Fitness Stepping Book

SHIPPING INCLUDED

Discover why 12 million people in the U.S. participate in step aerobics.

Fitness Stepping presents 60 workouts and explains how to create an effective and fun step-exercise program you can do in a group, at a club, or in your own home.

Master instructor, Debi Pillarella--owner of BodyWorks, Inc., and star of many fitness videos--and exercise physiologist and personal trainer, Scott Roberts, lead you every step of the way.

In Part I readers learn the benefits of stepping. Then they discover how to assess their fitness levels, perfect their techniques for safe and effective workouts, warm up and cool down properly, and choose appropriate shoes, clothing, and equipment.

Part II features 60 proven step workouts that vary in intensity:

Workouts are evenly distributed across six color-coded zones and vary according to level of difficulty--green workouts are the easiest, red workouts are the most advanced and challenging. Each zone has a variety of workouts based on performance category: Easy Stepping, Moderate Stepping, and Intense Stepping. As your goals change and fitness level improves, you can easily move to higher zones and more challenging performance categories.

Part III shows you how to put it all together to organize a program that�s just right for you. It includes sample programs to get you going and information on how to chart your progress toward your fitness goals.

Fitness Stepping is a great step toward a firmer, fitter you.

About the Author

Debi Pillarella, MEd, is the owner of BodyWorks, Inc., and consultant to a number of fitness and health programs. She is also the program developer for FIRST. (Fitness Instructor Resource School and Training). A fitness professional since 1980, Debi has focused on teaching step aerobics since 1989. She has choreographed and starred in numerous videos on step exercise, including BodyWorks Step Right Up, which she also directed and produced, as well as Step Right Up, and Shape magazine�s Totally Legs and Legs, Legs, Legs.

Debi has received numerous awards in her field. In 1985 she was recognized both as a Certified Fitness Professional by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and as a Gold Certified Fitness Professional by the American Council on Exercise. In 1990, she received an award of excellence for the video Energy Explosion from the AFAA. In 1993, she was awarded the Certificate of Merit for Fitness Programming by Fitness Management magazine. And, in 1996, she was honored for her educational expertise in Who�s Who in American Education.

Recognized by IDEA as a three-star presenter, Debi travels extensively to train fitness instructors and conduct seminars and workshops on step exercise. Most recently, she coordinated IDEA�s new Becoming a Group Exercise Leader Program, of which step exercise is a major part.

Debi is the author of several articles on fitness, including her contribution to AFAA�s official text, Fitness Theory and Practice, a guide to group exercise programs used by more than 20,000 fitness instructors.

Debi is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and IDEA, the Association for Fitness Professionals. In addition, she is on the advisory board of ACE Certified News, a publication of the American Council on Exercise. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, with her husband, Jim, and their son, Joseph, and enjoys walking, running, strength training, computers, and reading in her spare time.

Scott O. Roberts, PhD, a fitness expert and personal trainer, has been involved in the fitness and exercise field since 1986. Scott�s work has been recognized by Fitness Management magazine and Who�s Who in American Education.

Scott earned a BS from California State University at Chico, an MS in exercise physiology from CSU at Sacramento, and recently completed his PhD in exercise physiology. He has served as a member of the ACE committees for Personal Training and Aerobic Dance Exercise.

Roberts is the author of several books and articles on fitness training, including The Business of Personal Training, Strength and Weight Training for Young Athletes, and Fitness Walking and Exercise Physiology: Exercise, Performance and Clinical Applications. He also has contributed chapters to both the ACE Personal Trainer and Aerobic Dance Instructor manuals, as well as for the AFAA Fitness Instructor Manual.

Scott enjoys exercise, music, and spending time with his wife, Julia, and their three children, Andrew, Daniel, and Michael, in Lubbock, Texas.

Table of Contents

Part I: Preparing to Step
Chapter 1. Step Aerobics for Fitness
Chapter 2. Getting Equipped
Chapter 3. Assessing Your Readiness to Begin
Chapter 4. Stepping the Right Way
Chapter 5. Warming Up and Cooling Down

Part II: Step Workout Zones
Chapter 6. Green Zone
Chapter 7. Blue Zone
Chapter 8. Purple Zone
Chapter 9. Yellow Zone
Chapter 10. Orange Zone
Chapter 11. Red Zone

Part II: Training by the Workout Zones
Chapter 12. Setting Up Your Personal Program
Chapter 13. Sample Stepping Programs
Chapter 14. Charting Your Progress

Words of Praise

"This easy-to-read book contains everything you need to know about step aerobics. The accompanying color-coded zones are easy to follow and understand and are packed with a variety of workouts to help reduce staleness and encourage adherence. This is a must-have exercise manual."
Gin Miller
Inventor of Step Training
Creator of Step Reebok

"A great resource for anyone excited to learn and then advance in step training. Excellent detailed instruction is combined with ongoing tools to assess your progress and help you reach your fitness goals."
Kari Anderson
Owner, Pro-Robics Conditioning Clubs

"The most comprehensive book available about step fitness. This user-friendly guide takes the guesswork out of what stepping is all about."
Donna Richardson
Fitness Professional
Starred on ESPN "Fitness Pros"
Stars on ESPN 2 "CRUNCH Fitness"