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BASI PILATES - MAT EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2025 /
2026) COURSE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | MODULES 1-6 | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A
Pelvic Curl (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movment: INHALE to prep, EXHALE draw abdominals in and curl
pelvis and spine off mat, INHALE pause, EXHALE roll spine down
to start
Spine Twist Supine (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Supine arms in a
T-position with palms up and legs in tabletop
Movement: INHALE lift pelvis to lower legs to one side, EXHALE
draw abdominals in and return to start
Chest Lift (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position fingers
interlaced behind head
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Movement: INHALE prep, EXHALE lift head and chest, INHALE
pause, EXHALE lower head and chest, return to start
Chest Lift with Rotation (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying
position fingers interlaced behind head
Movement: EXHALE rotate to one side, INHALE back to center,
EXHALE rotate to other side, INHALE back to center
Leg Lifts (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movement: EXHALE lift one leg, INHALE lower leg
Leg Changes (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movement: EXHALE with each knee in/toe touch to the floor,
INHALE during the change/crossing of legs
Hundred Prep (Abdominal Work) .....ANSWER.....Supine legs
tabletop with arms overhead
Movement: EXHALE lift arms, head, and chest, bringing arms into
shoulder extension, INHALE lower body, return to start
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Roll Up (Abdominal Work) .....ANSWER.....Supine with arms
overhead, legs straight and together and feet pointed
Movement: INHALE lift arms up and forward followed by head
and chest, EXHALE roll up, INHALE pause, EXHALE roll down back
to start
Leg Circles (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Supine arms in T-position
(palms up). One leg up to the ceiling (DF) one leg on mat (PF)
Movement: INHALE to begin crossed circle (down and around),
EXHALE circle other direction, INHALE circle, EXHALE circle,
INHALE circle, repeat other leg
Rolling/Roll-Like-A-Ball (Spinal Articulation) .....ANSWER.....Sit in
a balance position, body in a ball shape, legs bent with hands on
shin and feet off mat
Movement: INHALE roll back, EXHALE roll forward, return to start
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Spine Stretch (Spinal Articulation) .....ANSWER.....Sit upright with
legs straight, feet DF shoulder width apart, arms reaching
forward parallel to mat and palms facing each other
Movement: INHALE to begin, EXHALE roll down and forward
through spine, INHALE pause, EXHALE restack spine to starting
position
Side Lifts (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) .....ANSWER.....Lying on side
with one arm straight under head and other arm either straight
placed on side of body or placed directly in front of body with
elbow bent for support
Movement: EXHALE lift legs, INHALE lower legs without touching
mat
Back Extension (Back Extension) .....ANSWER.....Lying prone,
forehead on mat, arms by sides with palms pressing against legs
BASI PILATES - MAT EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2025 /
2026) COURSE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | MODULES 1-6 | 100% CORRECT | GRADE
A
Pelvic Curl (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movment: INHALE to prep, EXHALE draw abdominals in and curl
pelvis and spine off mat, INHALE pause, EXHALE roll spine down
to start
Spine Twist Supine (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Supine arms in a
T-position with palms up and legs in tabletop
Movement: INHALE lift pelvis to lower legs to one side, EXHALE
draw abdominals in and return to start
Chest Lift (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position fingers
interlaced behind head
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Movement: INHALE prep, EXHALE lift head and chest, INHALE
pause, EXHALE lower head and chest, return to start
Chest Lift with Rotation (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying
position fingers interlaced behind head
Movement: EXHALE rotate to one side, INHALE back to center,
EXHALE rotate to other side, INHALE back to center
Leg Lifts (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movement: EXHALE lift one leg, INHALE lower leg
Leg Changes (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Hook lying position
Movement: EXHALE with each knee in/toe touch to the floor,
INHALE during the change/crossing of legs
Hundred Prep (Abdominal Work) .....ANSWER.....Supine legs
tabletop with arms overhead
Movement: EXHALE lift arms, head, and chest, bringing arms into
shoulder extension, INHALE lower body, return to start
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Roll Up (Abdominal Work) .....ANSWER.....Supine with arms
overhead, legs straight and together and feet pointed
Movement: INHALE lift arms up and forward followed by head
and chest, EXHALE roll up, INHALE pause, EXHALE roll down back
to start
Leg Circles (Foundation) .....ANSWER.....Supine arms in T-position
(palms up). One leg up to the ceiling (DF) one leg on mat (PF)
Movement: INHALE to begin crossed circle (down and around),
EXHALE circle other direction, INHALE circle, EXHALE circle,
INHALE circle, repeat other leg
Rolling/Roll-Like-A-Ball (Spinal Articulation) .....ANSWER.....Sit in
a balance position, body in a ball shape, legs bent with hands on
shin and feet off mat
Movement: INHALE roll back, EXHALE roll forward, return to start
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Spine Stretch (Spinal Articulation) .....ANSWER.....Sit upright with
legs straight, feet DF shoulder width apart, arms reaching
forward parallel to mat and palms facing each other
Movement: INHALE to begin, EXHALE roll down and forward
through spine, INHALE pause, EXHALE restack spine to starting
position
Side Lifts (Lateral Flexion/Rotation) .....ANSWER.....Lying on side
with one arm straight under head and other arm either straight
placed on side of body or placed directly in front of body with
elbow bent for support
Movement: EXHALE lift legs, INHALE lower legs without touching
mat
Back Extension (Back Extension) .....ANSWER.....Lying prone,
forehead on mat, arms by sides with palms pressing against legs
