CLUB PILATES STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 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.
● Polestar core values. Answer: Practice what we preach- integrity and
balance lifestyle
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 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.
● Polestar core values. Answer: Practice what we preach- integrity and
balance lifestyle
