ggthe ggfootbar ggand ggthe ggtorso ggflexed ggand
ggsupported ggon ggthe ggbox, gglegs ggin ggtable ggtop ggwith ggthe ggarms ggstraight ggup
ggand ggfacing ggthe ggceiling. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
What ggare ggthe ggelements ggof gggood ggflow ggprogramming ggwhen ggteaching gggroup
ggPilates ggclasses? gg- ggAnswer ggProgressions, ggTransitions, ggCreative ggSequencing
During ggSide ggLying ggLegs ggin ggStraps ggSeries, ggthe ggspine ggshould ggbe ggin gga
ggneutral ggposition. gg- ggAnswer ggTrue
How ggis ggfootwork ggon ggthe ggjumpboard ggdifferent. ggthan ggfootwork ggon ggthe
ggreformer? gg- ggAnswer ggThere ggis ggmore ggsurface ggarea ggunder ggthe ggfoot ggof ggthe
, ggjumpboard ggwhich ggelicits gga ggreaction ggcloser ggto ggreal gglife ggthan ggthe ggfootbar
ggon ggthe ggreformer
What ggis ggthe ggsafest ggway ggto ggcomplete ggthe ggarm ggfacing ggside ggseries? gg-
ggAnswer ggHaving ggthe ggclient ggsit ggon ggthe ggcarriage ggor gglong ggbox
What ggare ggthe ggmajor ggmuscles ggemphasized ggin ggsupine ggarms ggin ggstraps
ggseries? gg- ggAnswer ggTransverse ggabdominis ggfor ggstabilization, gghip ggflexors ggto
gghold gglegs ggin ggplace ggand gglatissimus ggdorsi gg& ggthe gglong gghead ggof ggthe ggtricep
ggfor ggarm ggmovement
What ggis ggthe ggmost ggadvanced ggvariation ggof ggBridge ggand ggwhy? gg- ggAnswer
ggSemi ggcircle gg- ggit ggincorporates ggmultiple ggvariations ggof ggspinal ggarticulations
ggand ggrequires gga ggclient ggto gghave ggimpeccable ggproprioceptive ggawareness
What ggare ggthe ggfour ggmain ggmuscles ggemphasized ggduring ggfootwork ggon ggthe
ggreformer? gg- ggAnswer ggTransverse ggAbdominis, ggContralateral ggObliques, ggGlutes,
ggHamstrings
Clients ggshould ggalways ggbe ggin ggthoracic ggextension ggwhen ggjumping ggsupine ggon
ggthe ggjumpboard? gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
Pick ggthe ggcorrect gglist ggof ggpossible ggmatwork ggvariations ggthat ggcould ggbe ggtaught
ggon ggthe ggreformer ggwith ggarms ggin ggstraps. gg- ggAnswer ggSingle ggleg ggstretch,
ggDouble ggleg ggstretch, ggLower ggand gglift, ggScissors, ggHelicopters, ggCriss-Cross,
ggFrogs
How ggmany ggsprings ggshould ggbe ggon ggduring ggShort ggBox ggSeries? gg- ggAnswer
ggALL ggsprings
Pulling ggStraps ggSeries ggdevelops ggposterior ggchain ggstrength ggwhich ggbeneficial ggfor
ggbetter ggposture. gg- ggAnswer ggTrue gg(make ggsure ggthat ggyou ggalways ggtell ggyour
ggclients ggthe gg"why" ggbehind ggthe ggmove)
Footwork ggon ggthe ggreformer ggshows ggthe gginstructor ggkey ggindicators ggof gghow ggthe
ggclient's ggfunctional ggpatterns ggmay gghave ggcreated ggmisalignments gg- ggAnswer
ggTrue
For gga ggclient ggwho gghas ggvalgus ggknees, ggwhat ggis ggthe ggmost ggeffective
ggpositioning ggand ggprop ggto gguse ggduring ggfootwork? gg- ggAnswer ggFeet ggparallel,
ggMagic ggCircle ggat ggthe ggoutside ggof ggthe ggupper ggknee ggarea
Pick ggthe ggcorrect gggroup ggof ggcontraindications ggfor ggarticulation ggduring ggBridge
ggon ggthe ggReformer. gg- ggAnswer ggPregnancy, gghip ggreplacements, ggslipped ggdisc,
ggosteoporosis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Bridge ggwith ggknee ggextensions ggis gga ggbeginner ggmove ggbecause ggit ggintroduces gga
gglonger gglever ggangle ggon ggthe gglow ggback. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
Mermaid ggcannot ggbe ggmodified ggand ggshould ggnot ggbe ggdone ggunless ggthe ggclient
ggis ggready. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse gg(Mermaid gghas ggmodifications ggwhere ggthe ggclient
ggcan gghave ggmultiple gglimitations ggand ggstill ggget ggthe ggbenefit ggfrom ggthe ggmove)
Why ggwould ggyou ggplace ggthe ggleg ggstraps ggabove ggyour ggclient's ggknees ggduring
ggfeet ggin ggstraps ggseries? gg- ggAnswer ggIf ggyour ggclient ggneeded gga ggsmaller ggRange
ggof ggMotion gg(ROM) ggin ggthe gghip ggjoint
What ggis ggthe ggbest ggway ggto ggevaluate ggthe ggROM ggof ggthe ggankles? gg- ggAnswer
ggHeels gglower ggand ggLift
What ggare ggthe ggcontraindications ggfor ggSwan ggon ggthe ggReformer? gg- ggAnswer
ggPregnancy, ggshoulder ggreplacement, ggslipped ggdisc, ggosteoporosis
When ggis gga ggclient ggready ggto ggjump? gg- ggAnswer ggWhen ggthey gghave gga ggstable
ggpelvis ggand ggthey ggare ggable ggto ggmaintain gga ggbasic gglevel ggof ggproprioceptive
ggawareness?
The ggcorrect ggstarting ggposition ggfor ggBackstroke ggon ggthe gglong ggbox ggis ggsupine
ggon ggthe ggbox ggwith ggthe gghead ggnear ggthe ggfootbar ggand ggthe ggtorso ggflexed ggand
ggsupported ggon ggthe ggbox, gglegs ggin ggtable ggtop ggwith ggthe ggarms ggstraight ggup
ggand ggfacing ggthe ggceiling. gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
What ggare ggthe ggelements ggof gggood ggflow ggprogramming ggwhen ggteaching gggroup
ggPilates ggclasses? gg- ggAnswer ggProgressions, ggTransitions, ggCreative ggSequencing
During ggSide ggLying ggLegs ggin ggStraps ggSeries, ggthe ggspine ggshould ggbe ggin gga
ggneutral ggposition. gg- ggAnswer ggTrue
How ggis ggfootwork ggon ggthe ggjumpboard ggdifferent. ggthan ggfootwork ggon ggthe
ggreformer? gg- ggAnswer ggThere ggis ggmore ggsurface ggarea ggunder ggthe ggfoot ggof ggthe
, ggjumpboard ggwhich ggelicits gga ggreaction ggcloser ggto ggreal gglife ggthan ggthe ggfootbar
ggon ggthe ggreformer
What ggis ggthe ggsafest ggway ggto ggcomplete ggthe ggarm ggfacing ggside ggseries? gg-
ggAnswer ggHaving ggthe ggclient ggsit ggon ggthe ggcarriage ggor gglong ggbox
What ggare ggthe ggmajor ggmuscles ggemphasized ggin ggsupine ggarms ggin ggstraps
ggseries? gg- ggAnswer ggTransverse ggabdominis ggfor ggstabilization, gghip ggflexors ggto
gghold gglegs ggin ggplace ggand gglatissimus ggdorsi gg& ggthe gglong gghead ggof ggthe ggtricep
ggfor ggarm ggmovement
What ggis ggthe ggmost ggadvanced ggvariation ggof ggBridge ggand ggwhy? gg- ggAnswer
ggSemi ggcircle gg- ggit ggincorporates ggmultiple ggvariations ggof ggspinal ggarticulations
ggand ggrequires gga ggclient ggto gghave ggimpeccable ggproprioceptive ggawareness
What ggare ggthe ggfour ggmain ggmuscles ggemphasized ggduring ggfootwork ggon ggthe
ggreformer? gg- ggAnswer ggTransverse ggAbdominis, ggContralateral ggObliques, ggGlutes,
ggHamstrings
Clients ggshould ggalways ggbe ggin ggthoracic ggextension ggwhen ggjumping ggsupine ggon
ggthe ggjumpboard? gg- ggAnswer ggFalse
Pick ggthe ggcorrect gglist ggof ggpossible ggmatwork ggvariations ggthat ggcould ggbe ggtaught
ggon ggthe ggreformer ggwith ggarms ggin ggstraps. gg- ggAnswer ggSingle ggleg ggstretch,
ggDouble ggleg ggstretch, ggLower ggand gglift, ggScissors, ggHelicopters, ggCriss-Cross,
ggFrogs
How ggmany ggsprings ggshould ggbe ggon ggduring ggShort ggBox ggSeries? gg- ggAnswer
ggALL ggsprings
Pulling ggStraps ggSeries ggdevelops ggposterior ggchain ggstrength ggwhich ggbeneficial ggfor
ggbetter ggposture. gg- ggAnswer ggTrue gg(make ggsure ggthat ggyou ggalways ggtell ggyour
ggclients ggthe gg"why" ggbehind ggthe ggmove)
Footwork ggon ggthe ggreformer ggshows ggthe gginstructor ggkey ggindicators ggof gghow ggthe
ggclient's ggfunctional ggpatterns ggmay gghave ggcreated ggmisalignments gg- ggAnswer
ggTrue
For gga ggclient ggwho gghas ggvalgus ggknees, ggwhat ggis ggthe ggmost ggeffective
ggpositioning ggand ggprop ggto gguse ggduring ggfootwork? gg- ggAnswer ggFeet ggparallel,
ggMagic ggCircle ggat ggthe ggoutside ggof ggthe ggupper ggknee ggarea
Pick ggthe ggcorrect gggroup ggof ggcontraindications ggfor ggarticulation ggduring ggBridge
ggon ggthe ggReformer. gg- ggAnswer ggPregnancy, gghip ggreplacements, ggslipped ggdisc,
ggosteoporosis
