Nordic LiftingMini Stepper & Stair Climber Machine - w/Resistance Bands Set & Non-Slip Foot Pads - Durable Construction with 330 LBS Weight Capacity - LCD Monitor

So far, so good!I have not added the arm bands to it yet, so this review is just for the stair stepper part. Loved that it came assembled and ready to use. I set it on the littlest it came with, and put it in front of the TV and got to work!After a few mins I could FEEL my legs crying for mercy, lol, and I walk about 10 miles a week. I’m training for a Rim to Rim hike in the Grand Canton, and I wanted something to supplement other training. After using it a few times, for just a few minutes most days a week, I already feel my legs getting stronger— especially my quads!

We have had several ministeppers, most of which were too small and flimsy for a good workout and prone to loud squeaking. This one is a high quality product that did not disappoint. No squeaking, nice heavy frame, deep pedal action, perfect for a vigorous workout. Ignore comments about resistance bands. The basic purpose of a stepper is leg exercise and this is perfect for that purpose. Lots of a stepper include exercise bands as an extra but I never use them. Price is excellent for a stepper if this quality.

The stepper itself is awesome, seems well made and very sturdy, much heavier than I thought. I didn't even notice that resistance bands came with it, but would not recommend using them. I attached them for fun to see how they would work and straight away the PLASTIC on the clip bent the opposite way and the band came FLYING OFF. It's a wonder it didn't put my eye out. DON'T USE THE RESISTANCE BANDS attached to the stepper as shown. You can use them another way I suppose, but not attached with those cheap plastic clips. Otherwise, stepper is WORTH THE $$

I use the walker everyday however this complaint are those rubber cords they all broke off at the tip where the strap connects to the key ring at the base of the machine. Now I have no more rubber cords. Be nice if the company included the strap-cords that did not break after repeated use. I would have contacted the company to voice this complaint but was unable to find a link to customer support. For the step machine five stars for the cables included well they are an ideal complement but now that ideal no longer exits because all the rubber cables broke.

Overall, I have found this to be a very high-quality, and very functional product. On that basis I would give it a five star review.However, I’m a taller man, 6 foot one, regular built, and I find the distance between the pedals is too narrow for my body frame. It makes it extremely awkward to exercise, and I think I’m actually damaging my posture by using this product. I haven’t found a way to adjust the width between the steps, but please make sure to check this measurement before purchasing.

It’s hard with these exercise units to get something perfect but this unit is well designed and a good value for the money. It is definitely resistant when you first start using it. It takes a bit of balance to get going. No leaks, easy to setup and start using right away.

Item was excellent

The stepper is as expected. However the cheap attachments are very dangerous. The plastic carabeener portion is a bad judgement call for the equipment considering the potential for high usage and force to get a good total body workout. They dismantle from the unit upon use. I was severely hurt, being hit in the face and fell off the stepper at the surprise of the ease of the arm pulls coming off and flying about. The equipment is advertised for being able to use all parts and based on my experience it is false advertisement and the company needs to be held accountable for every injury and damage they are essentially causing by choosing to be so cheap with the type of connections. It is not ok that the consumers are having to do unpaid work to trouble shoot equipment that is essentially non functional as advertised. You should not have to hold, move, bend a specific way to MAKE equipment work. I would not recommend for total body work out and the seller and company have earned one less customer because of this experience with this piece of equipment.This thing should be removed from the market and revised given the generous amount of feedback given. Those of us that purchased should be reimbursed for pain and suffering from using the equipment.I would not recommend. I gave the lower part to donation and threw out the arm bands.