Step-platform with their own hands. How to make a platform for step aerobics

Exercises on a special step-platform arethe most effective in the correction of the figure. Classes on this equipment can be carried out both at home and in the gym. Board takes up little space, does not require special care, and you can do it yourself. The manufactured step-platform with its own hands completely replaces the purchased one.

Step-board is unique and very simplea simulator that allows you to organize a full-fledged fitness training without leaving home, if hiking in the hall is not available for some reason.

In specialized sports shops, you canTo purchase boards of various types and modifications, but their cost can not be called cheap. Therefore, many who want to engage in the steppe at home, are wondering what to replace the step-platform. The article tells about this, as well as what kind of equipment and what characteristics should have.

What is the step-platform for?

In order to make a complete and, most importantly, a safe construction for a person, it is necessary to know what it is and what qualities it possesses.

This simulator is designed for comprehensivedevelopment of muscles of buttocks, legs and cardiovascular system. Exercises on this equipment are an imitation of walking on the steps with the inclusion of dance elements. Also, the board can be used as a sports bench.

Sports equipment and inventory,intended for active pursuits, should initially be strong and sustainable. The same applies to the platform. This simulator reminds a step or an ordinary box having a rectangular shape. Industrial platforms are made of quality plastic with a rubberized surface, sold in any store of sports goods.

It is important to observe a number of requirements for safe classes with hand-made boards.

Requirements for classes and platform for steppe

Step aerobics is similar to sport dancing, with the only difference being that in the steppe motion is performed around the platform, with the ascent and descent from it, which imposes certain demands on the classes.

• It is necessary to work in light sneakers with ventilation (mesh) and a non-slip sole.
• The space for performing the exercises should be sufficient so that you do not have to touch objects near the dance during the dance.
• The platform needs to be installed on a flat surface to prevent loosening and displacement during the movement.

Correctly calculated construction of the step will give an opportunity to avoid stretching and injuries and will allow to conduct training with pleasure.

Made a step-platform with your own hands must meet the following requirements.

• Good strength characteristics. This is important, especially if a person is overweight. The board must not break or be damaged in any other way during classes.
• Non-slip surface. This requirement applies to both the top surface, which directly participates in the exercise (that is, the leg should not be able to slip off the board), and to the bottom (that is, the platform itself should not slide over the coating on which it is installed).
• Excellent stability. This quality will not allow the board to roll over, in case the athlete steps on the edge of the simulator.

These requirements are met by the correct selection of the material from which the platform will be made independently, as well as the choice of its design and weight.

What is the difference

The step-platform manufactured by our own hands still has a number of differences from industrial products that you need to know. It does not have the following qualities.

1. Amortization of the toes against the surface. This concerns the execution of jumps and energetic steps. Purchased boards are made from special spring-loaded plastics, which are not available on a free sale. Therefore, it is dangerous to jump on the home board, since you can twist the joints. You should try to do exercises that are not related to jumps and jumps.
2. Height adjustment. This feature is designed to increase or decrease the load during classes. This is especially important at the beginning, when a beginner should have a lower platform. To complicate the home construction for this purpose does not make sense. Especially - you can not stack parts of the simulator on each other. It is easier to make a higher board with time.

Platform Options

The size requirements for this simulator are as follows:

• The width of the upper working surface must beSo that the athlete's foot can fit freely on it. At the same time, it should not be too wide to cross easily. The optimal width, depending on the size of the leg and growth, will be a parameter from forty centimeters to half a meter.
• The height of the step-platform depends on the degreetraining athlete. For beginners, this size should be from ten to fifteen centimeters, with time it is brought to thirty. It is proved that increasing the step height by five centimeters adds a load on the muscles to 12%.
• The length of the board is one and a half meters. The parameter depends on the comfortable position of the "foot is slightly wider than the width of the shoulders". At such statement of the case of a foot should not hang down from edges and to stand exactly. So you can choose the optimal length.

Materials for manufacturing

To meet all the requirements forgiven to the simulator step-platform with their own hands can be made of wooden boards of the appropriate size. You will also need small carnations and PVA glue.

It would also be nice to have a rubberized cloth or a drape cloth to cover the work surface and a rubber lining for an improvised bottom or legs.

If a single board of the appropriate height is taken for manufacturing, it is only necessary to process all sides and glue the coating on the top of the board and the rubber strips on the bottom.

In order to accurately measure the dimensions, you need a ruler, and to measure the level - level. The platform should be made without distortions and not unsteady.

How to make a step-platform yourself

In order to make a step-platform independently, the following steps must be taken.

1. It is necessary to prepare for the working surface a board of meter length and forty-centimeter width. If you want to make the simulator more, then the sizes are selected individually.
2. With the help of a beam, four sides and a work board are put together so that a box about twenty centimeters high is obtained.
3. To measure an ideally horizontal surface, if necessary, to process, so that the step board would stand firmly and not stagger.
4. Sand off the outer parts of the simulator.
5. Sports equipment and inventory for activesports must be stable and safe, so the non-slip material is glued on the top surface, it is nailed to the edges by studs or a mounting gun.
6. The same material is similarly attached from the bottom along the edges or along the entire length, if desired.

The platform is ready. On the Internet resources you can find many interesting exercises for training on this simulator. Independently and properly manufactured, it will bring much benefit and pleasure to the body.