Being a dedicated and hard working househusband to a wife 5 kid's and 3 cats as well as numerous fish I was looking for a way to work out as it is very hard for me to take time out and go down the gym or out for a run as I used to do on a regular basis whilst I was out working. Sitting at home as any Housewife or Husband can tell you doe's get a little boring after you have cleaned up and sorted the babies out so I find myself occasionally watching the QVC channels and those like it on the telly.

After taking it out of the box and tossing the box aside for the cat's and babies to have fun with I set it up in front of the TV and stuck on MTV to have a go setting it on the hardest setting as I am quite Macho really deep down inside lo not that I must have looked very Macho bopping from side to side to some Take That track on the TV. I climbed on and started as instructed sliding from side to side as I was in my socks I kept slipping off of the steps so had to put my trainers on, just imagine not a pretty sight me in boxer shorts and trainers on a stepper in front of the TV. After about ten minutes I was finished I could not go on anymore and it made me relies just how unfit I had become.

Overall I felt that for an aerobic exercise machine it was great any motion is going to work you lung's but the advert is nothing but lie's and if you are gullible enough to believe all the advert claims then don't buy it but like I said as an aerobic workout it is fantastic and very easy to set up and store away. With various different level's of difficulty it is suitable for those seeking hard exercise or just a gentle work out. Great value for money at £24.99 but would have been mortified to have paid the £99 as on the TV.

It is a very simple piece of equipment with two steps on a chain system that can be modified by sliding the tension setting lever at the front. The two step's move back and forward and slightly out to the side with each step supposedly making a great exercise for bum etc. There is a small digital display that can either count calories burnt or steps completed as well as the length of time you have been working out great for monitoring your progress gradually increasing the length of exercise each time.

The Machine itself is very small so easy to store away when your not using it and no assembly is really required just screwing on the lever for adjusting when you get it and clipping in the digital monitor and clipping on the power cords.

Be careful if you are operating around children as they can easily get their little fingers under the steps on in amongst the chains inside whilst you are exercising and I dread to imagine the damage this would cause should fingers get stuck. In addition to this I would also always advise wearing trainers as I tried it without and kept slipping off which is fine for me as I can handle a bump but if you are getting on the fall could cause a lot of damage.