BASI Pilates Exam Study Guide with complete and Verified Solutions | Latest 2025/2026 Update.

BASI Pilates Exam Study Guide with i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




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Chest Expansion (F2 - Arm Sitting Series)
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upright on Box, facing Chair, legs hip width apart, feet on floor
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between Chair and Box, arms straight and forward of trunk, hands
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holding hands, palms facing back
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Movement: i,-




-Exhale: Move arms back
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-Inhale: Move arms forward, return to start position
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Biceps (F2 - Arm Sitting Series)
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expansion position, arms straight and forward, shoulder height,
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palms facing up
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-Exhale: bend arms i,- i,-

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F2 - Arm Sitting Series
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Chest Expansion
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Biceps
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Hug-a-Tree
Salute


Rhomboids 1 (F2 - Arm Sitting Series) Setup: starting in chest
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expansion position, arms forward at shoulder height, palms
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-Exhale: Move elbows back, bending arms
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-Inhale: straighten arms, return to start position
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,Rhomboids 2 (F2 - Arm Sitting Series) Setup: starting in chest
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expansion position, arms forward at shoulder height, palms
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-Exhale: move elbows back, bending arms, glide scapulae together
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-Inhale: glide scapulae apart, move elbows forward, straightening
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arms, return to start position
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Hug-a-Tree (F2 - Arm Sitting Series) Setup: sitting upright,
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back against chair, legs hip width apart, feet on floor between
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Chair and Box, hands holding handles, arms in T position, micro-
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bend in elbows, palms facing forward
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-Exhale: move arms forward
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-Inhale: move arms back, return to start position
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Salute (F2 - Arm Sitting Series)
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position, arms bent, hands holding handles, in line with eyes, fists
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-Exhale: straighten arms on diagonal line
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-Inhale: bend arms, return to start position
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Pole Series
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Side stretch
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Spine twist
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Shoulder Stretch (Pole - Pole Series)
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straight, hip width apart, arms straight down in front of body,
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hands holding Pole, wider than shoulder width apart
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-Inhale: Lift arms overhead
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-Exhale: Bend arms to 90 degrees in elbows
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-Inhale: Straighten arms overhead
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-Exhale: Lower arms, return to start position
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