After discovering that I had a birth defect that could only be corrected with bypass surgery, needless to say, my life and everything about who I was and who I thought I was was gone. The road to recovery is harder than anything that I've ever experienced in my life and I've some pretty terrible things to overcome before this. My surgeon and other doctors highly recommended that I go th...

I saw this advertised and knew I had to have it.  I'd been wanting a stepper for a while, but didn't want to spend a lot of money.  This one was perfect.  First, unlike most small steppers you find in the stores, this one is tall so it has handles to hold on to.  You can set the resistance on the steps from 1-10 so you can have a different workout each time.  It...

A friend of mine has bought this mini stepper from Amazon for only $59. Unlike traditional stair climbers that are built like mini-escalators with moving steps, this one is very small and compact, it basically consists of two stepping pads on a base plus a small monitor. Despite being so small that you can hide it under your office desk, the stepper does a good job imitating the stair-climbin...

When I first saw this machine, I thought it was some new form of elliptical. It has two rising platforms somewhat similar to foot pads of an elliptical, yet when someone got on it and began to exercise, it looked more like they were stair climbing. The gym owner explained to me that this new machine was a treadclimber. Treadclimbers combine three types of cardio exercising: stair climbing, el...

Step climbers are probably the best exercising machines for lower body workouts: as you continue to climb stairs, your legs, thighs, and abs work hard, with the weight of your body putting additional strain on the muscles. StairMaster 7000PT is a step climber with 20 difficulty levels; beginners can start climbing as slow as at 30 steps per minute. If this seems too easy, you can adjust your ...

Working out on this machine at the gym is just like running on those escalators found in supermarkets. Pros: Very detailed satatistics shown. The screen shows time, miles , calories burned, watts , floor climbed, steps taken per minute, time left and also level picked for the workout. A great variety of levels - twenty available levels making it suitable for the young and th...

Well, I have owned this for about 3 months now.. And its doing exactly what I wanted it to do!This is a great machine. Its easy to use, and easy to move around. ITs folds up pretty flat, so if you dont have the room to store it upright all the time, you can fold it flat. It doesnt fit under my bed, but I can put it into the closet with ease. Its just about 10 inches high when folded "flat&...

I'm not a huge fan of stair climbers because I never thought that they gave me a great workout. However, the last couple of times i've been going to the gym, I've given it a try because people seem to be always on one.  The Stairmaster 4000T is a very simple and easy to use stair climber. I was able to jump on it and get going in a matter of seconds. There are many settings fro...