The Step Speed Issue – Again

kathy-stevens

For the last decade – at the very least - we’ve been contacted by frustrated instructors and program directors for information on the issue of step speed.  (You can read the archive article about the evolution of step or the pages about step speed that start here.)  Truth is, while Gin Miller is well-known as the creator of step, she… [Continue Reading]

Step Girl 4Ever

Gin Step Class

This is my first blog post….EVER.   I am not a person that does Facebook or Twitter.  I happily do e-mail however.  So imagine my surprise when I was asked by Mary to become a blogger on Gin Miller’s website…THE Gin Miller, inventor of step no less.  Talk about being WAY FLATTERED!   Step IS my passion… [Continue Reading]

WaPo – Step At 20

Great article this week about the Anniversary of Step.  Just to clarify – Gin’s not completely retired from fitness.  She just doesn’t do conventions like she used to but she does do workshops on request.  Now her focus is on product consultation, programming and video production.  Plus she runs the business that’s surviving these tough… [Continue Reading]

The Step Story

Over the last 2 decades, we’ve received tons of mail – including this recent email from Kelly Reid recalling the early days of Step: Mary, I can’t believe in August 2009 that Step Reebok will be 20 years old. I can remember the creation of “Bench Blasting”. A couple of health clubs in Atlanta offered… [Continue Reading]

Kelly Reid’s Step Aerobics Story

In the 1980′s Aerobic Dancing moved into major health club chains and dance studios. As routines became more athletic it became apparent that better floors and better footwear were needed. Many instructors and class participants were sustaining injuries from non-shock absorbing floors and insufficiently designed footwear. As a result, floors with padding were developed to… [Continue Reading]