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BASI PILATES REFORMER EXAM
NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Arms Supine Series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Extension
Adduction
Up Circles
Down Circles
Triceps
Extension (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms perpendicular to floor, hands in straps, palms facing
forward
Movement: EXHALE lower arms to sides of body, INHALE lift arms,
return to start
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Adduction (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms in T position, hands in straps, palms facing towards body
Movement: EXHALE adduct arms to sides of body, INHALE abduct
arms, return to start
Up Circles (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs
in table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms facing
carriage
Movement: INHALE lift arms to perpendicular, open to T position,
EXHALE adduct arms, rotate so palms face carriage, return to start
Down Circles (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with
legs in table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms
facing body
Movement: INHALE open arms to T-position, lift arms to perpendicular,
EXHALE lower arms, rotate so palms face body, return to start
Triceps (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms facing
carriage
Movement: INHALE bend elbows, EXHALE straighten elbows, return
to start
Arms Sitting Series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Chest Expansion
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Biceps
Rhomboids
Hug-a-tree
Salute
Chest Expansion —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting
upright facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, arms by
sides of body, hands in straps with palms facing back
Movement: EXHALE extend shoulders, INHALE flex shoulders back to
start
Biceps —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting upright
facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, hands in straps,
arms forward at shoulder height, palms facing up
Movement: EXHALE bend elbows, INHALE straighten elbows, return
to start
Rhomboids —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting upright
facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, arms in straps
parallel to each other at shoulder height, elbows bent at 90 degrees,
palms face toward face
Movement: EXHALE open arms to sides, adduct scapulae,
INHALE abduct scapula, return to start
BASI PILATES REFORMER EXAM
NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
Arms Supine Series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Extension
Adduction
Up Circles
Down Circles
Triceps
Extension (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms perpendicular to floor, hands in straps, palms facing
forward
Movement: EXHALE lower arms to sides of body, INHALE lift arms,
return to start
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Adduction (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms in T position, hands in straps, palms facing towards body
Movement: EXHALE adduct arms to sides of body, INHALE abduct
arms, return to start
Up Circles (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs
in table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms facing
carriage
Movement: INHALE lift arms to perpendicular, open to T position,
EXHALE adduct arms, rotate so palms face carriage, return to start
Down Circles (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with
legs in table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms
facing body
Movement: INHALE open arms to T-position, lift arms to perpendicular,
EXHALE lower arms, rotate so palms face body, return to start
Triceps (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Lying supine with legs in
table top, arms straight by sides of body, hands in straps, palms facing
carriage
Movement: INHALE bend elbows, EXHALE straighten elbows, return
to start
Arms Sitting Series - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Chest Expansion
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Biceps
Rhomboids
Hug-a-tree
Salute
Chest Expansion —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting
upright facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, arms by
sides of body, hands in straps with palms facing back
Movement: EXHALE extend shoulders, INHALE flex shoulders back to
start
Biceps —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting upright
facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, hands in straps,
arms forward at shoulder height, palms facing up
Movement: EXHALE bend elbows, INHALE straighten elbows, return
to start
Rhomboids —Sitting (Arm Work) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > R. Sitting upright
facing straps, legs straight in between shoulder rests, arms in straps
parallel to each other at shoulder height, elbows bent at 90 degrees,
palms face toward face
Movement: EXHALE open arms to sides, adduct scapulae,
INHALE abduct scapula, return to start
