Personalize This Intense and Low Impact Workout for You 

Who likes Step Aerobics classes? 

Step Aerobics is adaptable to all ages and fitness levels. If you’re just starting out, you can use a low step and do slower movements without extra weights. Seasoned athletes can up the vertical challenge by adding advanced steps and weights to really test their mettle. This class can be personalized to fit each member’s comfort and ability level.  

What is a Step Aerobics class? 

Exercise science is always pivoting and reinventing new ways to get fit, but some tried and true  group exercises never leave the fitness circuit. Step Aerobics uses a bench, or step, with adjustable height to help exercise enthusiasts stay in shape. It stays in vogue thanks to its simplicity, effectiveness and fun. Class participants enjoy learning moves both on and off the step while they jam to great thumping music. 

Step Aerobics found its origin by accident in the late 1980s when an experienced fitness instructor had a knee injury. Her physical therapist advised stepping up and down on a milk crate to rehabilitate the knee. At 11 inches tall, the milk crate was too difficult for the injured instructor, so she used her bottom front porch step instead. She quickly realized the great workout value of simply stepping up and down on a stair. An innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, the instructor began to make portable steps from plywood for exercise groups to step together. She breathed life into this accidentally discovered new form of exercise through partnerships with a local gym and a major sporting goods retailer. Step Aerobics worked its way into gyms across the country and around the world with about 11.4 million people enjoying Step Aerobics at the height of its popularity.  

Benefits include: 

• Intense cardio workout burns a lot of calories 
• Low impact workout is joint friendly
• Fun, easy-to-learn movements 
• Led by a certified group exercise instructor
• The step is safe, simple, adjustable exercise equipment
• Helps maintain weight and cardiovascular fitness
• Improve balance, coordination and agility
• Boosts mood and energy levels

Step Aerobics is customizable for the outcome you desire. Adjust the step height. Choose faster or slower music as you move freely forward, backward and side to side. No matter the level of difficulty, research validates the benefits of Step Aerobics. A 1997 study shows that participants subjectively reported less overall tension, depression, fatigue and anger following classes. Mental health benefits added to physical health improvements sounds like a double win for participants.  

When and where does the Step Aerobics class meet? 

Step Aerobics classes are held at WK Fitness & Wellness Centers. Find a class that works for you via our interactive class schedule on our website.  

Why do Step Aerobics?

Step Aerobics helps you maintain balance and mobility throughout your life. The physical and mental health benefits are many, but it does require consistent participation. Spend an hour in one of our classes to enjoy all that Step Aerobics brings to your fitness goals. We’ll be happy to see you. 

Water bottle suggested