CLUB PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1. Where was Joseph Pilates born? ANS >>> Germany
2. Who inspired Joseph's passion for movement? ANS >>> His Parents and
their active & healthy lifestyles
People "doing" life
Animals in nature
3. What item inspired Joseph to build the reformer? ANS >>> a hospital bed
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4. Joseph Pilates died of natural causes in the late 90's ANS >>> False
5. Joseph Pilates has always referred to his work as "Pilates" ANS >>> False
ANS >>> called it contrology
6. What does the "O" stand for in SOAP? ANS >>> objective
7. Which is the best choice to elicit an objective response?" ANS >>> On a scale
of 1-10, how is that shoulder feeling today?"
8. What details must be included in the "P" of SOAP? ANS >>> The plan for
your client. I'll make sure to include the list of moves, apparatus used, reps of
movement and modifications
9. As long as you are cueing safely, there is no need to do assessments and
re-assessments with your clients. ANS >>> False
10. True or False ANS >>> If I start teaching at a studio, it is the studio
management's responsibility to make sure the equipment in the studio is
safe and well maintained. ANS >>> True
11. What is the right CLASSICAL order of Jospeh's first 5 mat moves? ANS
>>> Hun- dred, Roll Up, Roll Over, One Leg Circle, Rolling Like a Ball
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12. Which movements and or milestones will your client need to have accom-
plished in order to try Crab? ANS >>> Rolling Like a Ball. They need to have no
back or spine issues.
13. What order of movement should be your goal in each class? ANS >>>
Flexion, Extension, Lateral Rotation, Transverse Rotation
14. Mat work is the most simple Pilates practice. ANS >>> False
15. The following would be a good example of using the "P" in PEACE RR.
ANS >>> - "Start in supine, on your back with your heels on the center of the foot
bar about 3 inches apart.Your back should be relaxed and your shoulders should not
be pressing against the rests."
16. 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. ANS >>> False - thick mat
17. What is the best way to warm up an elderly class? ANS >>> Ground
based pelvic rocks followed by single leg stretch keeping the head down
18. What exercises does your client have to master before they should try the
Boomerang? ANS >>> Roll over and Teaser
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19. Swimming ANS >>> hunch shoulders
20. Pelvic rocks or tilts ANS >>> post natal (light work out)
21. hip replacement ANS >>> single leg circle
22. corkscrew ANS >>> young athlete that does yoga
23. After warming up my small group mat class, I plan on having them
do to get the back of their body and then
to get the from of their body. ANS >>> Bridge
variations and Hundreds
24. Having both legs in table top is considered a closed kinetic chain and this
is good for clients with low back issues. ANS >>> False