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40-Minute Beginner Step Aerobics, Three Combinations
Video by Step Fit with B on YouTube · Open on YouTube
A beginner step class from an instructor with 20+ years of teaching: three combinations built up from classic moves (revolving door, up and down taps, V-steps, turn step, L-step) at a moderate pace. With no step, a marked rectangle on the floor works.
- 41 min
- Beginner
- Low impact (no jumping)
- step
Good forHeart health
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- Warm-up: basic steps with arm reaches, side to side, toe taps on the step, then corner-to-corner taps. 0:17
- Floor warm-up: march, step touches and heel digs, with side-to-side moves. 3:05
- Combination 1: basic steps building to the revolving door, turning over the step. 4:50
- Add single down taps to the floor, then repeater down taps, three in a row. 6:44
- Combination 1 put together: revolving door, up taps, down taps and repeater down taps. 8:07
- Combination 2: hamstring curls corner to corner, adding switch curls over the step and back. 12:58
- Add single knee lifts corner to corner, then build them into the three-knee repeater. 15:57
- Combination 3: rock forward and back, corner kicks and walk it off, then the turn step. 22:48
- Corner kicks, walk the dog to the corner and the turn step, then the left foot leading. 25:02
- All three combinations from the top, linked together. 30:17
- Cool-down: march on the floor and side steps, then gentle stretches. 37:15
The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.
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Joints it uses 2 takes load
- Hips takes loadstep-ups, knee repeaters, corner kicks
- Knees takes loadrepeated step-ups, V-steps, L-step, turn steps
- Shoulders movesarm reaches in the cool-down stretches
- Ankles & feet movesstepping on and off, walk-the-dog
- Standing on one leg. Keep a chair or a wall within reach.
Easier option from the coach: No step needed: a marked rectangle on the floor works
A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. This video was harder to rate from its talk and pictures, so treat it as a rougher guide. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated
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Video by Step Fit with B; 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