Pilates BASI Written Exam 2026
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When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dusseldorf,
Germany, 1883
What did Pilates do in England? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Worked was a war camp
with rehab for sick and disabled
When did he come to America? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Came to NYC in 1926
,What is controlology? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When stabilizing muscle groups are
encouraged to work isometrically to maintain correct positioning and
alignment.
What are the 10 principles of Pilates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and harmony)
When are you in neutral pelvis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the ASIS and pubic
symphysis is on the same horizontal plane and two ASIS are on the same
transverse plane
,Can the spine be neutral when the pelvis is not? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When
the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be neutral, however, the pelvis may
be neutral when the spine is not
What are the pros of using a neutral pelvis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔encourages
muscular development and correct muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
What are the benefits of breathing in Pilates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-oxygenates
blood
-improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
What happens during the breathing cycle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔inhale-
diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure inside the lungs is lower
than the pressure outside
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, exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity. increases
pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to the outside (air is
forced out)
How much of the respiratory effort is the diaphragm responsible for? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔75%
What kind of breathing does Pilates use? and why? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lateral
breathing of "intercostal breathing". it maintains ab contraction while
performing exercises during inhalation.
What is shaped breathing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔using breathing patterns
What is Muscle Focus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the muscle or group of muscles
that is the primary focus of the exercise
What are Objectives? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the objective describes the action of
the muscle being used. although there may be one muscle focus, there
could be many objectives.
What are the Cues? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cues are the actual execution of the
exercise. precision provides results. Cue is to communicate which leads to
good understanding which leads to success
Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Already Graded A+
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dusseldorf,
Germany, 1883
What did Pilates do in England? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Worked was a war camp
with rehab for sick and disabled
When did he come to America? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Came to NYC in 1926
,What is controlology? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When stabilizing muscle groups are
encouraged to work isometrically to maintain correct positioning and
alignment.
What are the 10 principles of Pilates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and harmony)
When are you in neutral pelvis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When the ASIS and pubic
symphysis is on the same horizontal plane and two ASIS are on the same
transverse plane
,Can the spine be neutral when the pelvis is not? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When
the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be neutral, however, the pelvis may
be neutral when the spine is not
What are the pros of using a neutral pelvis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔encourages
muscular development and correct muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
What are the benefits of breathing in Pilates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-oxygenates
blood
-improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
What happens during the breathing cycle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔inhale-
diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure inside the lungs is lower
than the pressure outside
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity. increases
pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to the outside (air is
forced out)
How much of the respiratory effort is the diaphragm responsible for? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔75%
What kind of breathing does Pilates use? and why? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔lateral
breathing of "intercostal breathing". it maintains ab contraction while
performing exercises during inhalation.
What is shaped breathing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔using breathing patterns
What is Muscle Focus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the muscle or group of muscles
that is the primary focus of the exercise
What are Objectives? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the objective describes the action of
the muscle being used. although there may be one muscle focus, there
could be many objectives.
What are the Cues? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cues are the actual execution of the
exercise. precision provides results. Cue is to communicate which leads to
good understanding which leads to success
