step aerobics
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: aerobics that involves repeatedly stepping on and off a raised platform
called also step training
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And unlike running, which can punish the knees and hip joints, step aerobics is a low-impact exercise that can improve bone density.
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Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
Alicia Lalim, a wellness-activity specialist at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program in Rochester, Minn., remembers teaching step aerobics to a full house in the 1980s and ’90s.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
Guthrie has shared her mastery of in-room step aerobics.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
Bring a new dimension to activities such as walking, squats, lunges, step aerobics, and pilates.
—Popular Science, 9 Mar. 2021
Similarly, group exercise can increase feelings of mastery – thanks to growing competence, for example, at spinning or step aerobics.
—Jacob Meyer, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2020
The American fitness market has been thriving ever since, absorbing things such as yoga and ballet and creating whole new workouts, such as step aerobics.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2020
Colussi recommends that parents, especially shorter ones, place a step aerobics stepper next to the crib.
—Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Moderate-intensity aerobic work would involve a heart rate level between 70 and 80 percent of your max and could include workouts like step aerobics and jogging.
—Amy Schlinger, Health.com, 7 Apr. 2020
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Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
Alicia Lalim, a wellness-activity specialist at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program in Rochester, Minn., remembers teaching step aerobics to a full house in the 1980s and ’90s.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
Guthrie has shared her mastery of in-room step aerobics.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
Bring a new dimension to activities such as walking, squats, lunges, step aerobics, and pilates.
—Popular Science, 9 Mar. 2021
Similarly, group exercise can increase feelings of mastery – thanks to growing competence, for example, at spinning or step aerobics.
—Jacob Meyer, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2020
The American fitness market has been thriving ever since, absorbing things such as yoga and ballet and creating whole new workouts, such as step aerobics.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2020
Colussi recommends that parents, especially shorter ones, place a step aerobics stepper next to the crib.
—Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Moderate-intensity aerobic work would involve a heart rate level between 70 and 80 percent of your max and could include workouts like step aerobics and jogging.
—Amy Schlinger, Health.com, 7 Apr. 2020
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