One of the most interesting areas of fitness is complex aerobics. Aerobics is the basis of a healthy cardiovascular system and the body as a whole. We will talk about one of the popular types of fitness aerobics today. This is Step Aerobics.

This is a modern, dynamic and very popular type of aerobics of our time. The popularity of this direction was won, first of all, not only by the amazing efficiency of step aerobics, but also by their undoubted availability. The only accessory needed for this type of fitness is a 15 cm step platform. Imagine, you do not need modern exercise equipment or a club card for a fitness center. Only a platform and a desire to do this type of cardio. Another prerequisite is the need to clearly know the complex of special exercises and the order of their implementation, the speed and intensity of movements. If you are still going to do this in a group (which is preferable), you must first obtain all the information from the step aerobics instructor.

The ancestor of step aerobics is a fitness instructor from the USA – Gina Miller. By chance, Gina discovered the possibility of a positive impact on her injured knee, after suffering an injury with the help of the threshold of her own home. And here, seeing a significant improvement in her situation and an improvement in the condition of her injured knee, practicing daily on the steps of her own stairs, Gina decided to create a modern step platform.
Perhaps, at first glance, step aerobics does not seem like a difficult test to you. A step onto the platform, then a step from the platform, training for a certain time and here it is the long-awaited result – extra pounds are dropped, and the figure has simply changed. But in order to really achieve a beautiful figure, muscle tone, straight posture and general improvement of the body, it is necessary to train aerobic endurance, that is, the ability to be in motion for a long time when performing a set of exercises.

An additional incentive for doing step aerobics is a good load on the legs and muscles of the buttocks, the acquisition of a narrow waist, the drawing of the rectus and oblique muscles of the press due to the effective burning of subcutaneous fat, and the improvement of the chemical composition blood, lowering blood pressure. Not bad, isn’t it? In addition, step aerobics itself is used by athletes as an aerobic warm-up or cool-down before and after a workout.
Such positive effects from step aerobics are widely known as a therapeutic effect on diseases such as arthritis and arthrosis, calcium deficiency in bones and all types of osteoporosis, the first stage of hypertension and the onset of diabetes mellitus. Moreover, mind you, if you do not be late with the start of classes, all these diseases stop at the initial stage of their development.

And now, let’s pay attention together to a few simple but important rules, using which we will maximally secure our step classes:

– make each step on the platform with a straight back, the back is motionless and vertical, the main load falls on the muscles of the legs;
– when stepping onto the platform, place the full foot of the supporting leg on it;
– do not become enslaved, but also do not make sudden and jerky movements;
– load all working muscles in uniform time intervals.

And now the main thing. PFC. When doing step aerobics, keep an eye on the value of the target heart rate, it must match your goal, otherwise there will be no result. Be sure to drink enough water 30 minutes before class. Practice for at least 45 minutes. Shorter sessions will not lead to quick results. Achieve a good step-by-step technique for performing movements, thereby making the exercises safe for yourself and avoid injury.