V-Fit HS5 Vulcan Hydraulic 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 a good... Read review

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Advantages: Cardiovascular workout, works bums and thighs
Disadvantages: Neds willpower, takes up space

...**Ciao Health Warning** At no time try to imagine BizzyBek on a step machine, the disturbed mental image could seriously damage your health and Ciao will not be held responsible for any ill effects caused. In this opinion I would like to talk about Steppers in general as well as my own Tunturi machine which is tri 400 which is practically identical to the C500 but was one year earlier I believe Ah the step machine. From the humble stairs to the hi-tech step machine, stair climbing has long been hailed as one of the most effective exercises to firm and tone bums and thighs. From the simplistic first hydraulic step machines to the new fangled, positively sci-fi creations many of us will either come across one of these instruments of torture at a gym or bring the contraption into our own home. I have done both, I've climbed in a gym... 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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