Get on the step platform with good posture before you start moving fast. Your body should stay upright, shoulders back, core engaged and stable. The work isn't about height or speed — it's about pressing through your whole foot and loading your leg fully with each single step up and down. Real effort feels like sustained burning in your quads, not just rapid knee lifts. Step up with purpose, tap the top, step down. Most people bounce around; instead, own each step. Intensity comes from load, not speed.