CLUB PILATES BASI WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
What are the benefits of breathing in Pilates? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >-oxygenates blood
-improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
What happens during the breathing cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >inhale- diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure
inside the lungs is lower than the pressure outside
exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity.
increases pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to
the outside (air is forced out)
How much of the respiratory effort is the diaphragm
responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER - >75%
What kind of breathing does Pilates use? and why? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >lateral breathing of "intercostal breathing". it
maintains ab contraction while performing exercises during
inhalation.
,What is shaped breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER - >using
breathing patterns
What is Muscle Focus? - CORRECT ANSWER - >the muscle or
group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise
What are Objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER - >the objective
describes the action of the muscle being used. although there
may be one muscle focus, there could be many objectives.
What are the Cues? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Cues are the actual
execution of the exercise. precision provides results. Cue is to
communicate which leads to good understanding which leads
to success
What are Movers? - CORRECT ANSWER - >generating or
controlling movement
What are the Antagonists? - CORRECT ANSWER - >actions
oposite to movers
What are the Synergists? - CORRECT ANSWER - >neutralizes
undesired actions of movers
What are the Stabilizers? - CORRECT ANSWER - >muscles that
hold body parts still
What is BASI's SIM? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Stabilizer- stabilize
the body
,Initiator- initial cue or focus of movement
Mover- move part of the body
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883
What did Pilates do in England? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Worked
was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled
When did he come to America? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Came to
NYC in 1926
What is control ology? - CORRECT ANSWER - >When stabilizing
muscle groups are encouraged to work isometric ally to
maintain correct positioning and alignment.
What are the 10 principles of Pilates? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and
harmony)
, When are you in neutral pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER - >When
the ASIS and pubic symphysis is on the same horizontal plane
and two ASIS are on the same transverse plane
Can the spine be neutral when the pelvis is not? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >When the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be
neutral, however, the pelvis may be neutral when the spine is
not
What are the pros of using a neutral pelvis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >encourages muscular development and correct
muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
What do you engage first before the movement takes place
(SIM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Initiators (it is understood as the
mind part of the movement), the initiator will in fact be either a
stabilizer or a mover
What do you think about during an execution of movement
(SIM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >stabilizers to promote efficient
movement
Pelvic Curl
BLOCK
BREATH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
What are the benefits of breathing in Pilates? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >-oxygenates blood
-improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
What happens during the breathing cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >inhale- diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure
inside the lungs is lower than the pressure outside
exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity.
increases pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to
the outside (air is forced out)
How much of the respiratory effort is the diaphragm
responsible for? - CORRECT ANSWER - >75%
What kind of breathing does Pilates use? and why? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >lateral breathing of "intercostal breathing". it
maintains ab contraction while performing exercises during
inhalation.
,What is shaped breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER - >using
breathing patterns
What is Muscle Focus? - CORRECT ANSWER - >the muscle or
group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise
What are Objectives? - CORRECT ANSWER - >the objective
describes the action of the muscle being used. although there
may be one muscle focus, there could be many objectives.
What are the Cues? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Cues are the actual
execution of the exercise. precision provides results. Cue is to
communicate which leads to good understanding which leads
to success
What are Movers? - CORRECT ANSWER - >generating or
controlling movement
What are the Antagonists? - CORRECT ANSWER - >actions
oposite to movers
What are the Synergists? - CORRECT ANSWER - >neutralizes
undesired actions of movers
What are the Stabilizers? - CORRECT ANSWER - >muscles that
hold body parts still
What is BASI's SIM? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Stabilizer- stabilize
the body
,Initiator- initial cue or focus of movement
Mover- move part of the body
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883
What did Pilates do in England? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Worked
was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled
When did he come to America? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Came to
NYC in 1926
What is control ology? - CORRECT ANSWER - >When stabilizing
muscle groups are encouraged to work isometric ally to
maintain correct positioning and alignment.
What are the 10 principles of Pilates? - CORRECT ANSWER -
>Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and
harmony)
, When are you in neutral pelvis? - CORRECT ANSWER - >When
the ASIS and pubic symphysis is on the same horizontal plane
and two ASIS are on the same transverse plane
Can the spine be neutral when the pelvis is not? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >When the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be
neutral, however, the pelvis may be neutral when the spine is
not
What are the pros of using a neutral pelvis? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >encourages muscular development and correct
muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
What do you engage first before the movement takes place
(SIM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Initiators (it is understood as the
mind part of the movement), the initiator will in fact be either a
stabilizer or a mover
What do you think about during an execution of movement
(SIM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >stabilizers to promote efficient
movement
Pelvic Curl
BLOCK
BREATH