Pilates BASI Written Exam
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1. When and where was Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883
Joseph Pilates born?
2. What did Pilates do in Worked was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled
England?
3. When did he come to Came to NYC in 1926
America?
4. What is controlology? When stabilizing muscle groups are encouraged to work isometrically
to maintain correct positioning and alignment.
5. What are the 10 princi- Awareness
ples of Pilates? Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and harmony)
6. When are you in neutral When the ASIS and pubic symphysis is on the same horizontal plane
pelvis? and two ASIS are on the same transverse plane
7. Can the spine be neu- When the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be neutral, however, the
tral when the pelvis is pelvis may be neutral when the spine is not
not?
8. What are the pros of us-
ing a neutral pelvis?
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encourages muscular development and correct muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
9. What are the benefits of -oxygenates blood
breathing in Pilates? -improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
10. What happens during inhale- diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure inside the lungs
the breathing cycle? is lower than the pressure outside
exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity. increases
pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to the outside (air is
forced out)
11. How much of the res- 75%
piratory effort is the
diaphragm responsible
for?
12. What kind of breathing lateral breathing of "intercostal breathing". it maintains ab contraction
does Pilates use? and while performing exercises during inhalation.
why?
13. What is shaped breath- using breathing patterns
ing?
14. What is Muscle Focus? the muscle or group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise
15. What are Objectives? the objective describes the action of the muscle being used. although
there may be one muscle focus, there could be many objectives.
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16. What are the Cues? Cues are the actual execution of the exercise. precision provides results.
Cue is to communicate which leads to good understanding which leads
to success
17. What are Movers? generating or controlling movement
18. What are the Antago- actions oposite to movers
nists?
19. What are the Syner- neutralizes undesired actions of movers
gists?
20. What are the Stabiliz- muscles that hold body parts still
ers?
21. What is BASI's SIM? Stabilizer- stabilize the body
Initiator- initial cue or focus of movement
Mover- move part of the body
22. What do you engage Initiators (it is understood as the mind part of the movement), the
first before the move- initiator will in fact be either a stabilizer or a mover
ment takes place (SIM)?
23. What do you think stabilizers to promote efficient movement
about during an ex-
ecution of movement
(SIM)?
24. Pelvic Curl BLOCK -Foundation
BLOCK BREATH -inhale hold at top, move on exhale
BREATH MUSCLE FOCUS- abs, hamstrings
MUSCLE FOCUS OBJECTIVES- spinal articulation, hamstring control, pevlic lumbar stabi-
OBJECTIVES lization
CUES CUES- neutral pelvis, maintain lumbar flexion
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1. When and where was Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883
Joseph Pilates born?
2. What did Pilates do in Worked was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled
England?
3. When did he come to Came to NYC in 1926
America?
4. What is controlology? When stabilizing muscle groups are encouraged to work isometrically
to maintain correct positioning and alignment.
5. What are the 10 princi- Awareness
ples of Pilates? Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
Flow
Precision
Harmony
(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and harmony)
6. When are you in neutral When the ASIS and pubic symphysis is on the same horizontal plane
pelvis? and two ASIS are on the same transverse plane
7. Can the spine be neu- When the spine is in neutral the pelvis must be neutral, however, the
tral when the pelvis is pelvis may be neutral when the spine is not
not?
8. What are the pros of us-
ing a neutral pelvis?
, Pilates BASI Written Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2eip2a
encourages muscular development and correct muscle recruitment
teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment
pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it
9. What are the benefits of -oxygenates blood
breathing in Pilates? -improve circulation
-calm the mind and body
-encourage concentration
-recruit the appropriate muscles for the movements
-provide an 'inner' rhythm for the movements
10. What happens during inhale- diaphragm lowers and enlarges cavity. pressure inside the lungs
the breathing cycle? is lower than the pressure outside
exhale- diaphragm relaxes and decreases volume of cavity. increases
pressure of the lungs and equalizes the pressure to the outside (air is
forced out)
11. How much of the res- 75%
piratory effort is the
diaphragm responsible
for?
12. What kind of breathing lateral breathing of "intercostal breathing". it maintains ab contraction
does Pilates use? and while performing exercises during inhalation.
why?
13. What is shaped breath- using breathing patterns
ing?
14. What is Muscle Focus? the muscle or group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise
15. What are Objectives? the objective describes the action of the muscle being used. although
there may be one muscle focus, there could be many objectives.
, Pilates BASI Written Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2eip2a
16. What are the Cues? Cues are the actual execution of the exercise. precision provides results.
Cue is to communicate which leads to good understanding which leads
to success
17. What are Movers? generating or controlling movement
18. What are the Antago- actions oposite to movers
nists?
19. What are the Syner- neutralizes undesired actions of movers
gists?
20. What are the Stabiliz- muscles that hold body parts still
ers?
21. What is BASI's SIM? Stabilizer- stabilize the body
Initiator- initial cue or focus of movement
Mover- move part of the body
22. What do you engage Initiators (it is understood as the mind part of the movement), the
first before the move- initiator will in fact be either a stabilizer or a mover
ment takes place (SIM)?
23. What do you think stabilizers to promote efficient movement
about during an ex-
ecution of movement
(SIM)?
24. Pelvic Curl BLOCK -Foundation
BLOCK BREATH -inhale hold at top, move on exhale
BREATH MUSCLE FOCUS- abs, hamstrings
MUSCLE FOCUS OBJECTIVES- spinal articulation, hamstring control, pevlic lumbar stabi-
OBJECTIVES lization
CUES CUES- neutral pelvis, maintain lumbar flexion
