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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).
Anna Benson started Fitness Favorites, which became the official online store for the original videos after her death in 2009. After her death, Anna's son became owner of the Classic The FIRM and has released Anna's 'classic' DVDs from VHS format. [10] The FIRM Studios was renamed The Flex Body/The FLEX in 2015 and is owned by Emily Welsh.
Mousercise was an exercise children's television series which aired on The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1996. Inspired by the success of a 1982 exercise album for children released by Disneyland Records, featuring various Disney songs, [1] the show debuted on The Disney Channel on April 18, 1983, when the channel launched and was one of the channel's first programs.
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
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (July 12, 1948 – July 13, 2024) was an American fitness instructor and television personality. He was a promoter of weight-loss programs, most prominently through his television show, The Richard Simmons Show and later the Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos.
Original Aerobic Platform All our hand-picked aerobic steppers on this list are highly rated, but this one takes the cake. After evaluating a bunch of aerobic steppers, our team concluded this one ...
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.
There’s a reason Jane Fonda’s 1982 fitness VHS, Jane Fonda’s Original Workout, sold 17 million copies worldwide, per Vogue.The simple routine stretches and strengthens all the major muscle ...