MAT PILATES PHYSICAL THERAPY WRITTEN EXAM
2025 – PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE)
8 Pilates Principles
whole body movement, breathing, muscle balance, concentration, control, centering,
precision, & rhythm.
General Principles of Pilates Breathing
*Exhale on Flexion
*Inhale on Extension
*Inhale on Rotation
The breath expands into the sides (lateral) and back of the rib cage.
Value of centering
Allow us to stabilize areas of the body to create more efficient movement patterns.
Articulation (joint)
move sequentially through individual joints.
,Joint Differentiation
move one joint in an isolated manner, keeping other joints and body parts still.
Date/Place of Pilates' birth
1883 in Monchengladbach Germany.
where did Pilates spend WWI?
British internment camp on the Isle of Mann, done
say as a male nurse.
Joe immigrated to New York City in...
1926
When did Joe write his books?
Joe wrote his first book titled "Your Health" in 1934 and then " Return to Life: THROUGH
CONTROLOGY" in 1945.
Joseph spent many summers at...
Jacob Pillow, a dancer's retreat in Beckett MA.
,"Elders" or "First Generation" teachers who opened their own studios include...
Eve Gentry, Bruce King, Mary Bowen and Robert Fitzgerald.
Who were the only two Pilates teachers certified by Joe?
Lolita San Miguel and Kathy Grant
Joe died...
in 1967, at the age of 84.
What happened to the gym after Joe died?
Romana Kryzanowska became studio director in 1970. .
Kinesiology definition
The scientific study of man's movement and the movements of implements or equipment
that he might use in exercise
flexion and extension
Flexion- joint angle decreases
Extension -joint angle increases
, abduction, adduction, circumduction
movements that occur along the frontal plane
Abduction- to move away from the mid-line Adduction- to move towards the mid-line
Circumduction- movement where the distal end makes a circle of 360 degrees
Plantar Flexion and Dorsiflexion
Plantar Flexion- increasing the angel between the foot and lower leg Dorsiflexion -
decreasing the angle between the foot and lower leg
2025 – PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE)
8 Pilates Principles
whole body movement, breathing, muscle balance, concentration, control, centering,
precision, & rhythm.
General Principles of Pilates Breathing
*Exhale on Flexion
*Inhale on Extension
*Inhale on Rotation
The breath expands into the sides (lateral) and back of the rib cage.
Value of centering
Allow us to stabilize areas of the body to create more efficient movement patterns.
Articulation (joint)
move sequentially through individual joints.
,Joint Differentiation
move one joint in an isolated manner, keeping other joints and body parts still.
Date/Place of Pilates' birth
1883 in Monchengladbach Germany.
where did Pilates spend WWI?
British internment camp on the Isle of Mann, done
say as a male nurse.
Joe immigrated to New York City in...
1926
When did Joe write his books?
Joe wrote his first book titled "Your Health" in 1934 and then " Return to Life: THROUGH
CONTROLOGY" in 1945.
Joseph spent many summers at...
Jacob Pillow, a dancer's retreat in Beckett MA.
,"Elders" or "First Generation" teachers who opened their own studios include...
Eve Gentry, Bruce King, Mary Bowen and Robert Fitzgerald.
Who were the only two Pilates teachers certified by Joe?
Lolita San Miguel and Kathy Grant
Joe died...
in 1967, at the age of 84.
What happened to the gym after Joe died?
Romana Kryzanowska became studio director in 1970. .
Kinesiology definition
The scientific study of man's movement and the movements of implements or equipment
that he might use in exercise
flexion and extension
Flexion- joint angle decreases
Extension -joint angle increases
, abduction, adduction, circumduction
movements that occur along the frontal plane
Abduction- to move away from the mid-line Adduction- to move towards the mid-line
Circumduction- movement where the distal end makes a circle of 360 degrees
Plantar Flexion and Dorsiflexion
Plantar Flexion- increasing the angel between the foot and lower leg Dorsiflexion -
decreasing the angle between the foot and lower leg
