PILATES ACTUAL EXAMS PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 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
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 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
