CLUB PILATES WRITTEN EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED EDITION
⩥ 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. Answer: Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single
leg stretch keeping the head down
⩥ 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. Answer: Roll over and Teaser
⩥ Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type:. Answer:
Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
,Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
⩥ 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. Answer: Bridge variations and Hundreds
⩥ Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and
this is good for clients with low back issues.
True / False. Answer: False
,⩥ 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. Answer: Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
⩥ During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False. Answer: True
⩥ During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the
exercise?
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.. 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.
⩥ In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal. Answer: Sagittal
⩥ Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course?
Pilates Metrics
Rapid Fire Journaling
Post-it notes
Talk to text note taking. Answer: Rapid Fire Journaling
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED EDITION
⩥ 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. Answer: Ground based pelvic rocks followed by single
leg stretch keeping the head down
⩥ 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. Answer: Roll over and Teaser
⩥ Choose/Match the best exercise for each client type:. Answer:
Swimming
Hunched Shoulders (Over-Kyphotic)
,Pelvic Rocks or Tilts
Post-natal (Cleared for light workouts)
Single Leg Circle
Hip Replacement, cleared for light ROM
Corkscrew
Young athlete who does Yoga
⩥ 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. Answer: Bridge variations and Hundreds
⩥ Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and
this is good for clients with low back issues.
True / False. Answer: False
,⩥ 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. Answer: Bridge, Roll Up, Quadruped
⩥ During the chest lift, the client should maintain their neutral pelvis.
True / False. Answer: True
⩥ During Teaser, how does bending the knees into the chest change the
exercise?
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.. 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.
⩥ In what plane of motion is the Hundred?
Sagittal
Lateral
Transverse
Frontal. Answer: Sagittal
⩥ Which method of journaling do we suggest using through the course?
Pilates Metrics
Rapid Fire Journaling
Post-it notes
Talk to text note taking. Answer: Rapid Fire Journaling
