BASI Pilates Mat Exam 2025/2026 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.

BASI Pilates Mat

Above Knees (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Adductor Lift (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Adductor Squeeze (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Ankles (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Ankles (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Ankles Bent Knees (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Ankles Straight Knees (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Arms Bent (Arm Work) - ANS -
\Arms Overhead (Arm Work) - ANS -
\Arms Straight (Arm Work) - ANS -
\Back Extension (Back Extension) - ANS - Lying prone, forehead on mat, arms by
sides with palms pressing against legs
Movement: INHALE lift upper trunk, EXHALE lower upper trunk without touching
mat (or exhale lift, inhale lower if trying to co-contract abdominals)
\Back Support (Bridging) - ANS - Sitting, arms extended with fingertips facing
feet, legs straight out in front
Movement: EXHALE, lift pelvis off mat, body in straight line, INHALE lower pelvis
without touching mat
\Below Knees (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Bicycle (Bridging) - ANS -
\Boomerang (Spinal Articulation) - ANS -
\Cat Stretch (Back Extension) - ANS - Quadruped
Movement: EXHALE lumbar flexion and return, INHALE thoracic extension and
return
\Chest Lift (Abdominal Work) - ANS -
\Chest Lift (Foundation) - ANS - Hook lying position fingers interlaced behind
head
Movement: INHALE prep, EXHALE lift head and chest, INHALE pause, EXHALE
lower head and chest, return to start
\Chest Lift with Rotation (Foundation) - ANS - Hook lying position fingers
interlaced behind head
Movement: EXHALE rotate to one side, INHALE back to center, EXHALE rotate to
other side, INHALE back to center
\Control Balance (Spinal Articulation) - ANS -
\Corkscrew (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) - ANS - Lying supine, arms in T-position
and legs perpendicular to mat

, Movement: INHALE shift both legs to one side with pelvis, EXHALE circle legs
down and around to opposite side, return to start. Alternate sides.
\Corkscrew Advanced (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) - ANS -
\Crab (Spinal Articulation) - ANS -
\Criss Cross (Abdominal Work) - ANS - Lying supine, head and chest lifted, knees
bent, fingers interlaced behind head
Movement: EXHALE rotate toward bent knee while other leg straightens, INHALE
cross through center and change legs, EXHALE rotate, INHALE cross through
center and switch legs
\Double Leg Kick (Back Extension) - ANS -
\Double Leg Stretch (Abdominal Work) - ANS - Lying supine, hands on knees,
shins parallel to mat
Movement: EXHALE to lift head and chest, INHALE reach arms overhead and
straighten legs forward, EXHALE circle arms around while you draw in the legs
and keep the chest lifted throughout
\Forward and Lift (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Forward with Drops (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Front Support (Bridging) - ANS - Begin quadruped, then extend one leg at a time
to get into push up position
Movement: EXHALE bend one knee and place weight on it, INHALE return to
start, EXHALE bend opposite knee and place weight on it, INHALE return to start.
Complete by returning to quadruped.
\Hamstring Pull 1 (Abdominal Work) - ANS - Lying supine, head and chest lifted,
legs together perpendicular to mat, hands behind calves
Movement: EXHALEx2 reach one leg to mat and other toward chest holding calf,
INHALE switch legs
\Hamstring Pull 2 (Abdominal Work) - ANS -
\Hamstring Pull 3 (Abdominal Work) - ANS -
\Hamstrings (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Hip Abduction with Bent Knee (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Hip Circles (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) - ANS -
\Hip Circles Prep (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) - ANS -
\Hip Extension Straight Leg (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Hip Extension with Bent Knee (Leg Work) - ANS -
\Hundred (Abdominal Work) - ANS - Lying supine with legs in tabletop and arms
overhead. Set up by exhaling to lift arms, head, and chest, bringing arms to sides
of body parallel to mat and straighten legs to appropriate position (bent or
extended to height where pelvis is stable)
Movement: INHALE pause, EXHALE 5 pumps, INHALE 5 pumps, continue for 10
breath cycles, return to start