Life Fitness S9I Stepper

Advantages: Very easy to use, move around and store.
Disadvantages: I'm sure there are better steppers but for a higher price.

...Before I start describing the wonders and blunders of the v fit mini stepper I'd like to explain why I opted for this style of home gym equipment. I read a bit on the internet about steppers and how people lose 2-3 inches just using the stepper every day, although this would be a nice bonus I wasn't focusing on losing weight so much as getting fitter and healthier. I live in a large block of flats in London, on the 7th floor with other people living below, above, each side and across the hall. Purely because of this I gave up on my collection of fitness DVDs as I didn't want to be banging about jumping and running every day to the tune of "Lift 2,3,4 and Down 2,3,4, Slide 2,3,4 and Back 2,3,4, and Starjumps...". So basically I believed the quietest exercise equipment I could buy would be a mini stepper. So off to Argos to get... Read review

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Advantages: Great value for money
Disadvantages: Only offers basic up and down movement

...I like to stay fit and get some exercise and I need an easy and reliable way to get some cardiovascular exercise whatever the weather. The other week when I was shopping in Tesco I spotted the Tesco Value Stepper with Computer on sale for under £20. That seemed like too good a bargain to miss so I lifted it into my shopping trolley and headed for the checkout. I already have a stepper but I tend to work away from home during the week so I was missing out on some days of exercise so I needed something for the second location - this seemed ideal as it came at a modest price and wasn't too bulky to store out of sight. I was curious to see just how sturdy it was going to be at that price and I wasn't disappointed. It is of course a pretty basic machine, easy to assemble with just the adjustment screw to insert and the computer... Read review

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Advantages: robust, quality build
Disadvantages: take up a lot of space

...I used to go to a gym regularly (although you would never believe it if you saw the size of me) and lost quite a lot of weight. Nowadays it is very difficul for me to get to the gym because of the hours I and my wife work, so I decided to invest in some home exercise equipment. I bought the Delta Aerobic Stepper from Argos for 79.99 and i have to say it is a superb investment. As well as having the hydraulic stepping platforms (which have a quality feel to them which is very reassuring to my seventeen and a half stone frame!) it has a little onboard computer module thingy which will measure your progress in time or step count. I used to have one of the little 29.99 floor steppers but it only lasted a few months - this one feels much more robust and well worth the extra money.... Read review

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