PILATES BASI WRITTEN EXAM | QUES
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TIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATES
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WhencandcwherecwascJosephcPilatescborn?
CorrectcAnswer: Dusseldorf,cGermany,c1883
WhatcdidcPilatescdocincEngland?
CorrectcAnswer: Workedcwascacwarccampcwithcrehabcforcsickcandcdisabled
WhencdidcheccomectocAmerica?
CorrectcAnswer: CamectocNYCcinc1926
Whatcisccontrolology?
CorrectcAnswer: Whencstabilizingcmusclecgroupscarecencouragedctocwork
isometricallyctocmaintainccorrectcpositioningcandcalignment.
Whatcarecthec10cprinciplescofcPilates?
CorrectcAnswer: Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
1
,Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(allcbadcbitchesccanccallcChristycespeciallycforcprecisioncandcharmony)
Whencarecyoucincneutralcpelvis?
CorrectcAnswer: WhencthecASIScandcpubiccsymphysiscisconcthecsamechorizontal
planecandctwocASIScareconcthecsamectransversecplane
Cancthecspinecbecneutralcwhencthecpelvisciscnot?
CorrectcAnswer: Whencthecspineciscincneutralcthecpelviscmustcbecneutral,chowever,cthe
pelviscmaycbecneutralcwhencthecspineciscnot
Whatcarecthecproscofcusingcacneutralcpelvis?
CorrectcAnswer: encouragescmuscularcdevelopmentcandccorrectcmusclecrecruitment
teachescefficientcposturecandcidealcalignment
pelviscalignmentcinfluencescbodycsegmentscabovecandcbelowcit
WhatcarecthecbenefitscofcbreathingcincPilates?
CorrectcAnswer: -oxygenatescblood
2
,-improveccirculation
-calmcthecmindcandcbody
-encouragecconcentration
-recruitcthecappropriatecmusclescforcthecmovements
-providecanc'inner'crhythmcforcthecmovements
Whatchappenscduringcthecbreathingccycle?
CorrectcAnswer: inhale-cdiaphragmclowerscandcenlargesccavity.cpressurecinsidecthe
lungscisclowercthancthecpressurecoutside
exhale-cdiaphragmcrelaxescandcdecreasescvolumecofccavity.cincreasescpressurecofcthe
lungscandcequalizescthecpressurectocthecoutsidec(airciscforcedcout)
Howcmuchcofcthecrespiratoryceffortciscthecdiaphragmcresponsiblecfor?
CorrectcAnswer: 75%
WhatckindcofcbreathingcdoescPilatescuse?candcwhy?
CorrectcAnswer: lateralcbreathingcofc"intercostalcbreathing".citcmaintainscab
contractioncwhilecperformingcexercisescduringcinhalation.
Whatciscshapedcbreathing?
CorrectcAnswer: usingcbreathingcpatterns
WhatciscMusclecFocus?
3
, CorrectcAnswer: thecmusclecorcgroupcofcmusclescthatciscthecprimarycfocuscofcthe
exercise
WhatcarecObjectives?
CorrectcAnswer: thecobjectivecdescribescthecactioncofcthecmusclecbeingcused.
althoughctherecmaycbeconecmusclecfocus,cthereccouldcbecmanycobjectives.
WhatcarecthecCues?
CorrectcAnswer: Cuescarecthecactualcexecutioncofcthecexercise.cprecisioncprovides
results.cCuecisctoccommunicatecwhichcleadsctocgoodcunderstandingcwhichcleadscto
success
WhatcarecMovers?
CorrectcAnswer: generatingcorccontrollingcmovement
WhatcarecthecAntagonists?
CorrectcAnswer: actionscopositectocmovers
WhatcarecthecSynergists?
CorrectcAnswer: neutralizescundesiredcactionscofcmovers
WhatcarecthecStabilizers?
CorrectcAnswer: musclescthatcholdcbodycpartscstill
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c c c c c
TIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATES
c c c c c
T UPDATE | GRADED A+
c c c c
WhencandcwherecwascJosephcPilatescborn?
CorrectcAnswer: Dusseldorf,cGermany,c1883
WhatcdidcPilatescdocincEngland?
CorrectcAnswer: Workedcwascacwarccampcwithcrehabcforcsickcandcdisabled
WhencdidcheccomectocAmerica?
CorrectcAnswer: CamectocNYCcinc1926
Whatcisccontrolology?
CorrectcAnswer: Whencstabilizingcmusclecgroupscarecencouragedctocwork
isometricallyctocmaintainccorrectcpositioningcandcalignment.
Whatcarecthec10cprinciplescofcPilates?
CorrectcAnswer: Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
1
,Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(allcbadcbitchesccanccallcChristycespeciallycforcprecisioncandcharmony)
Whencarecyoucincneutralcpelvis?
CorrectcAnswer: WhencthecASIScandcpubiccsymphysiscisconcthecsamechorizontal
planecandctwocASIScareconcthecsamectransversecplane
Cancthecspinecbecneutralcwhencthecpelvisciscnot?
CorrectcAnswer: Whencthecspineciscincneutralcthecpelviscmustcbecneutral,chowever,cthe
pelviscmaycbecneutralcwhencthecspineciscnot
Whatcarecthecproscofcusingcacneutralcpelvis?
CorrectcAnswer: encouragescmuscularcdevelopmentcandccorrectcmusclecrecruitment
teachescefficientcposturecandcidealcalignment
pelviscalignmentcinfluencescbodycsegmentscabovecandcbelowcit
WhatcarecthecbenefitscofcbreathingcincPilates?
CorrectcAnswer: -oxygenatescblood
2
,-improveccirculation
-calmcthecmindcandcbody
-encouragecconcentration
-recruitcthecappropriatecmusclescforcthecmovements
-providecanc'inner'crhythmcforcthecmovements
Whatchappenscduringcthecbreathingccycle?
CorrectcAnswer: inhale-cdiaphragmclowerscandcenlargesccavity.cpressurecinsidecthe
lungscisclowercthancthecpressurecoutside
exhale-cdiaphragmcrelaxescandcdecreasescvolumecofccavity.cincreasescpressurecofcthe
lungscandcequalizescthecpressurectocthecoutsidec(airciscforcedcout)
Howcmuchcofcthecrespiratoryceffortciscthecdiaphragmcresponsiblecfor?
CorrectcAnswer: 75%
WhatckindcofcbreathingcdoescPilatescuse?candcwhy?
CorrectcAnswer: lateralcbreathingcofc"intercostalcbreathing".citcmaintainscab
contractioncwhilecperformingcexercisescduringcinhalation.
Whatciscshapedcbreathing?
CorrectcAnswer: usingcbreathingcpatterns
WhatciscMusclecFocus?
3
, CorrectcAnswer: thecmusclecorcgroupcofcmusclescthatciscthecprimarycfocuscofcthe
exercise
WhatcarecObjectives?
CorrectcAnswer: thecobjectivecdescribescthecactioncofcthecmusclecbeingcused.
althoughctherecmaycbeconecmusclecfocus,cthereccouldcbecmanycobjectives.
WhatcarecthecCues?
CorrectcAnswer: Cuescarecthecactualcexecutioncofcthecexercise.cprecisioncprovides
results.cCuecisctoccommunicatecwhichcleadsctocgoodcunderstandingcwhichcleadscto
success
WhatcarecMovers?
CorrectcAnswer: generatingcorccontrollingcmovement
WhatcarecthecAntagonists?
CorrectcAnswer: actionscopositectocmovers
WhatcarecthecSynergists?
CorrectcAnswer: neutralizescundesiredcactionscofcmovers
WhatcarecthecStabilizers?
CorrectcAnswer: musclescthatcholdcbodycpartscstill
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