POLESTAR PILATES EXAM
(Actual 2025) QUESTIONS
AND verified ANSWERS
,Polestar Principles of Movement
Breathing
Axial Elongation & Core Control
Spine Articulation
Organisation of the Head, Neck & Shoulders
Alignment & Weight Bearing of the Extremities
Movement Integration
bucket handle movement
movement of the ribs and thoracic cage that occurs as
respiratory muscles contract and thoracic volume changes.
Transverse diameter of thorax increased: ribs swing up and
out.
diaphragmatic breathing
breathing with the use of the diaphragm to achieve maximum
inhalation and slow respiratory rate.
vertical diameter thoracic movement
diaphragmatic and accessory breathing
, pump handle movement
Elevation of the Sternal End of the Rib, increasing the anterior
to posterior diameter of the Thorax
thoracic extension facilitates
inhalation
spinal flexion generally facilitates
exhalation
lateral flexion can facilitate
unilateral breathing
anterior inhalation facilitates
thoracic extension
(Actual 2025) QUESTIONS
AND verified ANSWERS
,Polestar Principles of Movement
Breathing
Axial Elongation & Core Control
Spine Articulation
Organisation of the Head, Neck & Shoulders
Alignment & Weight Bearing of the Extremities
Movement Integration
bucket handle movement
movement of the ribs and thoracic cage that occurs as
respiratory muscles contract and thoracic volume changes.
Transverse diameter of thorax increased: ribs swing up and
out.
diaphragmatic breathing
breathing with the use of the diaphragm to achieve maximum
inhalation and slow respiratory rate.
vertical diameter thoracic movement
diaphragmatic and accessory breathing
, pump handle movement
Elevation of the Sternal End of the Rib, increasing the anterior
to posterior diameter of the Thorax
thoracic extension facilitates
inhalation
spinal flexion generally facilitates
exhalation
lateral flexion can facilitate
unilateral breathing
anterior inhalation facilitates
thoracic extension
