How to Prevent Knee Injuries While Doing Step Aerobics

I love and have been doing step aerobics for over 20 years. In fact, I still have and use the original Step Reebok step board, which is black and grey. One important thing I learned throughout the past 20 years was how to guard against knee injuries while doing step aerobics. One wrong  turn or twist on a step board can inflect the most painful of knee injuries, so proper form and care are needed when performing step aerobics.

New Workout Tape or DVD

If you are going to work out to a new step board DVD, view the entire routine first, not just the instructional part. Pay particular attention to any steps or moves that you are not familiar with and practice them first. When you are ready to perform the workout, skip the arm routines until you are familiar with the stepping part.

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