POLESTAR PILATES EXAM | QUESTIONS
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CORRECT | 2026/2027 GUIDE
Pilates copyright year - Correct Answer - 1992
Court ruling on Pilates - Correct Answer - Nov. 19th 1999 - court ruling
Pilates was generic.
Influences on Polestar Pilates - Correct Answer - Eve Gentry, Romana
Kryzanowska, Carola Trier, Jillian Hessel, Lolita San Miguel, Michele
Larsson, Jean Claude West, Ron Fletcher.
Influences from outside the Pilates Community - Correct Answer -
Feldenkrais, Complementary Therapies, Imagery, Neuro-Linguistic
Psychology, Manual therapy.
3 Guiding Pilates Principles - Correct Answer - Whole body Health,
Whole Body Commitment, Breath.
Whole Body Health - Correct Answer - Refers to the development of the
body, mind, and spirit through exercise, proper diet, good hygiene, and
balance in life.
,Whole Body Commitment - Correct Answer - To achieve the highest
accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life,
we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop
our minds to the limit of our ability.
Breath - Correct Answer - Above all learn how to breathe correctly.
Internal shower - Correct Answer - Resulting in mental and physical
invigoration and rejuvenation.
Stages of Rehabilitation - Correct Answer - Stage I: Pain Control, Stage
II: Begin Non-Destructive Movement, Stage III: Begin Proprioceptive and
Kinesthetic training in protective range, Stage IV: Set Limits.
Stage I - Pain Control - Correct Answer - Passive afferent treatment and
biomechanical counseling, avoid further irritation, activity limitation
education, stabilization, disassociation.
Stage II - Begin Non-Destructive Movement - Correct Answer -
Mobilization: restore ROM.
,Stage III - Begin Proprioceptive and Kinesthetic Training - Correct
Answer - Dynamic stabilization, functional re-education, foreign
environment to familiar environment.
Stage IV - Set Limits - Correct Answer - Pertaining to movements, load,
positions, frequencies; look 'within' to set limits; identify pre pain, pre
fatigue sensations.
Tripod WB - Correct Answer - Referring to the spine: disc in front and
facets in back.
Local muscles or deep local stabilizers - Correct Answer - Primary job is
proprioception and stiffness.
Deep local muscles - Correct Answer - These are muscles that have
unique control over the posturing of our head: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior, and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
Transverse Abdominis - Correct Answer - Activates sub-consciously and
sub-threshold in anticipation of movement.
Rectus Abdominis - Correct Answer - The primary purpose is to
accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of the spine.
, Deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores) - Correct Answer -
Create stiffness and control around the spine based on the anticipated
activity.
Fascia - Correct Answer - A living, dynamic, communicating tissue in our
body that links all of our cells together.
Ligamentum Flavum - Correct Answer - Different from other ligaments as
it is yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand.
Pubococcygeus Muscle - Correct Answer - These pelvic floor sphincters
are suspended and held in place by this sling.
Intervertebral Disc - Correct Answer - Functions as a shock absorber.
Axial Elongation - Correct Answer - Places the vertebrae in their optimal
position, minimizing destructive forces to the disc.
Compressive Forces on Disc - Correct Answer - WB inc. compressive
forces on disc; compression/decompression necessary for disc health.
Annulus - Correct Answer - The outer shell that provides strength and
stability to the disc.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2026/2027 GUIDE
Pilates copyright year - Correct Answer - 1992
Court ruling on Pilates - Correct Answer - Nov. 19th 1999 - court ruling
Pilates was generic.
Influences on Polestar Pilates - Correct Answer - Eve Gentry, Romana
Kryzanowska, Carola Trier, Jillian Hessel, Lolita San Miguel, Michele
Larsson, Jean Claude West, Ron Fletcher.
Influences from outside the Pilates Community - Correct Answer -
Feldenkrais, Complementary Therapies, Imagery, Neuro-Linguistic
Psychology, Manual therapy.
3 Guiding Pilates Principles - Correct Answer - Whole body Health,
Whole Body Commitment, Breath.
Whole Body Health - Correct Answer - Refers to the development of the
body, mind, and spirit through exercise, proper diet, good hygiene, and
balance in life.
,Whole Body Commitment - Correct Answer - To achieve the highest
accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life,
we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop
our minds to the limit of our ability.
Breath - Correct Answer - Above all learn how to breathe correctly.
Internal shower - Correct Answer - Resulting in mental and physical
invigoration and rejuvenation.
Stages of Rehabilitation - Correct Answer - Stage I: Pain Control, Stage
II: Begin Non-Destructive Movement, Stage III: Begin Proprioceptive and
Kinesthetic training in protective range, Stage IV: Set Limits.
Stage I - Pain Control - Correct Answer - Passive afferent treatment and
biomechanical counseling, avoid further irritation, activity limitation
education, stabilization, disassociation.
Stage II - Begin Non-Destructive Movement - Correct Answer -
Mobilization: restore ROM.
,Stage III - Begin Proprioceptive and Kinesthetic Training - Correct
Answer - Dynamic stabilization, functional re-education, foreign
environment to familiar environment.
Stage IV - Set Limits - Correct Answer - Pertaining to movements, load,
positions, frequencies; look 'within' to set limits; identify pre pain, pre
fatigue sensations.
Tripod WB - Correct Answer - Referring to the spine: disc in front and
facets in back.
Local muscles or deep local stabilizers - Correct Answer - Primary job is
proprioception and stiffness.
Deep local muscles - Correct Answer - These are muscles that have
unique control over the posturing of our head: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior, and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
Transverse Abdominis - Correct Answer - Activates sub-consciously and
sub-threshold in anticipation of movement.
Rectus Abdominis - Correct Answer - The primary purpose is to
accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of the spine.
, Deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores) - Correct Answer -
Create stiffness and control around the spine based on the anticipated
activity.
Fascia - Correct Answer - A living, dynamic, communicating tissue in our
body that links all of our cells together.
Ligamentum Flavum - Correct Answer - Different from other ligaments as
it is yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand.
Pubococcygeus Muscle - Correct Answer - These pelvic floor sphincters
are suspended and held in place by this sling.
Intervertebral Disc - Correct Answer - Functions as a shock absorber.
Axial Elongation - Correct Answer - Places the vertebrae in their optimal
position, minimizing destructive forces to the disc.
Compressive Forces on Disc - Correct Answer - WB inc. compressive
forces on disc; compression/decompression necessary for disc health.
Annulus - Correct Answer - The outer shell that provides strength and
stability to the disc.
