2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Historical Principles. Answer: Whole body movement
Breath
Balanced muscle development
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Rhythm
⩥ Guiding Principles. Answer: Breath- integral part of overall body
functioning
Whole body health- development of the body, mind, and spirit
Whole body commitment- mental and physical discipline, work ethic, an
attitude toward one's self and assuming a lifestyle necessary to achieve
whole body health
, ⩥ Breath Facilitating Movement. Answer: Anterior inhalation facilitates
thoracic extension (flight)
Forced exhalation facilitates spine flexion (forward fold)
Unilateral breath facilitates lateral flexion
Combination breathing facilitates rotation
⩥ J. Pilates on Spine Articulation. Answer: "If your spine in inflexibly
stiff at 30, you are old; if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young"
⩥ B. Andersen on Organization of the Head, Neck and Shoulders.
Answer: "Increasing our awareness of the world through improved
access to our senses; vision, hearing, and touch"
⩥ Polestar's vision. Answer: To impact the world through intelligent
movement, fostering awareness of self and community
⩥ Polestar's mission. Answer: Polestar is an international community of
research oriented movement science professionals, transferring
knowledge to our clients to improve health and well-being through the
application of Pilates and various methodologies of movement science.