Step Routine for Burning Extra Calories

This is an advanced aerobic step routine that burns more calories than the basic step. It's important to move the arms in sync with the leg steps in order to keep the body balanced. The use of the arms can help burn up to 30% more calories. A half hour step routine like this will burn around 250 calories.

Advanced Step Routines

• Stand a short distance away from a step aerobic platform.
• Step up onto the platform with your right leg at the same time raising your right arm upwards in front and drawing your left arm behind.
• Once the right foot is secure on the platform, lift the left leg up with knee bent as high as possible. Draw your right elbow to your knee.
• Step off the platform with the left foot.
• The repeat starting with the left leg, alternating the arms.

There are a Number of Variations to this Exercise:

• Stamp on the spot and punch the air in front, to the sides and above your head before stepping down.
• Add dumb bells or hand held weights or weights around the ankles, and do a couple of bicep curls or tricep lifts to the side in between the steps.
• Train the inner and outer thigh muscles by stepping out to the sides with pointed toes, whilst on the platform.