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Polestar Pilates Exam QUESTIONs and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct ### Answers to Polestar Principles and Pilates Concepts
1. **QUESTION:** What are the Polestar Principles of
Movement?
**Answer:** Breathing, Axial Elongation & Core Control,
Spine Articulation, Organisation of the Head, Neck & Shoulders, Alignment & Weight Bearing of the Extremities, Movement Integration
**Rationale:** The document lists these six principles
verbatim at the start.
2. **QUESTION:** What is Polestar's Mission?
**Answer:** Is an international community of research
oriented movement science professionals, transferring knowledge to our clients to improve health and well being through the application of Pilates and various methedologies of movement science.
**Rationale:** The document provides this mission statement
verbatim, noting "methedologies" means "methodologies."
3. **QUESTION:** What is Polestar's Vision?
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**Answer:** To impact the world through INTELLIGENT
MOVEMENT, fostering awareness of self and community
**Rationale:** The document states this vision verbatim, with
"INTELLIGENT MOVEMENT" capitalized as shown.
4. **QUESTION:** What is the JP 3 Guiding Pilates Principle -
Whole Body Health?
**Answer:** Development of body, mind, spirit in
coordination with eachother. Whole body is acheived through exercise, proper diet, good hygiene and sleeping habits, sunshine, fresh air and balance of life, work, recreation and relaxation.
**Rationale:** The document describes this principle
verbatim, noting "eachother" means "each other" and "acheived" means "achieved."
5. **QUESTION:** What is the JP 3 Guiding Pilates Principle -
Whole Body Commitment?
**Answer:** To achieve highest accomplishments within the
scope of our capabilities we must strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies to develop our minds to the limit of our ability.WBC is mental and physical discipline, a work ethic, an attidude towards one self and assuming a lifestyle that is necessary to achieve Whole Body Health
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**Rationale:** The document defines this principle verbatim,
noting "attidude" means "attitude" and "one self" means "oneself."
6. **QUESTION:** What is the JP 3 Guiding Pilates Principle -
Breath?
**Answer:** Breath is the integral part of overall body
functioning. Increasing volume capacity, oxygenation and other physiological changes. Consistant inhalation and exhalation helps circulatory system nourish all tissues with oxygen rich blood while carrying impurities and metabolic waste. Pilates refers to this cleansing mechanism as the ''Internal Shower'' which results in mental and physical invigoration and rejuviantion
**Rationale:** The document describes this principle
verbatim, noting "Consistant" means "Consistent" and "rejuviantion" means "rejuvenation."
7. **QUESTION:** What are the Pilates Goals and Benefits?
**Answer:** Coordination, Strength, Mobility, Efficiant &
Flowing Movement, Mental & Spiritual rejuvination, Self Awareness & Confidence, Restoration of natural animal movement, Integration of mind, body, spirit, Enhanced quality of life, Optimal spine alignment
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**Rationale:** The document lists these ten goals and
benefits verbatim, noting "Efficiant" means "Efficient" and "rejuvination" means "rejuvenation."
8. **QUESTION:** What does unilateral breathing facilitate?
**Answer:** lateral flexion
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
9. **QUESTION:** What does forced exhalation facilitate?
**Answer:** spinal flexion
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
10. **QUESTION:** What does movement facilitate?
**Answer:** breath
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
11. **QUESTION:** What does breath facilitate?
**Answer:** movement
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
12. **QUESTION:** What are the bony structures involved
with breathing?