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...

When we built our home 4 years ago, we knew we had to get a good gate to go at the top of our stairs. One of those gates that just adjusts and can be pushed over was not going to do the trick for us. We did extensive research and found that the Evenflo Top of the Stairs hinged gate was one of the best rated gates. We bought it for only $35 (small price to pay for our children's safety!) and...

I have a dwarf rabbit and he has a hard time getting up on the sofa and chairs in my home because of his size. When he was younger I did not worry about him getting up and down off the furniture. However, he is over seven years old now and seems to jump too far when he jumps down from the sofa. I saw the add on television for steps but they seemed real expensive. Well I went to CVS and saw the ...

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&...

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 ...

When my son started crawling around, I knew I needed a baby gate. Wanting a good gate but not wanting to pay a super high price, I settled on this one. I was very pleased with this gate when I placed it at the bottom of our stairs. It went up easy and had an easy handle that my older kids could use to get upstairs to their room. I was pleased with that. The gate is made very sturdy, and held up...

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...

We have two kids that are 19 mos apart in age.  Our oldest is 2.5 and she has always been very cautious.  We never needed to do all that child-proofing with her when we moved in our new house because we knew she just wouldn't try it.  Our youngest child will be 1 on May 17.  She is another story.When she was 8mos old and just really getting good at pulling up to standing...