Being overweight with high blood pressure and feeling very lethargic lately, I finally decided to dust off the stepper I had sitting around for some years. As I used it I was thinking this is really good, I can get into this and start using it daily. I think I may have used it for about 45 minutes straight and it just cracked, it was finished (it was a different stepper than this one being reviewed). Turns out these type of steppers are advised to use no more than 15 minutes straight because they can overheat and break. Though some reviews report using regular for 1 hour straight without issue. It probably didnt help that I’m near the weight limit at 220 and I was using it outside on the grass and on a bit of an incline. So I had to trash that stepper and get a new one.
I found this stepper with a decent price and plenty good reviews. And it came with the pullies for upper body exercise too, which the other didnt have. I almost ordered one without the pullies and didnt realize until I got this one how much better it is with pullies. With these pullies I really get a good full body exercise and work up a sweat and heavy breath. And if you put more tension on the steps its really some work. I had to lower the tension to be able to go 15 minutes. I thought maybe the 15 minute restriction would be no good but its working out just fine. I do 15 minutes 2 or 3 times a day. Its only been a week so I cant talk about weight loss and muscle tone yet but I an feeling if I keep this up I’ll finally be able to get in shape.
Finding the right exercise that you can keep a routine is critical. This is one of the very low impact exercises, and which is pretty much a full body workout. I was using a small trampoline before which is also supposed to be a great low impact full body workout but that broke, and in comparison I feel this stepper is more effective, especially for upper body.
Often exercise machines end up being hunks of junk that take up alot of space. But this type of stepper takes very little space and is very easy to move around and change up your spot. So I would say that this purchase is very good and so glad I got it. So stop being a couch potato, order this and start getting in shape.