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 thats 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 magazines 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 Whos 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 IDEAs 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 AFAAs official text, Fitness Theor