POLESTAR PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
1. ANSWERS
Polestar bPrinci- bples bof ..ANSWER>>
bMove- bment
Breathing
Axial bElongation b& bCore bControl bSpine
bArticulation
Organisation bof bthe bHead, bNeck b& bShoulders bAlignment b& bWeight bBearing
2. Polestar's bMis- bsion bof bthe bExtremities b..ANSWER>>Movement bIntegration
Is ban binternational bcommunity bof bresearch boriented bmovement bscience bprofession- bals, btransferring bknowledge
bto bour bclients bto bimprove bhealth band bwell bbeing bthrough bthe bapplication bof bPilates band bvarious
bmethedologies bof bmovement bscience.
3. Polestar bVision ..ANSWER>>To bimpact bthe bworld bthrough bINTELLIGENT bMOVEMENT, bfostering bawareness bof bself band bcommunity
4. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates ..ANSWER>>Development bof bbody, bmind, bspirit bin bcoordination bwith beachother. bWhole bbody bis
bPrinciples bacheived bthrough bexercise, bproper bdiet, bgood bhygiene band bsleeping bhabits, bsunshine, bfresh bair band
- bWhole bBody bHealth bbalance bof blife, bwork, brecreation band brelaxation.
5. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates
bPrinciples b- ..ANSWER>>To bachieve bhighest baccomplishments bwithin bthe bscope bof bour bcapabilities bwe bmust bstrive bto
bacquire bstrong, bhealthy bbodies bto bdevelop bour bminds bto bthe blimit bof bour
Whole bBody bCom- bability.
mitment
..ANSWER>>WBC bis bmental band bphysical bdiscipline, ba bwork bethic, ban battidude btowards bone bself band
bassuming ba blifestyle bthat bis bnecessary bto bachieve bWhole bBody bHealth
6. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates ..ANSWER>>Breath bis bthe bintegral bpart bof boverall bbody bfunctioning.
bPrinciples b- bBreath Increasing bvolume bcapacity, boxygenation band bother bphysiological bchanges. bCon- bsistant binhalation band bexhalation
bhelps bcirculatory bsystem bnourish ball btissues bwith boxygen brich bblood bwhile bcarrying bimpurities band bmetabolic
bwaste. bPilates brefers bto bthis bcleansing bmechanism bas bthe b''Internal bShower'' bwhich bresults bin bmental band
bphysical binvigoration band brejuviantion
1 b/ b20
, POLESTAR PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
7. ANSWERS
PILATES bGOALS bAND ..ANSWER>>Coordinati
bBENEFITS on bStrength bMobility
Eflciant b& bFlowing bMovement bMental b&
bSpiritual brejuvination bSelf bAwareness b&
bConfidence
Restoration bof bnatural banimal bmovement bIntegration bof
bmind, bbody, bspirit bEnhanced bquality bof blife
Optimal bspine balignment
b..ANSWER>>lateral
b..ANSWER>>flexion
8. unilateral bbreath- bing ..ANSWER>>
bfacilitates spinal bflexion
9. forced bexhilation
bfacilitates breath
10. Movement bfacili- btates
11. Breath bfacilitates b movement
12. Bony bstructures binvolved ..ANSWER>>Thoraci
bwith bbreathing c bspine bRibs
Sternum bClavicle
bScapula
13. Axial belongation ..ANSWER>>in bits boptimal bposition bto bincrease bavailable bdegrees bof bfreedom band bincrease
places bthe bbody b... beflciency bof bmovement
14. axial belongation ..ANSWER>>Lengthening bof bthe bspine band bplacing ball bmuscles bin boptimal bposition.
15. neutral b spine ..ANSWER>>Proper bposition bof bthe bspine bto bmaintain bits bnormal bcurves
2 b/ b20
, POLESTAR PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
16. neutral bpelvis b The bposition bof bthe bpelvis bwhen bthe banterior bsuperior biliac bspine b(ASIS) bon beach bside bof bthe bpelvis band bpubic
bsymphysis b(PS), bare bin bthe bsame bhorizontal bplane b(coronal bplane bwhen berect) band bthe btwo bASIS bare bin
bthe bsame btransverse bplane.
17. Core bcontrol bin- bcludes neutral bpelvis band bneutral bspine
18. neuromuscular bcontrol
movement bis bcontrolled bwith bappropriate bamount bof bstittness bfor banticipated bload.staying baway bfrom bthe bend bof
brange bmotion b- bwhich bis bwhere binjury bis bmost blikely bto boccur.
19. distal bresistance baffords
proximal bstability
20. spine barticulation b Distribution bof bMovement bEquals bDistribution bof bForce
21. misalignment bof bthe results bin barthritis, bback binjury
bspine
22. spine barticulation bconcept increase bdegree bof bfreedom bbetween beach bjoint
23. organization bof bthe bhead,
bneck, band bshoulders bin- Postural balignment; bscapular bmobility; bhead band bneck balignment
bcludes
24. alignment band bweight
bbearing bofbthe bextremities
bincludes
dynamic balignment band bmaximum bcongruency bleads bto bdesired bmovement
25.
3 b/ b20
1. ANSWERS
Polestar bPrinci- bples bof ..ANSWER>>
bMove- bment
Breathing
Axial bElongation b& bCore bControl bSpine
bArticulation
Organisation bof bthe bHead, bNeck b& bShoulders bAlignment b& bWeight bBearing
2. Polestar's bMis- bsion bof bthe bExtremities b..ANSWER>>Movement bIntegration
Is ban binternational bcommunity bof bresearch boriented bmovement bscience bprofession- bals, btransferring bknowledge
bto bour bclients bto bimprove bhealth band bwell bbeing bthrough bthe bapplication bof bPilates band bvarious
bmethedologies bof bmovement bscience.
3. Polestar bVision ..ANSWER>>To bimpact bthe bworld bthrough bINTELLIGENT bMOVEMENT, bfostering bawareness bof bself band bcommunity
4. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates ..ANSWER>>Development bof bbody, bmind, bspirit bin bcoordination bwith beachother. bWhole bbody bis
bPrinciples bacheived bthrough bexercise, bproper bdiet, bgood bhygiene band bsleeping bhabits, bsunshine, bfresh bair band
- bWhole bBody bHealth bbalance bof blife, bwork, brecreation band brelaxation.
5. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates
bPrinciples b- ..ANSWER>>To bachieve bhighest baccomplishments bwithin bthe bscope bof bour bcapabilities bwe bmust bstrive bto
bacquire bstrong, bhealthy bbodies bto bdevelop bour bminds bto bthe blimit bof bour
Whole bBody bCom- bability.
mitment
..ANSWER>>WBC bis bmental band bphysical bdiscipline, ba bwork bethic, ban battidude btowards bone bself band
bassuming ba blifestyle bthat bis bnecessary bto bachieve bWhole bBody bHealth
6. JP b3 bGuiding bPi- blates ..ANSWER>>Breath bis bthe bintegral bpart bof boverall bbody bfunctioning.
bPrinciples b- bBreath Increasing bvolume bcapacity, boxygenation band bother bphysiological bchanges. bCon- bsistant binhalation band bexhalation
bhelps bcirculatory bsystem bnourish ball btissues bwith boxygen brich bblood bwhile bcarrying bimpurities band bmetabolic
bwaste. bPilates brefers bto bthis bcleansing bmechanism bas bthe b''Internal bShower'' bwhich bresults bin bmental band
bphysical binvigoration band brejuviantion
1 b/ b20
, POLESTAR PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
7. ANSWERS
PILATES bGOALS bAND ..ANSWER>>Coordinati
bBENEFITS on bStrength bMobility
Eflciant b& bFlowing bMovement bMental b&
bSpiritual brejuvination bSelf bAwareness b&
bConfidence
Restoration bof bnatural banimal bmovement bIntegration bof
bmind, bbody, bspirit bEnhanced bquality bof blife
Optimal bspine balignment
b..ANSWER>>lateral
b..ANSWER>>flexion
8. unilateral bbreath- bing ..ANSWER>>
bfacilitates spinal bflexion
9. forced bexhilation
bfacilitates breath
10. Movement bfacili- btates
11. Breath bfacilitates b movement
12. Bony bstructures binvolved ..ANSWER>>Thoraci
bwith bbreathing c bspine bRibs
Sternum bClavicle
bScapula
13. Axial belongation ..ANSWER>>in bits boptimal bposition bto bincrease bavailable bdegrees bof bfreedom band bincrease
places bthe bbody b... beflciency bof bmovement
14. axial belongation ..ANSWER>>Lengthening bof bthe bspine band bplacing ball bmuscles bin boptimal bposition.
15. neutral b spine ..ANSWER>>Proper bposition bof bthe bspine bto bmaintain bits bnormal bcurves
2 b/ b20
, POLESTAR PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
16. neutral bpelvis b The bposition bof bthe bpelvis bwhen bthe banterior bsuperior biliac bspine b(ASIS) bon beach bside bof bthe bpelvis band bpubic
bsymphysis b(PS), bare bin bthe bsame bhorizontal bplane b(coronal bplane bwhen berect) band bthe btwo bASIS bare bin
bthe bsame btransverse bplane.
17. Core bcontrol bin- bcludes neutral bpelvis band bneutral bspine
18. neuromuscular bcontrol
movement bis bcontrolled bwith bappropriate bamount bof bstittness bfor banticipated bload.staying baway bfrom bthe bend bof
brange bmotion b- bwhich bis bwhere binjury bis bmost blikely bto boccur.
19. distal bresistance baffords
proximal bstability
20. spine barticulation b Distribution bof bMovement bEquals bDistribution bof bForce
21. misalignment bof bthe results bin barthritis, bback binjury
bspine
22. spine barticulation bconcept increase bdegree bof bfreedom bbetween beach bjoint
23. organization bof bthe bhead,
bneck, band bshoulders bin- Postural balignment; bscapular bmobility; bhead band bneck balignment
bcludes
24. alignment band bweight
bbearing bofbthe bextremities
bincludes
dynamic balignment band bmaximum bcongruency bleads bto bdesired bmovement
25.
3 b/ b20
