BALANCED BODY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
9 Pilates Principles CORRECT ANSWER Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? CORRECT
ANSWER He wasBborn in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1883.
What ailments did Joseph Pilates suffer with as a child? CORRECT ANSWER Rheumatic
Fever asthma
Rickets
What exercise practices did Joe participate? CORRECT ANSWER boxing
fencing
wrestling
gymnastics
Where was Joseph Pilates held during World War 1? CORRECT ANSWER
Internment camp on the Isle of Man, England
How many patients was Joe put in charge of at the hospital? CORRECT ANSWER 30
When did Joe and Clara arrive in NY? CORRECT ANSWER 1926
, What dance instructors did Joe work with at his 8th Ave studio above the NYC Ballet?
CORRECT ANSWER Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Dennis
George Balanchine
What machines did Joe invent? CORRECT ANSWER The Universal
Reformer Wunda Chair,
Cadillac
Ladder Barrel
Spine Corrector
When did Joe die? CORRECT ANSWER 1967 after smoke inhalation from the studio fire
When did Clara die? CORRECT ANSWER 1977
Name 6 first generation teachers. CORRECT ANSWER Romana
Kryzanowski Eve Gentry*
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathleen Stanford Grant
Lolita San Miguel
Mary Bowen*
*still living
The Balanced Body program combines what works? CORRECT ANSWER full-
bodied athletic aspects of the original work with the refinement and anatomical understanding of the m
ore contemporary schools of Pilates
Pilates Movement Principles CORRECT ANSWER Breathing
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
9 Pilates Principles CORRECT ANSWER Breathing
Concentration
Control
Centering
Precision
Balanced Muscle Development
Rhythm/Flow
Whole Body Movement
Relaxation
When and where was Joseph Pilates born? CORRECT
ANSWER He wasBborn in Dusseldorf, Germany, in 1883.
What ailments did Joseph Pilates suffer with as a child? CORRECT ANSWER Rheumatic
Fever asthma
Rickets
What exercise practices did Joe participate? CORRECT ANSWER boxing
fencing
wrestling
gymnastics
Where was Joseph Pilates held during World War 1? CORRECT ANSWER
Internment camp on the Isle of Man, England
How many patients was Joe put in charge of at the hospital? CORRECT ANSWER 30
When did Joe and Clara arrive in NY? CORRECT ANSWER 1926
, What dance instructors did Joe work with at his 8th Ave studio above the NYC Ballet?
CORRECT ANSWER Ted Shawn
Ruth St. Dennis
George Balanchine
What machines did Joe invent? CORRECT ANSWER The Universal
Reformer Wunda Chair,
Cadillac
Ladder Barrel
Spine Corrector
When did Joe die? CORRECT ANSWER 1967 after smoke inhalation from the studio fire
When did Clara die? CORRECT ANSWER 1977
Name 6 first generation teachers. CORRECT ANSWER Romana
Kryzanowski Eve Gentry*
Ron Fletcher
Carola Trier
Kathleen Stanford Grant
Lolita San Miguel
Mary Bowen*
*still living
The Balanced Body program combines what works? CORRECT ANSWER full-
bodied athletic aspects of the original work with the refinement and anatomical understanding of the m
ore contemporary schools of Pilates
Pilates Movement Principles CORRECT ANSWER Breathing
