Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper Stair Stepper Exercise Equipment with Resistance Bands

Whole Family loves using this mini stepper. Extremely well built! Update 8-14-18 and 12-31-20. We Love this thing! Even our kids use it. It started out in the great room off to the side out of the way, and gradually – over the course of about 4 weeks – it has made it’s way over, 9 feet closer to the main living area. It gets used every day by one or more of us. There are four of us – Husband/wife/two teenage boys. Collectively we’ve stepped (both feet stepping once equals one on the counter) over 10,000 steps in just under 4 weeks. It is incredibly sturdy – very heavy. Even on thick pile carpet it stays put. We rarely use the arm bands…the cats like to play with those, hah. We are very happy with this mini stepper! Not likely something that will get old or wear out. An excellent buy!Update 8-14-18I have now owned this little gem for over three years (purchased July 26, 2015). While the other three in this household had gotten bored with it and moved on to other things within the first few months – I still use it semi-regularly. It’s back over to the side of the great room again (hahah), but still within easy reach when I want it. I might forget about it for a month or so when life get’s busy, then use it 2 to 3 times a week for a couple of months, etc.I just passed my own 7th turnover about a week ago. It starts over after 9,999 steps, so my stepper has over 72K on it from my own use – this does not count what the boys did on it when they were in to it, as I wasn’t keeping track of it then. I’d guess it has around 100k on it counting when they used it heavily during the first three or four months (when they were intentionally trying to get it to turn over 9,999 to 0 again). It is still as tight and perfect as it was when we got it new. I still don’t use the bands (even the cats got bored with them). I’m not the most graceful girl, but with continued basic use – I can now read a kindle while stepping and not lose my balance. I have zero complaints about this stepper.Update 12-31-20I am still using this thing! LOL! I am back up to using it daily in my “it’s better than nothing” 5 minute workout routine (1 mile on the TunTuri, 50 steps per foot on this stepper, 15 squats, 15 pushups, 15 situps). I have only missed two days in the last year and a half on my long-loved stepper.The compact design is great for small spaces. It’s stout – pick it up – it’s got some serious weight to is. It doesn’t move with use. Wherever you put it – it’s going to stay put. I removed the hand tensioner bands. They were of no use to me. They’re hanging on the wall behind it lol. “Art”.I stopped counting on the counter (I think the battery is dead anyway :p ) but it still steps sure and strong with no lapse in tension. This is waaaay beyond what I expected from this inexpensive yet incredibly well built stepper.This July I will have had this for 6 years and still very happy with it!

Excellent little stepper for the price point. This stepper is exactly what I wanted–a small machine with simple mechanics at a value price. It fits under my bed for easy storage and weighs about 15 pounds, so it’s easy to move around. It has a simple counter that keeps track of your steps (and has a few other modes, like calories, etc. but nothing too in depth). It came preassembled, and the only assembly you have to do is make sure the pulley line is on the wheel underneath the machine, then tighten the tension knob to the desired resistance (which is easy to adjust anytime you want to change it) and attaching the arm resistance bands to the frame.In reference to some common questions/complaints I’ve seen, here is an FYI about the this machine.1. It is a STEPPER, not an elliptical–meaning you step up and down, not glide back and forth.2. It does require you to maintain your own balance while using it (unlike an elliptical). It is actually better for your muscle tone and core muscles to keep your own balance while exercising. However, if you have a medical issue that impairs your balance, this might not be a good machine for you.3. You MUST use it standing up. Because you put your full weight on the pedals to pump them up and down, this machine would not work for someone sitting at a desk or in a chair.4. The arm resistance bands are optional and do not effect the function of the stepper pedals. They are mounted to the frame of the machine and the length is adjustable. They are simple rubber type stretchy resistance bands, similar to bungee cords.5. The step counter has been accurate for me, but I consider the other modes (calories, etc.) to be estimates. If you need more in depth exercise tracking, I would suggest a personal device (Fitbit, etc.) or looking for another machine at a higher price point to include the bells and whistles.6. There is no way to adjust the incline of the pedals, or increase the step height (how far up and down the pedals go) beyond the 8″ or so in the machines range of motion. Again, if this is important, you should probably look at a higher price point. Personally I find the incline and step height works well for me.7. The machine seems durable to me, and I use it about 5x a week, for 20-30 minutes. If you work out much more than that, you may want to invest in a more expensive, bigger machine.8. The weight limit for the machine is 220 lb, per the instruction manual.9. The instruction manual is well written and clear instructions are given for assembly and maintenance. Instructions are given for parts to oil if the machine begins to squeak.10. The machine is very quiet. You do hear air pushing from the cylinders as you step up and down, but it’s not loud. I use the machine while my baby naps with no problem.11. The pedals are 11 1/4″ long from inside the toe guard to the edge of the pedal. I wear women’s size 9 and have plenty of room.12. Despite its simple design, this machine does give you quite a work out (similar to climbing stairs). It’s definitely cardiovascular exercise, and you definitely feel it in your calves, thighs and gluts. Maintaining balance also gives my core muscles a work out, and you can use the arm bands too if you want. Like any exercise, it depends on the amount of effort you put in.I would highly recommend this stepper for anyone like myself, who wants an affordable machine with a small footprint to get some easy exercise at home. I’m a 30-something mother with small children, so going to the gym isn’t convenient for me. I’m not a fitness guru, my goals are to get more cardio and shed a few pounds. For around $50, you can’t beat the price for the amount of exercise you can get from this little stepper.

Convenient Fitness Gear. So, getting older in life, and still have a very sedentary desk job and the effects are starting to show on my health. Not good! So, a bit of research has told me that getting active in any form adds up over the day, and, while I started clocking myself to get up and move around throughout the day, I wanted to do more than just do a few stretches. Began looking online for options, and found this gem!I now have it in my office, and, I also purchased a Garmin Vivofit 4, to keep track of my steps and activity throughout my days, to get a sense of how much I’m doing, or not doing, and when I need to be more active to reach my goals. This handy stair stepper is exactly what I wanted — something small that easily fits in my office space, that is rigorous enough to get my heart pumping, but not so extreme that I need to take a shower afterwards or swap out my work attire for gym clothes.This is most basic — two pedals, and a cord that goes around a tension wheel, just stand on it, and start stepping. Also has two light resistance fitness bands, so you can work out your arms in any way you choose. I was so out of shape that I had to back off the tension entirely, and just stepping while using the bands, for half a minute got me breathing hard! Sad, I know! It does have a little computer on it that keeps track of things, but, since it is rather limited and is down on the floor with the stepper, and not really so practical, I just use my fitness tracker to show my progress during use.Happy to say I have started dieting as well, plus using my Bowflex at home for something other than a clothes rack, and, with this device at work, I’ve already lost a few pounds in just a few weeks, so life is going in a better direction! And, already have ratcheted up the tension setting, from when I started, so I’m getting in slightly better shape already, after just a few weeks. Small gains, but good gains.With the amount of time I work, and the amount of work I need to get through, I really needed something I could fit into my existing life, and that’s what I love about this. I don’t have the time or funds to go get a gym membership or suddenly take up running or biking or something, so I needed a machine that I could integrate into my current schedule, and this is it!My Vivofit 4 has an activity alarm, so, when I’ve been at the desk too long, my wrist device beeps at me, and I get up, get on my stepper, and start stepping, doing my first half with the resistance bands, and then the next half without, since I’m still too out of shape to do justice to this device, but I take it as a good sign that it gets my heart pumping and my legs get a good burn. In other words, it is an effective little workout machine. When I’ve been active long enough, my Vivofit beeps again, telling me I’ve been a good boy and burned some calories, and I see my step count for the day has risen, and so I can go back to work again.While my sad state of fitness was shocking, in how quickly I was winded, the good news is that, a few weeks into use, my times on it are getting longer, so it is definitely building endurance, and, while I am not managing to also take a needed walk around my neighborhood every day after work, I find that, when I do, my uphill stints are already becoming easier. So, in other words, I’m seeing progress!To me, many fitness endeavors fail because they are not maintained — often because the goal just does not fit into reality. This stepper, however, is easy to use, easy to remember to use, stares at me every day, gives me a sense of progress and is making me feel better, so it is a fitness tool that works for me, which means I will use it. The best fitness regime on earth is useless, after all, if we are not doing it. I needed something I could use, every day, starting small and working forward. I’ve even scaled back my Bowflex goals to, again, be realistic in what I will do, rather than make great plans about what I wind up not doing, so this has helped me to just get on a better track, overall, in terms of my health.This seems well built, and I have no reason to think it won’t last. And, at fifty bucks, even if it broke down in a year, I’d buy another. Very affordable versus the cost of poor health!If, like me, it’s hard to work a grand fitness scheme into your life, or you’re just getting started on a fitness plan, I think this is an ideal tool. I look forward to the day when I can step for much longer periods than a few minutes at a time, but the great thing is that, over the course of a day, this is helping me build some real health betterment into my life.The most recent studies are showing that periodic fitness adds up to being as effective as dedicated periods of exercise, so this really is a terrific answer for me. Life is not interrupted, and my health is being addressed, which has given me a routine I like, and that I can maintain. Plus, with seeing real progress in losing weight, no, it’s not an overnight sensation, but, again, over time, I am getting healthier, and a few pounds every few weeks adds up over time, to the goal of getting off these extra twenty pounds that are loading me down and impacting my health.For me, this is literally a life saver!Very thankful for this purchase. Highly recommend!

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.

初めの内は、ゆっくり足ふみしていましたが、カウントが両ステップで、１，なので速く動かしていたら、汗をかくほどでした。回数を決めて、毎日やると筋肉がつくような気がしましたので、少しずつ回数を増やしていこうと思っています。ステップを踏むと、下につくときに、コンコンと音がするので気になるときは、途中で次のステップに入ります。カウントのリセットの仕方がわからないので、毎日カウントが続きです。わかる方、教えて下さい。説明書が日本語ではないので分かりにくい。

Ho acquistato la mini macchina passo-passo di Sunny Health & Fitness e sono rimasto estremamente soddisfatto delle prestazioni e della versatilità di questo prodotto. È diventato il mio compagno di allenamento ideale per mantenere la forma fisica comodamente a casa.La mini macchina passo-passo è incredibilmente compatta e leggera, il che la rende facile da spostare e da riporre anche in spazi limitati. Nonostante le dimensioni ridotte, offre un allenamento completo per tutto il corpo. Le bande di resistenza regolabili, incluse con la macchina, offrono un ulteriore livello di sfida per tonificare e rafforzare i muscoli degli arti superiori.Ho apprezzato particolarmente il monitor LCD incorporato, che fornisce informazioni chiare e precise sul tempo trascorso, le calorie bruciate e il numero di passi effettuati. È estremamente utile per tenere traccia dei progressi e per mantenere la motivazione durante gli allenamenti.La macchina passo-passo è dotata di pedali antiscivolo e resistenti, che offrono stabilità e sicurezza durante l’utilizzo. L’azione del passo è fluida e silenziosa, consentendomi di allenarmi senza disturbi e senza disturbare gli altri in casa.Ho trovato che l’intensità dell’allenamento può essere facilmente regolata grazie al sistema di resistenza. Posso scegliere l’intensità che meglio si adatta al mio livello di fitness e aumentarla gradualmente man mano che mi sento più forte e più resistente.In conclusione, consiglio vivamente la mini macchina passo-passo di Sunny Health & Fitness a chiunque cerchi un’attrezzatura versatile e compatta per allenarsi comodamente a casa. È un investimento valido per mantenere la forma fisica e ottenere risultati visibili. Sono estremamente soddisfatto delle prestazioni di questa macchina e la consiglio senza esitazione.

大変気に入ってます。力加減も調整できるので重宝しています。耐久性はこれからですが、構造がシンプルなため簡単には壊れないでしょう。以前所有していた室内用バイクに比べるとコンパクトで邪魔になりません。

A good workout for thighs. Pros: A good price. Easy to set up. Smooth stepper with no noise. Gave the back of my thighs a good workout. Cons: It arrived with a shattered digital screen. The straight style stepper is not sold with a handlebar. I had to keep a chair in front of me to grab on to because I fell forward several times. Being so unstable made my lower back hurt. Unless I missed something, there is only one type of tension.

Sim….Tive um pouco de dificuldade para acertar os pedais,mas o aparelho é ótimo!Valeu o preço!

Compact and good for small spaces! Great workout. This stepper is everything I’ve ever dreamed of and more. It’s not just a machine, it’s a lifesaver wrapped in a compact package. It’s the answer to all my fitness prayers–affordable, simple, and effective.From the moment it arrived preassembled at my doorstep, I knew it was meant to be. The way it fits perfectly under my bed, ready to be pulled out at a moment’s notice. Its weight of only 15 pounds makes it a breeze to move around, allowing me to bring my workout wherever I go.The simple counter that keeps track of my steps is like a guiding light, reminding me of how far I’ve come with each movement. The resistance is easily adjustable, catering to my every whim and challenge. And the arm resistance bands? They’re like the cherry on top, adding that extra kick to my workout routine.To address any doubts or concerns, let me tell you this–this machine may be small, but it packs a powerful punch. It requires balance and strength, pushing you to new limits and sculpting your muscles with every step. It may not have all the fancy features of a high-end machine, but it gets the job done in the most satisfying way possible.For me, this stepper is not just a piece of equipment, it’s a game-changer. As a busy mother, it provides me with the means to achieve my fitness goals without leaving the comfort of my home. And for the price? It’s a steal. Trust me when I say, you won’t find a better deal out there.So, if you’re like me and in need of a reliable companion on your fitness journey, look no further. This stepper is the real deal, offering a workout that will leave you feeling empowered, strong, and ready to take on the world. Don’t hesitate, make the investment in yourself and see the results unfold before your eyes. You won’t regret it.

Outstanding workout tool. Got this for my wife to use and she absolutely loves it. It is so compact compared to a stair stepper machine you would use at the gym, but still gives a quality workout.What she really likes about it is that you choose the intensity. There isn’t a motor in it so the harder you push the harder the workout is. It makes it great for all levels of intensity. It is light weight but definitely good quality. She moves it in and out of a room for each use so it’s incredibly mobile. There is a digital readout on it but she hasn’t ever used it so I don’t know how well that works or how accurate it is. It seems like it’s mostly just a timer and rep counter.It does come with some tension bands to work your arms out as well but she found those to not work out so well. Not that they aren’t quality but doing them at the same time as the steps was a little too awkward for her. The good thing about them is that they are detachable so it was really easy to just remove them and store them away.After several months of use there isn’t really a bad thing to say about it. The price is right for what you get and it’s a great work out tool to have for limited space. Highly recommend.

Easy to set up and use. I have this right in front of the television. So it does not take up much space. Easy to set up and begin using right away. I have seen good results when I’m consistent. Many have asked me about it, and at Thanksgiving some guests even put it in their cart at for purchasing. It is a silent equipment. It has tension that works your calves and thighs. Easy to use. Im not sure I figure out the tracking yet. I just get on it and walk for at least 500 or more steps.

Great addition to home workouts. This mini-stepper is very effective! It increases your heartbeat and makes you sweat in 15 minutes. It also helps me to target muscles that don’t normally get activated (because of the incline) when walking regularly on flat ground. It takes up very little space, and the provides a substantial leg and arm workout.