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The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper Reviewed here is a simple, affordable exercise machine that is great for gentle and low impact workouts. It offers a great cardiovascular workout, that will help burn calories and shed fat! Using this machine also targets the thighs, legs and buttocks. It folds for easy storage. The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper is therefore an ideal purchase for those living in small spaces or people who don’t want big pieces of exercise equipment lying around their homes.
The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper comes with a display unit that shows time elapsed, calories burned and steps completed.
There are 12 tension settings so you can adjust appropriately to find the right resistance for you. Alternatively, to make it easier, simply slow down your stepping rate. To make it harder, just speed up!
Our full review of a Gentle and Low-Impact workout Climbing Stepper
The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper offers a simple workout with minimal distress to knee, hip and spine. The stepping action will help strengthen the muscles surrounding the knee joint, helping to protect the knee against future injury. This type of exercise will also help strengthen the buttock muscles. This can help greatly with day-to-day activities such as getting in and out of seats, walking, and climbing stairs.
Cardiovascular Workout
Any activity that uses the big muscles in the legs in a repetitive motion will also work the heart and lungs. If you exercise frequently (e.g. three times a week), you will improve your cardiovascular fitness and help reduce your risk of future health problems. See our article on Can you get a good workout from a climbing machine for more information. The user weight limit is 220lbs but several buyers have reported that is works well with user weights up to 240lbs.
Convenient to Store
The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper can be folded simply and stored in a wardrobe, behind a sofa or under a bed. It weighs approximately 29lbs so can be moved fairly easily by most people. When in use the Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper uses up a fairly small footprint so you can easily set it up in your lounge or bedroom and watch TV while using it.
Display Unit
The display unit shows you how much time has elapsed, how many calories have been burned and how many steps you have achieved. This simply, yet effective display is a great way to keep you motivated and helps users strive to do better than their last workout!
Easy Assembly
The Sunny Folding Climbing Stepper only takes around 10 minutes to put together (most of the machine is actually pre-assembled). The display unit requires two batteries but these are supplied with the stepper.
Ease of Use
There is no complicated console that you might expect when using equipment in a gym. Simply step on and start climbing! If you want to adjust the resistance level, it is very easy to do so using the resistance knobs.