In Focus: BodyStep

BodyStep is a simple, athletic and fun workout using an adjustable step platform to step up and down to uplifting music.

Some of the benefits you can expect to achieve in this class are toning for the lower body, increased cardio fitness and coordination and upper and lower body conditioning for functional strength.

At a glance:

• Burn lots of calories for a leaner body
• Improve your strength through core conditioning work
• Raise your overall fitness levels
• Improve your coordination
• Improve your bone health and density
• Increase your heart and lung capacity through a full-body cardio workout

Top

A typical class:

There are 12 music tracks in a BodyStep class, each with a specific exercise focus to create a full body workout.

1. Warm up
   Warm up your body with a series of simple aerobic moves.
2. Step Warm up
   Think of this track as ‘Step School’. It’s where you learn how to step correctly, as you continue to warm the body.
3. Step Orientation
   In this track you will find the intensity gradually lifts as you increase your range of movement and add light propulsions.
4. Step Athletic
   This is the first peak in the class. It’s time to lift the energy and your heart rate, break a sweat and climb higher with more athletic stepping exercises to improve cardio fitness.
5. Mixed Strength
   Time to lower the step a level, ease back on the cardio and put bigger demands on the legs and glutes for lower body strength and toning.
6. Power Peak
   Here you will power up and hit the second peak. We use intense stepping exercises and dynamic lateral movement to improve cardio and endurance fitness.
7. Step Recovery
   This is where you will catch your breath with slower and more controlled stepping exercises to work on balance and stability. It’s also the time to focus on lower body toning and sculpting.
8. Party Step
   Hit party mode, smile and have fun in this anything goes approach to stepping. Your instructor uses different themes and movement styles to create a party on a step.
9. Speed Step
   A signature track for BodyStep. You’ll lower the step height, and move your feet faster for speed and agility training.
10. Peak
    This is the third and final cardio peak where you have the option to really push it by raising the height of your step. This track is a physically challenging combination of dynamic propulsive exercises and strong lower moves. Give it all you’ve got and reap the rewards as you make it to the end.
11. Recovery / Push ups / Abdominals
    Catch your breath and move to the floor for conditioning work for the upper body and abdominals.
12. Cool down / Stretch
    Stretch your muscles as you cool down. This completes the full body workout.

What are you waiting for? Check our group fitness class timetable now for the next available class!