BASI PILATES UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔benefits of breath - ✔✔-oxygenates the blood and nourishes the body of a cellular
level
-improves circulation
-calms the body and mind
-encourages concentration
-recruits appropriate muscles to the movement
-provides inner rhythm to the movements
while breath is important you do not want it to cause tension... if a beginner is struggling
with breath let it go
✔✔Muscle Focus - ✔✔the muscle or muscle groups that are the primary focus of the
exercise
✔✔Muscle Focus, Objectives, and Cues - ✔✔without identifying muscle focus the
exercise doesn't have a direction with out identifying objectives the full potential of an
exercise cannot be achieved.
(objectives are how you work the muscle, cues are the order you do objectives)
example:
exercise muscle groups objective
Hundred abdominals abdominal strength
trunk stabilization
scapula stabilization
Pelvic Curl abdominals spinal articulation
hamstrings hip extensor control
pelvic lumbar
stabilization
✔✔Stabilizers, Initiators, and Movers (SIM) - ✔✔stabilizers stabilize the body
movers move the body part
initiators are the link between the two when transitioning from stable static state to a
mobile state
Synergists- may be movers or stabilizers, are used to neutralize undesired actions and
assist in maintaining the integrity of the movement
✔✔Objectives - ✔✔Objectives- describes the action of the muscles, one muscle focus
can have several objectives
, how you work the muscles
✔✔Cues - ✔✔the actual execution of an exercise; cues relate to precision, precision
provides results. each step relates to the one before and the one that followed
the order you do the objectives
✔✔BASI - ✔✔Body Art and Science International
founded by Rael Isacowitz in 1989
basi maintains the essence of Joseph Pilates work while addressing and integrating
more modern equipment and contemporary scientific concepts
✔✔Safety - ✔✔Pilates equipment is NOT safe and potentially very dangerous if not
used correctly and taught with discretion.
the equipment does not stabilize or support the user the user must stabilize themselves!
10 safety tips:
-know your clients restrictions, limitations, and medical history (use a waiver)
-be familiar with the exercise down to the finest detail, in eluding possible contradictions
-be aware of inherent dangers of all apparatus
-assist client when getting on and off equipment and when using straps
- always attach the safety strap when springs are loaded and the bottom of the Cadillac
✔✔Reformer Basi Block System - ✔✔-warm up
-footwork
-abdominal work
-hipwork (strap work)
-spinal articulation
-stretches
-full body integration (fundamental/ intermediate)
-arm work
-full body integration (advance/ master)
- leg work
-lateral flexion/ rotation
-back extension
✔✔Planes of Motion - ✔✔sagittal, coronal, and transverse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=193&v=iP7fpHuVaiA&feature=emb_log
o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRaLjN2cTYo
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔benefits of breath - ✔✔-oxygenates the blood and nourishes the body of a cellular
level
-improves circulation
-calms the body and mind
-encourages concentration
-recruits appropriate muscles to the movement
-provides inner rhythm to the movements
while breath is important you do not want it to cause tension... if a beginner is struggling
with breath let it go
✔✔Muscle Focus - ✔✔the muscle or muscle groups that are the primary focus of the
exercise
✔✔Muscle Focus, Objectives, and Cues - ✔✔without identifying muscle focus the
exercise doesn't have a direction with out identifying objectives the full potential of an
exercise cannot be achieved.
(objectives are how you work the muscle, cues are the order you do objectives)
example:
exercise muscle groups objective
Hundred abdominals abdominal strength
trunk stabilization
scapula stabilization
Pelvic Curl abdominals spinal articulation
hamstrings hip extensor control
pelvic lumbar
stabilization
✔✔Stabilizers, Initiators, and Movers (SIM) - ✔✔stabilizers stabilize the body
movers move the body part
initiators are the link between the two when transitioning from stable static state to a
mobile state
Synergists- may be movers or stabilizers, are used to neutralize undesired actions and
assist in maintaining the integrity of the movement
✔✔Objectives - ✔✔Objectives- describes the action of the muscles, one muscle focus
can have several objectives
, how you work the muscles
✔✔Cues - ✔✔the actual execution of an exercise; cues relate to precision, precision
provides results. each step relates to the one before and the one that followed
the order you do the objectives
✔✔BASI - ✔✔Body Art and Science International
founded by Rael Isacowitz in 1989
basi maintains the essence of Joseph Pilates work while addressing and integrating
more modern equipment and contemporary scientific concepts
✔✔Safety - ✔✔Pilates equipment is NOT safe and potentially very dangerous if not
used correctly and taught with discretion.
the equipment does not stabilize or support the user the user must stabilize themselves!
10 safety tips:
-know your clients restrictions, limitations, and medical history (use a waiver)
-be familiar with the exercise down to the finest detail, in eluding possible contradictions
-be aware of inherent dangers of all apparatus
-assist client when getting on and off equipment and when using straps
- always attach the safety strap when springs are loaded and the bottom of the Cadillac
✔✔Reformer Basi Block System - ✔✔-warm up
-footwork
-abdominal work
-hipwork (strap work)
-spinal articulation
-stretches
-full body integration (fundamental/ intermediate)
-arm work
-full body integration (advance/ master)
- leg work
-lateral flexion/ rotation
-back extension
✔✔Planes of Motion - ✔✔sagittal, coronal, and transverse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=193&v=iP7fpHuVaiA&feature=emb_log
o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRaLjN2cTYo
