Gin shot this short 35 minute step workout as a learning tool for her classes at Kaiser Permenente. With many first time steppers, she selected music with a slow tempo of 110 beats per minute. To provide a gradual progression, the workout was increased in speed by 5% in the 3 additional versions of the workout. While we considered fully packaging this for retail, this workout confirmed that it was time to invest in a new camera! (The set was also in transition with a makeover for new dvds that we recently shot for Fitness Em – which we will also offer in the coming weeks!).
So we decided to replicate this only on a disc and ship in a plain sleeve – and we’re offering it as a FREE BONUS (use the code ‘freebie’) with the purchase of select DVDs from the following categories: New Workouts / Simply Series / Strength Workouts / Other Workouts.
Recognizing that many fans have ALL of Gin’s titles, you can also order this fun workout, for only $3.99 - with FREE shipping! (US orders only. Please read the note on the product page regarding International shipping.) If you’d like to print your own cover, download it on pdf - to print, select 100% instead of scale to fit.
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Have you ever attempted a step workout and ended up feeling totally uncoordinated – like you have 2 left feet? Unless you started stepping back in the early 90’s, it can be difficult to jump right into a step workout and feel successful. The good news is, it’s not necessarily you! It’s more than likely just a matter of REACTION time.
With stepping typically performed at higher rates of speed today, there’s little time to mentally process and react without feeling like you’re tripping over your own feet. In learning any new activity, your brain has to process what may be unfamiliar terminology and then send a message to your working muscles to execute the patterns.
Gin Miller’s Step Reaction gives you a chance to get up to speed and feel like you can succeed! This 35 minute* workout offers 4 different beats per minute (BPMs) to allow you to start slow as you learn, then gradually increase in music tempo over time.
In fitness progression, it is recommended that you adjust one variable at a time – the variables for increasing intensity are range of motion, step height and speed.
At slower speeds, you should first increase range of motion and then increase step height. When you advance in speed, you may need to lower the step height and decrease range of motion initially – but as you adjust to the new tempo, you can again increase range of motion followed by an increase in step height.
Workout 1 – 110 bpms Novice
Workout 2 – 116 bpms Beginner
Workout 3 – 122 bpms Intermediate
Workout 4 – 128 bpms Advanced*Workout times & BPMs are approximate
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