Always suggest that clients use a thin mat or towel for their Pilates Mat classes. It
doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body.
True / False - ANSWER False
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
What is the best order of movement to start with if your client had an old injury,
works all the time, and is "just getting back to moving?"
Feet in straps, Short spine, long spine, hawk
Roll down, Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
Airplane, Tree, Teaser Prep, Upper body chest opener
Footwork, Standing Saw on the reformer, Single side leg work - ANSWER Roll
down, Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
, What is the best way to evaluate the ROM (Range of Motion) of your client's ankles?
Side Lying Footwork
Single Leg Footwork
Heels Lower and Lift
Pilates V - ANSWER Heels Lower and Lift
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use
during Footwork?
Feet parallel with the Magic Circle being held at the outside of the upper knee area
Internal rotation of the hips with a Pilates ball at inner thighs
You should not do Footwork with someone who has valgus knees
Wide external rotation with a Pilates ball under each foot - ANSWER Feet parallel
with the Magic Circle being held at the outside of the upper knee area
Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity?
Driving a go-cart
Walking
Ballet
Sitting down and standing up - ANSWER Sitting down and standing up
Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.
True / False - ANSWER False
Clients who can do footwork on the Reformer are ready for jumping on the
Jumpboard.
True / False - ANSWER False
When is a client ready to jump?
When they ask to try it
When they have seen you for 20 sessions
When you notice that they need to lose weight
When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of
proprioceptive awareness - ANSWER When they have a stable pelvis and they are
able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
How is footwork on the Jumpboard different than Footwork on the Reformer
Footbar?
On the Jumpboard, you jump for Footwork instead of bending and extending the
knees
doesn't have to be a thick Mat, it should just cover the area under your client's body.
True / False - ANSWER False
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
What is the best order of movement to start with if your client had an old injury,
works all the time, and is "just getting back to moving?"
Feet in straps, Short spine, long spine, hawk
Roll down, Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
Airplane, Tree, Teaser Prep, Upper body chest opener
Footwork, Standing Saw on the reformer, Single side leg work - ANSWER Roll
down, Footwork, Bridge variation, hands in straps/ supine abs variation
, What is the best way to evaluate the ROM (Range of Motion) of your client's ankles?
Side Lying Footwork
Single Leg Footwork
Heels Lower and Lift
Pilates V - ANSWER Heels Lower and Lift
For a client with valgus knees, what is the most effective positioning and prop to use
during Footwork?
Feet parallel with the Magic Circle being held at the outside of the upper knee area
Internal rotation of the hips with a Pilates ball at inner thighs
You should not do Footwork with someone who has valgus knees
Wide external rotation with a Pilates ball under each foot - ANSWER Feet parallel
with the Magic Circle being held at the outside of the upper knee area
Footwork on the Reformer is most closely related to which real-life activity?
Driving a go-cart
Walking
Ballet
Sitting down and standing up - ANSWER Sitting down and standing up
Footwork on the Jumpboard and the foot bar are exactly the same.
True / False - ANSWER False
Clients who can do footwork on the Reformer are ready for jumping on the
Jumpboard.
True / False - ANSWER False
When is a client ready to jump?
When they ask to try it
When they have seen you for 20 sessions
When you notice that they need to lose weight
When they have a stable pelvis and they are able to maintain a basic level of
proprioceptive awareness - ANSWER When they have a stable pelvis and they are
able to maintain a basic level of proprioceptive awareness
How is footwork on the Jumpboard different than Footwork on the Reformer
Footbar?
On the Jumpboard, you jump for Footwork instead of bending and extending the
knees
