My wife and I love the folding stepper. It gives you a great workout. The best part of it is the way it folds up to show a small footprint. Great product for the money. Well made. It took about 20 minutes to put together.
I really dislike the stepper. Its very hard to use. Its hurting my back a lot. I am very disappointed with this product.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from staminaproducts.comBy Customer Service, Customer Service, April 27, 2015
Sorry to hear about your back. This is a very low impact machine that should not hurt your joints. If you are in pain, we recommend you discontinue use of the machine and contact your doctor.
I needed an indoor solution to exercising and have always favored steppers. This stepper is extremely well-made for an at-home machine. It was a snap to assemble and performs as well as a commercial model. I wanted handlebars as my balance at 60 years old isn't what it once was. My house is very small so the size of this equipment was of upmost importance. I am very happy with this stepper -- it meets all of my needs and then some.
I've had this for a month and am very pleased. I weigh 150# and have the machine set on the lowest resistance which is perfect for me right now. I am using it to tone my calves, thighs and buttocks. I am not using it for aerobic fitness. The unit is small. Takes up about 3' of space at the most.
I bought this Stepper about 6 weeks ago. I chose this as my go-to exercise equipment because I had had great success with a different model several years ago, however, it didn't have handle bars and I would routinely fall off and injure my foot. NONE of that with the Stamina SpaceMate Folding Stepper! I'm losing weight, getting toned and feeling so much better with this low-impact, highly effective work out and it's easy to store and get out daily for use.
I bought this to replace a much bigger model (another brand) that I finally wore out. It was easy to set up following the instructions and provides all the benefits and features of the bigger model. I like the display's auto-start/restart feature - I was always forgetting to restart the manual type display. And the price was great too!