Stamina Active Aging Easy Step for Low Impact Cardio Exercise

Great little machine. Really fast shipping and super easy to assemble. The foam pads for the handles were a bit tricky to put on; says to use dish soap but a little olive oil did the trick. I love that it has adjustable resistance unlike most of the other compact steppers I was looking at. Even on the lightest resistance you get a good workout. I cant even press the petals down on the highest resistance. Folds down for easy storage, I am able to store it under my bed when not in use. Seems to be very well made despite being so compact. Because of Covid I stopped going to the gym and working out all together. I am working on making a little home gym and this is the perfect cardio machine for my needs because Im obsessed with the Stairmaster. 10/10 would recommend. The price point is great and this machine is surprisingly good quality.

I am quite happy and satisfied with my purchase. My knees are bad; I have to sit for exercise. And they also need assistance going through the motion on any type of stepper, which means arm handles are required. I was looking for something to use that would fit in my bedroom so I could exercise more often without having to drive to the fitness center in town every time. - This is compact for a stepper type of exercise machine with handlebars, which means it fits easily in my crowded bedroom. I set it on furniture sliders so it is easily positioned in front of the TV/computer monitor during use and then back into the corner afterwards. - The pedals are smaller than I'd like, which was resolved by ty wrapping a couple of thin wooden panels (14" x 6", a bit oversized) to the pedals. - At 280 lbs I am a bit over the recommended weight limit but it still feels stable and safe. - Given my weak knees I have it set to the lowest resistance for a 30 minute session. I have not experimented much with the setting but I did not notice a significant increase when I adjusted it to the highest setting temporarily. (Perhaps it would become obvious if I exercised at the higher setting for more than a minute). - The Price!!! Yeah, everything else I looked at with arm handles cost a minimum of twice as much, most even higher. And I don't think they would accomplish anything more than what this stepper does for me.

if you are currently struggling to find equipment that accommodates your short stature... Buy this immediately. I am exactly five feet tall and 101 pounds. You name it, I've tried it... But NOTHING was even remotely adjustable enough to accommodate me. Not only is this equipment comfortable, but at ZERO resistance it is still effective and still a challenge to work out with. (And there is a lot of resistance to go around with this machine! I will be re-adjusting it weekly for the next year, I am sure.) On the contrary, my husband is 6 foot 1 and about 240 pounds and this machine looks like a toy beneath him! It is not intended for people 250 or over, and it looks plain uncomfortable for my husband's height. I'd start backing off this idea at 6 feet for sure. The only reason that I am not giving it an even higher mark is simply because the gauge only counts steps, clocks time or counts calories, but not all three at once. Be aware that after you step off the machine... Your stat resets to zero! But the price is amazing, the work out is as hard as you choose to make it and the assembly is a piece of cake!

For a moderately priced stepper I find it is well made, compact and works very well. I guess the fact that you can fold it and store it is a bonus although I leave mine up so I can hop on it at any time. I'm very happy with my purchase and would recommend it to a friend. In fact, I bought mine on a friend's recommendation.

First thing I noticed was the weight of this piece of equipment. It seems to be well built and sturdy. If you are use to a expensive gym type stepper you will realize this stepper has some limits and rightfully so. You will have to learn to use it. If you are not use to a stepper you may have to build your leg strength endurance over a period. Within its limits, I have found it give a very good workout. I also like the way you can adjust the resistance. You can go from a fast pace with little resistance to a much slower pace with high resistance and any point in between . Not sure which one I like right now. I have read other reviews on this stepper and agree with some that the display is pretty useless, at lest for me. It is small and not illuminated. Mine quit working shortly after I started using it. This is not important to me since the only count I am really interested is in the time and I have a great big digital clock for this. I call customer service and spoke with an actual person. They will send me another. So a plus at this point for customer service. Very easy to put together. I would strongly recommended you use the manuals advice of using liquid soap to slide the handle bar padding on. This was probably the hardest part of assembly. I do believe it would be easy to get replacement parts when it does need some repair. Do not under estimate the importance of being able to getting replacement. Also think it would be easy to fix except maybe for the display thing. In summary, I find it a good piece of equipment for what it is. Would recommend at this point.

This item was hard to put together... had to pay our handyman and would have been cheaper to use the walmart assembly. Once together is comfortable to use... we're seniors and find the tension doesn't seem to work that well... but for us it's sufficient, and worth the very reasonable price vs others I've priced. Also its pretty easy to roll/move on two front embedded wheels in crossbar by lifting the rear. It slso doesn't take that much floor space which was also a draw to try this one. We're satisfied and hope it keeps working.

I'm a male in my early 30's, pretty good shape, about 5'10", 170lbs. My eliptical recently broke and I was looking for something inexpensive that could be stashed away easily. I was concerned about how "intense" of a workout I could get from this machine and if it would be too small. In regards to the intensity, the ability to adjust the resistance is nice and if you really want to get after it you can. 30 minutes on this is much more difficult than 30 minutes on an elliptical (con: you don't get an upper body workout). The quality is much sturdier/better than I expected and its already assembled (except for a couple small things). If I was any bigger, this machine might be too small, but it works for me. Great value for a little over $100.

This item was fairly easy to assemble, with understandable instructions, and it folds nicely and compactly for storage. I also like that it does not take up a lot of space-just about 2.5 ft by 1.5 ft of floor space when it's open. I am not impressed, however, with the tension of the steps, or the computerized monitor. The monitor is supposed to count your steps and keep the time, but resets to zero if you change your pace, lean sideways, forward or backward on the machine, or otherwise misstep somehow. Your time and step count just go back to zero, and you start over. I even had the company send a new monitor, which is not much better than the monitor that came in the box. Part of this, I'm sure, is because the machine, overall, is tipsy, which must somehow affect the monitor. I know it's not an expensive machine, but I still expect the parts to work, and I don't like the floppiness of it. Other than the monitor, it does work, and will do the job when you have nothing else.

I ordered this to try & build up the muscles in my legs. Evidently my legs are so week I can't even push on the steppers. My Husband & a friend of his, both in good shape, get a lot of exercise, tried it & it was hard for them too, even on the lowest setting. YOU NEED SOME STRONG LEGS TO US THIS THING!!!!!! So we returned it.

I never used the bike! Holes in the seat are off by about 3/4 of a inch wide and 1 inch to long! I am handy cap from a stroke and cannot easily put it together and take apart! would like for someone to step up and help with this problem!