V-fit BALANCE PRO SIDE 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: Good workout,
Disadvantages: Can be boring

...I own one of these steppers, not this particular model, but from the read up it does exactly the same. I purchased mine for around £40.00 from Argos. It has an adjustor which you turn to tension the feet pedals but other than that, there is nothing to it. It also has a computer which tells you how many strides you have done, how many calories you have burned (supposedly) how long you have been working for etc. The one thing I don't like about this machine is that the computer cuts off after a couple of minutes of inactivity. I like to use it in short bursts over the day but I find I have to write down what I have done each time and then add them all together at the end of the day. This machine also has the lateral action and yes, you definitely do feel the advantages of using this machine. It is small and compact, although quite heavy... Read review

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Advantages: Small and easy to store - gives cardiovascular work out
Disadvantages: Can get boring

...+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Whilst shopping in Tesco one Saturday morning I spotted the One Body Side Swing Mini Stepper. It looked like it might fit the bill - it was relatively small and not too heavy, it cost just under £35 and was very straightforward to use and remembering my days in the gym I did recall I had been quite happy on their step machines and that is important because if you don't like a piece of kit you will not use it regularly. I took the plunge, loaded it into my shopping trolley and took it with all my groceries to the checkout. My journey down the 'home exercise' route had begun. I unpacked it from its box and quickly glanced at the instructions. Basically there was nothing much to do to prepare it for use. Just twist the knob between the foot pedals to the right amount of resistance to suit you and then place each foot on a foot pedal... Read review

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