Beginner Step Workout
As a personal trainer working with older adults and beginners, I love using a step in workouts. Step workouts provide all-in-one benefits: they’re great for your cardiovascular system and improve your strength, balance, and coordination. As a weight-bearing exercise, it can help increase bone density. Plus, the different moves you can do keep exercise interesting and fun. My mom likes the step for these reasons. Specifically, it has increased her strength to go up and down stairs more easily.
For workouts, I recommend using a step that is designed for exercise because it is safe and can be adjusted for different levels. Safety is most important – the step should be sturdy and should not slide around. Also, it should be wide enough to enable your entire foot to fit on it as you step.
This 30-minute workout is gentle and moves at a slow pace. Basic moves featured in this workout include:
Toe touches
Heel Touches
One Step Up and Down
V-Step (Wide Wide/Narrow Narrow Steps)
Rock Step
This workout can be done without the step as well. If any of the moves are too much, just march in place or do a move that feels comfortable.
Here are links to the steps that my mom and I use in the video:
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