Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper with Resistance Bands, Black

Top Ten Unsolicited Tips on the Mini Stepper. By Very Unpopular DemandSpitz’s Highly Not Sought After,Top Ten Unsolicited Tips on the Mini Stepper1. LOSSEN THE WHEELa. Loosen the wheel under the stepper as much as possible. It will still be plenty hard to exercise for the foreseeable future.2. STEP HALF WAY DOWNa. In the beginning until your leg muscles strengthen, step about half way down.3. 2000 STEPSa. If you step half way down, you can step about 2000 steps in 20 minutes4. 6 POP SONGS FROM THE 70’Sa. On Pandora, 2000 steps all the way down will equal about 6 pop rock songs from the 70’s (in the Stevie Wonder Genre). I have done this a bunch of times and 6 songs is pretty darn gone reliable.b. I cannot and will not however vouch for the songs from the 80s. I tell people who want to listen to 80’s music, I cannot help you. You are on your own. Good luck..5. 1000 STEPS IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY DOWNa. If you step all the way down, this will cut your steps to about 1000 steps but it will still span across 6 pop rock songs from the 70’s because the songs are a function of time not steps.b. Pretty stupid point, but a point nonetheless.6. VARY ARM MOVEMENTSa. Vary you types of arm movements so you do not build up lactic acid and it does not become drudgery:i. Arm curlsii. Reverse arm curlsiii. Pulling straight upiv. Arms out to the sidev. Arms behind you ( the easiest one and good for a quasi-rest)vi. Also try doing the above movements one arm at a time as well as1. Bring your right hand to your left shoulder (and vice a versa)2. Bring you right hand one foot in front of your left shoulder.b. Bottom line: change or stop arm movement if lactic acid builds up. On the other hand, if you start hallucinating, that is fine. Not only fine but a peak experience.7. COORDINATIONa. So you don’t get the feeling that you are flailing about, I like to coordinate the top of my arm movements with my right foot hitting the bottom of its stride.b. On the other hand , if you like to flail – flailing is indeed often underrated and misunderstood – then ignore this advice.c. Of course you have might chosen to already ignore all my advice and it might be a small miracle if you made it this far.8. COUNTING PATTERNSa. Patternsi. If I am counting to 1000 full steps, then I like to divide it into 4 sets of 250.ii. The I like to lay down tracks by counting to 37 steps for each set.iii. Then I like to take the “head” off of each 250 set and I will count from 190 to 250 4xiv. Then I might count to 37 from 200 to 237 4x and then 67 to 100 4x.v. And on and on like this creating and counting new subsets. It keeps me engaged and amazingly it matches the clock pretty darn close when all my subsets add up to 1000b. Backwards will make forward progress easieri. I also find that psychologically and somehow even physically easier to count backwards than forward, so in lots of my subsets I am counting backwards.c. Seek Helpi. If you find this interesting or worse yet actually following any of this, seek help as soon as possible.9. SMOKING:a. I don’t recommend smoking but if you do smoke, I recommend not smoking while on the mini stepper, unless of course you are making a You Tube Video and you need clicks..b. Then I not only highly recommend it but I request that you tell me if you do because I would like to watch it.10. WALKING YOUR DOGa. The question often comes up is it safe to walk your dog while on the mini stepper?b. You can try it, but eventually your dog will realize that he has not gone anywhere and it could lead to break down in trust.

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Nice Mini Stepper. Arrived assembled. Only had to attach the resistance bands & make sure the cord around the pulley was tightened all the way otherwise the pedals didn’t go up. (I had to hold the pulley close to the adjustment knob with one hand while tightening the knob with the other hand to get the “slack” all the way out of the bolt; otherwise, it wouldn’t tighten all the way.) Another reviewer mentioned that you need to be sure & read the instructions because this stepper is not supposed to be used longer than 15 minutes; then it must rest at least 30 minutes or the hydraulic cylinder may overheat & be damaged. Also, the manual recommends inspecting & lubricating the U-shaped iron & cable regularly (pg. 8 “Maintenance & Care Instructions” #2, but doesn’t indicate what kind of lubricant (grease, silicon, silicon wax) & REGULARLY examining all nuts & bolts for tightness (pg. 1 #5 of “Important Safety Information”). On pg. 7 under “Maintenance & Adjustment Guide: Cleaning,” it SPECIFIES to “inspect all assembly bolts and pedals on the stepper for proper tightness EVERY WEEK. I must point out that the manual has a discrepancy on cleaning it. On pg. 7 under “Maintenance & Adjustment Guide: Cleaning,” it has “The stepper can be cleaned with a soft, clean, & DAMP cloth.” On pg. 8 under “Maintenance & Care Instructions” #3 “Always use DRY cloth when cleaning the stepper, never clean the stepper using a wet or DAMP cloth.”I wanted to use this stepper for 30- to 60-second bursts of all-out, breathing hardest exercises then resting for a minute & repeating a few times for a quickie exercise. I’ve tried to loosen the cord as far as I can, but I still can’t seem to get my speed & therefore my heart rate high enough, but I haven’t tried concomitant use of the resistant bands…I bet that’ll get my heart rate up to make up for the lack of speed that I can’t seem to generate.