step aerobics

American  

[step uh-roh-biks] / ˈstɛp əˌroʊ bɪks /

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. aerobic exercises and dance movements performed by stepping up onto and down from a rectangular block.

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Etymology

Origin of step aerobics

1990–95

Example Sentences

The organization also hosts various classes including yoga, breath work, mindful meditation, mat Pilates and step aerobics at their studio, the WalkGood Yard, in Arlington Heights.

From Los Angeles Times

Big-box gyms, the Thighmaster and step aerobics dominated the American fitness landscape when personal trainer Barry Jay and two investor partners, John and Rachel Mumford, leased a small storefront at the corner of La Cienega Boulevard and Holloway Drive in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times

Big-box gyms, the Thighmaster and step aerobics dominated the American fitness landscape when personal trainer Barry Jay and two investor partners leased a small storefront at the corner of La Cienega Boulevard and Holloway Drive in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times

Its corresponding choreography — directing dancers to stomp, “slide to the left, slide to the right. Criss cross,” and “cha cha real smooth” — was originally created for his nephew’s step aerobics class at Bally Total Fitness, Casper said, and the track was sold out of a trunk.

From Los Angeles Times

While an undergrad at Mount St. Mary’s in the early 1990s, she happened to teach step aerobics to several players from the then-Bullets, who were brought to campus by former owner Abe Pollin.

From Washington Post