1. Stand front on towards step, weighted object s by your side, or in front of you if using one object. Place one foot on step, other placed flat on floor.
2. Pushing through your top foot, extend your top leg, bringing your bottom foot up to step level. Straighten up your body entirely, your glute is responsible for hip extension, before returning foot back to ground.
3. Control your leg as you bring it back down.

Tip – you can choose to alternate legs the whole way or you can do a certain number of reps one leg then switch to the other leg. To make this exercise harder place more focus on the top foot, lean slightly forward and ensure your bottom foot is not doing the pushing. This is harder so build up to doing step ups this way.

Target = leg and glute muscles