Rather than a traditional, vertical staircase stepper, this lateral machine moves side to side, with a rocking motion through your legs, to build balance.
While walking pads and stair steppers have boomed in popularity, this balance stepper helps you achieve cardio and movement from home, but with an emphasis on building balance. The side-to-side motion targets your hips, thighs, glutes and core, helping you improve balance by maintaining your motor coordination, core strength and even weight distribution through your body.
Made with lightweight but durable steel, in all black or in white and pink, this compact stepper can easily stow out of sight, whether in a closet or under a desk, and at 12 pounds, you can take it just about anywhere. It holds up to 330 pounds and features an LCD screen that shows workout time, steps moved and calories burned.
The stepper can be used while sitting down or standing, and comes with two resistance bands for extra stability when you use the machine standing up and balancing. Shopper Lily says the machine “works great for a simple cardio that can get your heart rate up or mellow workout,” that “works the legs well.”
Because your feet stay parallel to the ground as you move, the brand says the device puts less pressure on joints, making it a low-impact exercise.
