CLUB PILATES FINAL EXAM WITH
ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS 2026/2027
If a client has a herniated disc, what exercise can they safely perform at the Springboard?
Thigh Stretch
Which Cadillac exercise is the best choice to help a client with kyphosis?
Swan
Which Springboard exercise cannot also be done on the Reformer?
Magician Series
The correct starting position for Teaser on the long box is supine on the box with the head near the
footbar, legs in tabletop with the arms straight up towards the ceiling
False
Which Springboard exercise is helpful for a client with kyphotic shoulders?
Chest Expansion
Which set below contains exercises that cannot be performed on both the Reformer and the Chair?
Lean and Hawk
What programming is best for someone who has Lower Crossed Syndrome (LCS)?
Stretch the Iliopsoas, strengthen the gluteal muscles, stretch the lumbar extensors, strengthen the
abdominals
Choose the most modified description of Swimming.
Prone, slight extension of spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at hip joint.
Which exercise would be safest for a beginner client to attempt on the Chair?
Standing Cat Front
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, When cueing Rotation - Prone on the Spine Corrector, what is not part of proper form?
Lateral Flexion
Why is Shave the Head more advanced than Hug a Tree?
It requires stability within a neutral spine, utilizing more upper body strength and control with more
mobility and range of motion needed in the shoulders
For Offering, standing facing away from the Springboard, the springs should be at which height?
Shoulder Height
What are the elements of the effective flow programming when teaching group Pilates classes?
Progressions, Modifications, Transitions and variations
What details must be included in the "P" of Soap?
The programming for your client, which will include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of
repetitions, and modifications
When is a client ready to progress to a more challenging variation like Coordination?
When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
In what plane of motion is the Hundred performed?
Sagittal
"Flexed thoracic spine with an anterior tilt in the pelvis" describes which posture listed below?
Kyphotic-lordotic posture
What exercise would you avoid for a client with a knee replacement?
Rotation with Attitude
If a client has trouble performing exercises that require pelvic stability, which exercise might you omit
until the client is ready?
Leg Circles
What piece(s) of the Ladder Barrel should the instructor adjust when the client is sitting on top of the
barrel?
None - the ladder barrel should not be adjusted with a client on the apparatus
Your client has scoliosis, what would be the best approach to programming a workout?
Work both side equally, being careful not to encourage the curve or rotation
As long as you are cuing correctly, there is no need to do an initial assessment with a private training
client new to Pilates
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ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS 2026/2027
If a client has a herniated disc, what exercise can they safely perform at the Springboard?
Thigh Stretch
Which Cadillac exercise is the best choice to help a client with kyphosis?
Swan
Which Springboard exercise cannot also be done on the Reformer?
Magician Series
The correct starting position for Teaser on the long box is supine on the box with the head near the
footbar, legs in tabletop with the arms straight up towards the ceiling
False
Which Springboard exercise is helpful for a client with kyphotic shoulders?
Chest Expansion
Which set below contains exercises that cannot be performed on both the Reformer and the Chair?
Lean and Hawk
What programming is best for someone who has Lower Crossed Syndrome (LCS)?
Stretch the Iliopsoas, strengthen the gluteal muscles, stretch the lumbar extensors, strengthen the
abdominals
Choose the most modified description of Swimming.
Prone, slight extension of spine, arms reaching overhead, legs in subtle extension at hip joint.
Which exercise would be safest for a beginner client to attempt on the Chair?
Standing Cat Front
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, When cueing Rotation - Prone on the Spine Corrector, what is not part of proper form?
Lateral Flexion
Why is Shave the Head more advanced than Hug a Tree?
It requires stability within a neutral spine, utilizing more upper body strength and control with more
mobility and range of motion needed in the shoulders
For Offering, standing facing away from the Springboard, the springs should be at which height?
Shoulder Height
What are the elements of the effective flow programming when teaching group Pilates classes?
Progressions, Modifications, Transitions and variations
What details must be included in the "P" of Soap?
The programming for your client, which will include a list of exercises, apparatus used, number of
repetitions, and modifications
When is a client ready to progress to a more challenging variation like Coordination?
When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
In what plane of motion is the Hundred performed?
Sagittal
"Flexed thoracic spine with an anterior tilt in the pelvis" describes which posture listed below?
Kyphotic-lordotic posture
What exercise would you avoid for a client with a knee replacement?
Rotation with Attitude
If a client has trouble performing exercises that require pelvic stability, which exercise might you omit
until the client is ready?
Leg Circles
What piece(s) of the Ladder Barrel should the instructor adjust when the client is sitting on top of the
barrel?
None - the ladder barrel should not be adjusted with a client on the apparatus
Your client has scoliosis, what would be the best approach to programming a workout?
Work both side equally, being careful not to encourage the curve or rotation
As long as you are cuing correctly, there is no need to do an initial assessment with a private training
client new to Pilates
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