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Get In Step with Step Aerobics

Sure, we’ve all heard about step aerobics and we’ve seen the ads. Step aerobics were all the rage in the late 80s and early 90s. It’s a consistent form of exercise that takes place in gyms and home living rooms all over the country. You need a good workout tape or instructor and a step. The step itself is relatively inexpensive and if you are taking a class at a gym, they often provide you with a step for you to use. So what are step aerobics good for? Besides the obvious, what are step aerobics good for? The obvious … Continue reading →

The Three Elements of Fitness

Do you know what the elements of fitness are? They include strength, flexibility and endurance. These three elements are combined in almost all fitness programs, especially those that are designed to offer a balanced and healthy active lifestyle. When it comes to the three elements of fitness, you don’t have to design an exercise program for your children to incorporate those as they do in their everyday activities. Check them out on the playground or at the park and pay attention. When they are playing tag, the person who is ‘it’ is often getting quite the endurance workout. When they … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk Walking

Walking IS Exercise The hardest thing about starting any fitness program is developing the habit. The average person takes 900 to 3000 steps a day while going about their daily business including walking to the car, walking around the grocery store or walking across the room to toss something in a trash can. But whether a person is walking 900 steps or 3000 steps a day, it’s not enough and that is the premise behind the 10,000 steps a day program. It can take up to six months to develop the ‘habit’ of walking regularly and as little as six … Continue reading →