HealthBeat® Balance Steps

Video features the proper use of the Health Beat outdoor exercise equipment Balance Steps system.

[video: Scene fades into a man dressed in a warm up track suit standing next to a boy dressed in workout clothes. They both stand next to the Balance Steps system. The system is made of an arch beam low to the ground with five padded circular steps along the beam. Chris Nelson a certified fitness trainer explains the proper use of the exercise equipment.]

Chris: The Health Beat Balance Steps. These are designed to take the focus off of muscle strength and endurance and focus more on flexibility, mobility, and balance. For beginners this can be used as a balance beam. So, the user is going to step on each step while holding onto the hand rail and again focusing on balance.

[video: the boy steps up onto the first circular step and grabs the hand rail. He takes his time stepping to each step. Camera switches to a side view as the guy walks across the steps. Camera pulls back for a full view of the system as the boy walks back to where he started.]

Chris: For more advanced users this can help promote muscle strength by stepping on each step individually and driving the body up and engaging the glutes and the quads.

[video: The boy stands on the side of the Balance Steps and sides steps up and then back down from each step. The camera switches to a front close-up of the boy’s shoes as he side steps up and down from each step.]

Chris: The varying levels will also engage different muscles.

Video features the Health Beat outdoor exercise equipment Balance Steps.

[video: scene fades into a side view of an arch beam low to the ground with five padded circular steps along the beam. A boy’s legs walk into frame as begin stepping up the circular steps. He grabs the nearby hand railing for stabilization. Camera switches to a front view of the balance steps as the boy’s legs can be seen side stepping up on to a step and then stepping back down to the ground on each different height step. The camera switches to a side view as the boy does the side stepping onto the stepper. Scene switches to a side view close-up of the end of the stepper. A man’s legs walk into frame as carefully begin to walk up the balance steps. Camera switches to a close-up back view of the man’s shoes as he walks down the steps. He turns around and begins walking back towards the camera on the steps. Camera switches to a full back view of the man as walks up and across the steps. He holds onto the hand railing for balance. Camera switches to a full view of the Balance Steps as the man walks down them. A

woman stands up from here wheelchair at the Parallel bars system nearby as the scene fades to black.]