BASI Midterm Exam 2024/2025 Exam
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Where was Joseph Pilates born? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dusseldorf Germany
When was J Pilates born? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1883
Why did he become interested in different forms of exercise? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔He was a sickly child with asthma, rheumatic fever and rickets.
What kinds of exercise did he learn from? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Eastern and
Western exercises as well as ancient Grecian and Roman regimes.
Why did Pilates leave Germany? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Either because of being
asked to train German soldiers or because he received an offer to train a
world title holding boxer.
When did Pilates come to America? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1926
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,Who did Pilates meet on his journey to America? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔His wife
Clara.
Where was the first Pilates studio? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔New York City.
In his lifetime how many exercises did Pilates create? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Over 600
What was his overall philosophy of movement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To
achieve good health you need to exercise the entire body and include a
holistic approach.
What was Pilates originally called? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Contrology
What are the 10 BASI principles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Awareness, Balance,
Breath, Concentration, Center, Control, Efficiency, Flow, Precision,
Harmony
What does Awareness mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sensory patterns
What does Balance mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Balance between parts of
body, also physical act of balancing
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, What does Breath mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Oxygenate blood, improve
circulation, calm mind and body, encourage concentration, recruit
appropriate muscles, provide inner rhythm
What does Concentration mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focus on the exercise
and muscle groups necessary
What does Center mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Core, also centering mind
What does Control mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Regulation
What does Efficiency mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Use only what is necessary.
What does Flow mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Continuity within and between
exercises.
What does Precision mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Attention to detail of exercise
and muscle recruitment.
What does Harmony mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mind and body (holistic
approach)
What are the 10 principles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A roadmap through the
learning process.
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Where was Joseph Pilates born? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Dusseldorf Germany
When was J Pilates born? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1883
Why did he become interested in different forms of exercise? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔He was a sickly child with asthma, rheumatic fever and rickets.
What kinds of exercise did he learn from? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Eastern and
Western exercises as well as ancient Grecian and Roman regimes.
Why did Pilates leave Germany? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Either because of being
asked to train German soldiers or because he received an offer to train a
world title holding boxer.
When did Pilates come to America? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1926
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,Who did Pilates meet on his journey to America? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔His wife
Clara.
Where was the first Pilates studio? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔New York City.
In his lifetime how many exercises did Pilates create? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Over 600
What was his overall philosophy of movement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔To
achieve good health you need to exercise the entire body and include a
holistic approach.
What was Pilates originally called? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Contrology
What are the 10 BASI principles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Awareness, Balance,
Breath, Concentration, Center, Control, Efficiency, Flow, Precision,
Harmony
What does Awareness mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sensory patterns
What does Balance mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Balance between parts of
body, also physical act of balancing
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, What does Breath mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Oxygenate blood, improve
circulation, calm mind and body, encourage concentration, recruit
appropriate muscles, provide inner rhythm
What does Concentration mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Focus on the exercise
and muscle groups necessary
What does Center mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Core, also centering mind
What does Control mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Regulation
What does Efficiency mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Use only what is necessary.
What does Flow mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Continuity within and between
exercises.
What does Precision mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Attention to detail of exercise
and muscle recruitment.
What does Harmony mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mind and body (holistic
approach)
What are the 10 principles? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A roadmap through the
learning process.
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