STOTT PILATES WRITTEN EXAM (A NEW UPDATED VERSION
2026) REAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANSWER: Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANSWER: Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan
dive to - ANSWER: Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the
lumbar spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation
standing on the stability chair - ANSWER: Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANSWER: opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip
flexion, shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANSWER: FALSE (no forearm
supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANSWER: Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANSWER: Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANSWER: Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANSWER: Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANSWER: Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls,
triceps, roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANSWER: Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANSWER: Isometrically
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat -
ANSWER: Reciprocal
What is reciprocal movement - ANSWER: Movement of both arms or legs at the
same time but in opposite directions.
, Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna -
ANSWER: Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANSWER: Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANSWER: Hands on foot bar, high half
toe against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANSWER: Hands resting on footbar,
kneeling, feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANSWER: Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANSWER: Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANSWER: Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANSWER:
To stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANSWER:
Contralateral eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANSWER: Axis
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid
line of the knee - ANSWER: True
The gear bar determines what? - ANSWER: The initial tension
How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANSWER: Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANSWER:
Tuberosity
What is the motion of the shoulders when you extend the spine from swan dive on
the floor on the stability chair - ANSWER: Adduction
During postural analysis what are you checking the hip joint for in side view? -
ANSWER: Flexion and extension
How is swan on the Cadillac affected when you use two springs - ANSWER: Assists
the erector spinae and challenges shoulder stability
2026) REAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANSWER: Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANSWER: Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan
dive to - ANSWER: Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the
lumbar spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation
standing on the stability chair - ANSWER: Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANSWER: opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip
flexion, shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANSWER: FALSE (no forearm
supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANSWER: Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANSWER: Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANSWER: Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANSWER: Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANSWER: Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls,
triceps, roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANSWER: Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANSWER: Isometrically
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat -
ANSWER: Reciprocal
What is reciprocal movement - ANSWER: Movement of both arms or legs at the
same time but in opposite directions.
, Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna -
ANSWER: Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANSWER: Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANSWER: Hands on foot bar, high half
toe against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANSWER: Hands resting on footbar,
kneeling, feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANSWER: Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANSWER: Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANSWER: Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANSWER:
To stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANSWER:
Contralateral eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANSWER: Axis
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid
line of the knee - ANSWER: True
The gear bar determines what? - ANSWER: The initial tension
How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANSWER: Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANSWER:
Tuberosity
What is the motion of the shoulders when you extend the spine from swan dive on
the floor on the stability chair - ANSWER: Adduction
During postural analysis what are you checking the hip joint for in side view? -
ANSWER: Flexion and extension
How is swan on the Cadillac affected when you use two springs - ANSWER: Assists
the erector spinae and challenges shoulder stability
