SusanL
06-14-2003, 10:02 AM
This was in today's paper..
Anyone hear about it??
Ramping makes debut at fitness summit
It puts a new slant on the old cardio workout.
By Lisa Liddane
The Orange County Register
More than a decade after she helped push step to the forefront of group exercise programs, Gin Miller, the mother of step aerobics, has developed a new cardio format that she hopes will gain as staunch a following.
Miller debuted Ramping at the American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Summit in Reno.
Ramping is a workout meant to improve cardiovascular condition and balance. It targets the muscles of the hips, the glutes the major muscle group in the buttocks, the hamstrings the major muscle group in the back of the thighs and the calf muscles.
It’s called Ramping because revolves around a half-pie-shape inclined platform a miniramp of sorts. You can increase the incline depending on your ability and level of comfort.
To use it, you tap, press on or lunge onto the ramp with one foot at a time, shifting your weight from one foot to the other as you move to a routine choreographed to music.
“You push away from the Ramp,” Miller said. “Most cardio classes use the quads and sometimes overuse the quads.”
Ramping is different because its technique is derived from the basic lunge, which engages muscles required for moving backward.
“You use the muscles for deceleration,” she said.
“There are no workouts that address the needs of an aging population and the overweight,” she said. “The Ramp does that ... it absorbs the shock when you move forward and it naturally pushes you back.
“Think of rappelling.”
Miller has designed two types of workouts: Ramping 1-2-3 is for novices and those who want lower-impact exercise. Music used for this will have a waltz-like time measure, thus the 1-2-3 count.
Ramping Up is a strenuous workout that uses deep lunges and is for the advanced exerciser.
Because Ramping is so new, it is not yet available in health clubs and fitness centers. It will likely roll out in a major health club chain in the summer, Miller said.
A home version plus exercise videos will debut in the spring next year. For a preview, go to www.ginmiller.com or call 800-900-7228. The official Ramping Web site also will have information by summer.
Anyone hear about it??
Ramping makes debut at fitness summit
It puts a new slant on the old cardio workout.
By Lisa Liddane
The Orange County Register
More than a decade after she helped push step to the forefront of group exercise programs, Gin Miller, the mother of step aerobics, has developed a new cardio format that she hopes will gain as staunch a following.
Miller debuted Ramping at the American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Summit in Reno.
Ramping is a workout meant to improve cardiovascular condition and balance. It targets the muscles of the hips, the glutes the major muscle group in the buttocks, the hamstrings the major muscle group in the back of the thighs and the calf muscles.
It’s called Ramping because revolves around a half-pie-shape inclined platform a miniramp of sorts. You can increase the incline depending on your ability and level of comfort.
To use it, you tap, press on or lunge onto the ramp with one foot at a time, shifting your weight from one foot to the other as you move to a routine choreographed to music.
“You push away from the Ramp,” Miller said. “Most cardio classes use the quads and sometimes overuse the quads.”
Ramping is different because its technique is derived from the basic lunge, which engages muscles required for moving backward.
“You use the muscles for deceleration,” she said.
“There are no workouts that address the needs of an aging population and the overweight,” she said. “The Ramp does that ... it absorbs the shock when you move forward and it naturally pushes you back.
“Think of rappelling.”
Miller has designed two types of workouts: Ramping 1-2-3 is for novices and those who want lower-impact exercise. Music used for this will have a waltz-like time measure, thus the 1-2-3 count.
Ramping Up is a strenuous workout that uses deep lunges and is for the advanced exerciser.
Because Ramping is so new, it is not yet available in health clubs and fitness centers. It will likely roll out in a major health club chain in the summer, Miller said.
A home version plus exercise videos will debut in the spring next year. For a preview, go to www.ginmiller.com or call 800-900-7228. The official Ramping Web site also will have information by summer.