at Pilates Exam – Balanced Body Certification 2025 Study Guide, Practice Test, and Instructor Tips

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Mat Pilates Exam – Balanced Body Certification 2025 |
Study Guide, Practice Test, and Instructor Tips




Prepare for your Balanced Body Mat Pilates Exam 2025 with this detailed study guide and
practice test. Review anatomy, movement principles, core exercises, and teaching techniques to
pass your Balanced Body Pilates certification exam and become a confident, skilled Pilates
instructor.




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Contraindications and exercises to avoid with osteoporosis - ANSWER-Loaded spinal flexion

-no hundreds or curls of any kind

-no vacation series

Loaded spinal rotation

-no oblique abdominal exercises

- no rolling like a ball, rockers or seals

-no spine stretch side/forward/saw/jack knife, corkscrew, hip circles, roll over



Name 3 exercises contraindicated for osteoporosis - ANSWER-100s, rolling like a ball, double straight leg
stretch



Name 3 mat exercises that are safe throughout pregnancy - ANSWER-Spine Stretch forward

Side leg lifts

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100 Prep (feet down)



What bony landmarks on the front of the body define neutral pelvis? - ANSWER-ASIS and pubic
symphysis



List 3 ways to modify spine stretch for clients with tight hamstrings - ANSWER-prop up on a mat, sit
against the wall, bend knees



In what year did Joseph Pilaes move to the US - ANSWER-1926



What American city did Joseph Pilaes live and teach in - ANSWER-New York City



Low bone mass or Osteopenia is indicated by T-score of - ANSWER--1 to -2.5

indicating bone loss of 10-25% from normal

Fractures are more common



Osteoporosis is indicated by a T-score of - ANSWER-> -2.5

indicating bone loss of more than 25% to 30%



Osteoporosis effects % women and men over 50 - ANSWER-1/2 women will have osteoporosis related
fractures over 50, 1/5 men will have it too. 80% women



wolff's law - ANSWER-bones become stronger in response to increased stress.

Keep the exercises MODERATE



Mat exercises INDICATED for osteoporosis - ANSWER--Spinal extension exercises:

Swan

swimming

single leg kick

double leg kick

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prone work in any position

-standing/kneeling/all fours/plank positions are all great too

leg pull up or down

push ups

side leg series




Name 4 Mat exercises that require caution for clients with low back problems - ANSWER-Rolling like a
ball

swan

open leg rocker

hundreds



List an exercise progression that ends with Saw and focuses on breathing - ANSWER-Fingertip
abdominals

pregnant cat

hundreds

single leg stretch

saw



List an exercise progression that ends with open leg rocker and focuses on inner unit - ANSWER-pelvic
clocks

flat back bridging

double straight leg stretch

open leg rocker



List an exercise progression that ends with banana and focuses on outer unit - ANSWER-diagonal reaches

marching

toe taps

roll up

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vacation series

banana



List an exercise progression that ends with Roll ups and focuses on spinal mobility - ANSWER-segmental
bridging

cat cows

tail wags

spine stretch forward

swan

roll ups



List an exercise progression that ends with push ups and focuses on upper body - ANSWER-pinwheel

plank

open leg rocker

single leg kicks

push ups



List an exercise progression that ends with side kicks and focuses on lower body - ANSWER-marching

squats

side leg circles

single leg kicks

double leg kicks

side kicks



List >3 ways in which breathing facilitates movement - ANSWER-Rhythm

activates core

facilitates spinal movement

integration of full body movement

facilitates concentration