step aerobics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: aerobics that involves repeatedly stepping on and off a raised platform

called also step training

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And unlike running, which can punish the knees and hip joints, step aerobics is a low-impact exercise that can improve bone density. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Alicia Lalim, a wellness-activity specialist at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program in Rochester, Minn., remembers teaching step aerobics to a full house in the 1980s and ’90s. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022

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First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of step aerobics was in 1985

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step aerobics
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“Step aerobics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20aerobics. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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