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Easy Step Aerobics for Beginners and Seniors

Easy Step Aerobics for Beginners and Seniors — video by Paul Eugene Play · 44:22

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A slow 118 BPM step class from a certified group fitness instructor: warm-up and stretches, then basic steps, corner taps, kicks, turn steps and lunge-backs, ending with a cool-down. Made for beginners, seniors and anyone back after a long break.

  • 44 min
  • Beginner
  • Low impact (no jumping)
  • step

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  1. Warm-up: march, then basic steps on the bench with tap changes, corner taps, kicks, leg curls and knee lifts. 1:02
  2. Stretch: toe taps and heel presses on the bench, calf and hamstring stretches each side, then back and chest. 5:10
  3. Combination: basic steps building to V steps, with the right foot leading, then the left. 8:50
  4. Add knee-up corners and three-knee repeaters, standing tall and keeping your balance. 11:36
  5. Add the L step: lift, lift and travel back along the bench; tapping instead is fine. 13:45
  6. Full combination from the top: V step, knee-up corners, knee repeaters and L step, each side leading. 15:22
  7. Add turn steps across the bench, leading right, then left. 19:40
  8. Full routine from the top with the turn steps added, both sides. 21:47
  9. Leg work on and off the step: lunge backs, straddle down and up, and side lunges. 27:24
  10. Easier finish: basic steps with knee-up, leg-curl, kick and light tap corners. 31:25
  11. Cool-down: toe taps and heel presses, then calf, hamstring and front-of-thigh stretches on the bench, each side. 35:04
  12. Back, chest, shoulder, triceps and biceps stretches, then a quad stretch holding the step. 38:38

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Watch your foot as it goes on and off the step
  • Stand tall with your chest up as you step
  • March on the floor between combinations to keep moving

What it works

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Joints it uses 2 takes load

  • Hips takes loadstep-ups, lunge-backs, knee repeaters, straddles
  • Knees takes loadrepeated step-ups, V-steps, L-steps, lunge-backs
  • Shoulders movesarm pumps, claps, overhead reaches
  • Lower back moveshinge-from-the-waist back stretch
  • Ankles & feet movesstepping on and off, heel presses, calf stretches
  • Standing on one leg. Keep a chair or a wall within reach.

Easier option from the coach: Taps instead of lifts in the L-step; march on the floor between combinations

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Paul Eugene; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety