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Step aerobics is similar to climbing stairs, but performed while staying in one place. The step platform itself is much less expensive and more portable than a StairMaster, and needs no electricity to operate. [28] Step aerobics class for new mothers. Music for step aerobics should be medium tempo, typically 118 to 122 beats per minute (bpm).
Jacki Sorensen (born Jacqueline Faye Mills; December 10, 1942) is the American originator of aerobic dancing, popularly known as aerobics.Inspired by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's 1968 book on aerobic exercise, she created for women an aerobic dance routine to music in 1969 in Puerto Rico, teaching U.S. Air Force wives. [2]
I saw what she was doing and realized this was a new way to exercise. Immediately I brought the blocks into my gym and started devising aerobic innovations. I filmed the first step aerobic video, Step It Out, which was distributed by Parade Video, and also wrote The Complete Guide to Step Aerobics, published by Jones and Bartlett around 1990.
Step aerobics was developed independently by a few American exercise instructors working separately in the mid-1980s, [5] especially Gin Miller and Connie Collins Williams in Atlanta, and Cathe Friedrich in New Jersey. Shoe manufacturer Reebok popularized the exercise method, selling a plastic step unit starting in 1990. Aerobics using dumbbells
Adjustable High-Step Aerobic Platform. When we first took a look at the Yes4All Adjustable High-Step Aerobic Platform its buildable high-stack design and tiny size immediately made us curious.
Joanie Greggains, née Joan Catherine Ferro; 18 February 1944 – 28 May 2022) was an American fitness instructor. Greggains was the radio host of The Joanie Greggains Show, a weekend health and fitness program on KSRO Radio, Santa Rosa, California. She was also known for her long-running television exercise show, Morning Stretch.
Suzanne Somers, who parlayed TV stardom in the sitcom hits “Three’s Company” and “Step by Step” into a personal fortune as a health and fitness pitchwoman and author, died Sunday in Palm ...
Donna Richardson Joyner (born November 3, 1962 [1]) is an American fitness and aerobics instructor, author and ESPN television sports commentator. Widely known for her series of fitness videos, she was appointed in 2006 by President George W. Bush to serve on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. [2]