BALANCED BODY COMPREHENSIVE
PILATES EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Name 5 Pilates Movement Principles .ANSWER:-1. Whole Body
Movement
2. Trunk Integration
3. Lower Body Training
4. Upper Body Training
5. Mobility and Restoration
◉Name the 4 muscles of the core/inner unit .ANSWER:-1. Transverse
Abdominus
2. Pelvic floor
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
◉What country was Joseph Pilates born in? .ANSWER:-Germany
around 1883
◉In what year did Joesph Pilates move to the US? .ANSWER:-1926
,◉What American city did Joesph Pilates live and teach in? .ANSWER:-
New York City
◉Circle exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis
.ANSWER:-100
Rolling like a ball
Double straight leg stretch
OK =
-Swan
-Side leg series
-Side leg kicks
◉What bony landmarks define a neutral pelvis .ANSWER:-Anterior
Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)
Pubic Symphysis
◉Name 4 Pilates movement principles and list one reformer exercise
you would use to teach that principle .ANSWER:-1. Lower core
activation - Kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbopelvic stability - Feet in straps (circles)
3. Shoulder stability/mobility - Long box - overhead press/swan
4. Abdominal strengthening - Hundred
, ◉Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer
makes the resistance .ANSWER:-Harder
◉List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer Springs from
lightest to heaviest .ANSWER:-1. Yellow (lightest)
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green (heaviest)
◉In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the
client has a _____________ degree angle at their hips .ANSWER:-90
degree
◉Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion .ANSWER:-1. Lower the bar
away from the carriage
2. Limit range of motion of client
3. Move carriage with blocks
◉Name 5 pieces of equipment that Joesph Pilates invented .ANSWER:-
1. Reformer
2. Cadallic
3. Wunda chair
4. Barrel
5. Spine Corrector
PILATES EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Name 5 Pilates Movement Principles .ANSWER:-1. Whole Body
Movement
2. Trunk Integration
3. Lower Body Training
4. Upper Body Training
5. Mobility and Restoration
◉Name the 4 muscles of the core/inner unit .ANSWER:-1. Transverse
Abdominus
2. Pelvic floor
3. Multifidi
4. Diaphragm
◉What country was Joseph Pilates born in? .ANSWER:-Germany
around 1883
◉In what year did Joesph Pilates move to the US? .ANSWER:-1926
,◉What American city did Joesph Pilates live and teach in? .ANSWER:-
New York City
◉Circle exercises that are contraindicated for clients with osteoporosis
.ANSWER:-100
Rolling like a ball
Double straight leg stretch
OK =
-Swan
-Side leg series
-Side leg kicks
◉What bony landmarks define a neutral pelvis .ANSWER:-Anterior
Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS)
Pubic Symphysis
◉Name 4 Pilates movement principles and list one reformer exercise
you would use to teach that principle .ANSWER:-1. Lower core
activation - Kneeling abdominals
2. Lumbopelvic stability - Feet in straps (circles)
3. Shoulder stability/mobility - Long box - overhead press/swan
4. Abdominal strengthening - Hundred
, ◉Placing the springs on the A or pre-loaded position on the reformer
makes the resistance .ANSWER:-Harder
◉List the color coding of the Balanced Body Reformer Springs from
lightest to heaviest .ANSWER:-1. Yellow (lightest)
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green (heaviest)
◉In the footwork exercises, the footbar should ideally be adjusted so the
client has a _____________ degree angle at their hips .ANSWER:-90
degree
◉Name 3 ways to adjust the fit of the reformer for clients with knee and
hip injuries that don't tolerate deep flexion .ANSWER:-1. Lower the bar
away from the carriage
2. Limit range of motion of client
3. Move carriage with blocks
◉Name 5 pieces of equipment that Joesph Pilates invented .ANSWER:-
1. Reformer
2. Cadallic
3. Wunda chair
4. Barrel
5. Spine Corrector
