Polestar Pilates Mat Level 1 Exam – Complete Test with Answers 2026

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TEST WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
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Principles (6) - correct answer-1. Breathing
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2. Axial Elongation & Core Control
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3. Spine Articulation
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4. Organization of the HNS
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5. Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Extremities
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6. Movement Intregation
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Principle 1 - correct answer-Breathing
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Principle 2 - correct answer-Axial Elongation & Core Control
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Principle 3 - correct answer-Spine Articulation
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Principle 4 - correct answer-Organization of the HNS
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Principle 5 - correct answer-Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Extremities
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Principle 6 - correct answer-Movement Integration
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Inversion Precautions (3) - correct answer-1. Hypertension
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2. Glaucoma
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3. Gastric Reflux
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, Hypertension - contraindications - correct answer-Avoid positions increasingbbB bbB bb B bb B bb B bb B bb B bbB




blood pressure to head & neck regions
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Avoid: inverted positions (head below heart)
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Glaucoma - correct answer-Definition: Condition of elevated pressure within the
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eye due to an obstruction of outflow of the fluid circulating in the chambers of
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the eye
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Issue: Pressure may kill cells in optic nerve leading to gradual loss of vision
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Avoid: Inverted positions (head below heart)
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Gastric Reflux - correct answer-Definition: Backward flow of stomach acid
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contents into esophagus. Develops from chronic exposure of the esophagus to
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acid coming up from the stomach. Leads to heartburn and discomfort behind
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sternum
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Avoid: Inverted positions (head below heart), food consumption 2 hours before
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exercise, & monitor supine positions
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Supine Contraindications (2) - correct answer-1. Mid-Late Stage Pregnancy
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2. Acute Disc Herniation
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Acute Disc Herniation - correct answer-Nucleus Pulsosus bulges through a tear
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in disc annulus, producing local back pain / putting pressure on nerve roots to
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produce neural symptoms in extremities.
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Mid - Late Stage Pregnancy - correct answer-Supine Contraindications: Prone to
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supine hypotension.
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Weight of the uterus can put pressure on the inferior vena cava, reducing cardiac
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output and impeding blood flow to mother & child
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Flexion Contraindications: Such positions can cause bulging of RA, leading to
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development of diastisis recti (separatin of RA along the line of Linea Alba). This
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might cause lumbar instability and abdominal hernia
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Flexion Contraindications (3) - correct answer-1. Disc Herniation
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2. Osteoporosis
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3. Mid-Late Stage Pregnancy
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Disc Herniation - correct answer-Unsupported forward bending & rotation in
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lumbar spine or lifting heavy loads without adequate support
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pressure on vertebral bodies and may lead to compression fractures of the spine
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