Occasionally on this blog we reminisce about days gone by and look back at products we manufactured years ago. One such product is the Reebok Step.
In 1989 personal trainer and entrepreneur Gin Miller "invented" step aerobics and the Reebok Company, the athletics apparel giant, bought into the concept. Reebok worked in conjunction with Miller on the development of the now famous Reebok Step, the ubiquitous exercise device found in fitness centers and homes the world over.
Confer Plastics manufactured for a four-year period in the early-1990's the first generation Reebok Step with its recognizable blue-green matted platform and multi-colored bases. We were fortunate to make these at the peak of the step craze and in those few years we produced tens of thousands of them. We were so busy, as a matter of fact, that the production and assembly of this product took place on Sundays (the only period in our history in which we were open on Sundays).
So, the next time you're in a gym, sweating to step aerobics, think of us....there's a very good chance we manufactured your step.
Confer Plastics manufactured for a four-year period in the early-1990's the first generation Reebok Step with its recognizable blue-green matted platform and multi-colored bases. We were fortunate to make these at the peak of the step craze and in those few years we produced tens of thousands of them. We were so busy, as a matter of fact, that the production and assembly of this product took place on Sundays (the only period in our history in which we were open on Sundays).
So, the next time you're in a gym, sweating to step aerobics, think of us....there's a very good chance we manufactured your step.
This photo shows the area prior to the machine's arrival
This photo shows the machine under construction
