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Polestar Pilates Exam QUESTIONs and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct
### Answers to Pilates History and Concepts
1. **QUESTION:** How did Pilates get its name?
**Answer:** Pilates is named after a person - Joseph Pilates
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
2. **QUESTION:** When and where was Joseph Pilates born?
**Answer:** Joseph Pilates was born on December 9th, 1883
near Dusseldorf, Germany
**Rationale:** The document provides this date and location
verbatim.
3. **QUESTION:** When did Joseph come to the United
States?
**Answer:** He landed in New York in 1926
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
4. **QUESTION:** Who did Joseph meet on his journey to
New York?
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**Answer:** Clara (formally a nurse) who by the end of the
trip became Clara Pilates - married by the ship's captain
**Rationale:** The document describes this verbatim, noting
"formally" likely means "formerly."
5. **QUESTION:** What did Joseph and Clara do when they
arrived in New York?
**Answer:** They opened a pilates studio (adjacent to the
New York city ballet)
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim, with
"pilates" lowercase as shown.
6. **QUESTION:** What was Joseph's art form?
**Answer:** Contrology
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
7. **QUESTION:** What is Contrology?
**Answer:** Contrology is the "complete coordination of
body, mind and spirit. Through contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then through proper repetition of its exercises you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your mental and subconscious activities"
**Rationale:** The document defines this verbatim.
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8. **QUESTION:** What are Joseph Pilates 3 guiding
principles?
**Answer:** Whole Body Health, Whole Body Commitment,
and Breath
**Rationale:** The document lists these three principles
verbatim.
- **QUESTION:** What is the first guiding principle about:
Whole Body health?
**Answer:** Whole Body Health refers to the development of
the body, the mind, and the spirit in complete coordination with each other. Mr. Pilates wrote that Whole Body Health could be achieved through exercise, proper diet, good hygiene and sleep habits, plenty of sunshine and fresh air and a balance in life of work and recreation and relaxation
**Rationale:** The document describes this verbatim.
10. **QUESTION:** What is the second guiding principle
about: Whole Body Commitment
**Answer:** "Achieve the highest accomplishments with a
scope of our capabilities and all walks of life, we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability"... "Whole Body Commitment is mental and physical discipline; a work ethic, an
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attitude towards oneself and assuming a lifestyle that is necessary to achieve Whole Body Health"
**Rationale:** The document defines this verbatim.
- **QUESTION:** What is the third guiding principle about:
Breath
**Answer:** -"Above all learn how to breathe correctly" -"In
D air and out D air" -"Exhale completely" -"The breath is an integral part of overall body functioning. Increasing volume capacity, oxygenation and other physiological changes. Full, consistent inhalation, exhalation helps the circulatory system nourish all the tissues with oxygen-rich blood while carrying away impurities and metabolic waste. Pilates is referred to as a cleansing mechanism as the internal shower which results in a mental and physical invigoration and rejuvenation"
**Rationale:** The document describes this verbatim, with
"D" likely shorthand for "the."
12. **QUESTION:** When did Joseph pass away?
**Answer:** Joseph passed away in October 1967
**Rationale:** The document states this verbatim.
13. **QUESTION:** How old was Joseph when he passed
away?