Portable Step Machining Up To Fitness

A number of my therapy clients have decided to get together to get fit together – they do not necessarily need to lose a lot of weight but more like they need to get fit.

I suppose it has been a slow dawning that they are not getting younger, they have neglected themselves for years as bringing up the family has taken over all else and for some it has been the fact that over the summer holiday they have not been able to keep up with far fitter teenagers and children.

Whatever their reasons I applaud them all.

Working together as a team and staying accountable to each other is a great way to work as it keeps the whole group focussed.

Now as a number of them still have younger children going out to the gym is difficult for some and as the weather here in the UK has taken a turn for the chilly side going out for a run is not always the most enticing of ideas.

Some have stepped in to do some ad hoc babysitting duties and someone else had the bright idea of a portable step machine which means that there is no need to leave their home on a cold dark winters night and indeed there is no real reason to even switch off the TV – indeed by keeping the TV on in some instances makes the workout a longer one as boredom does not set in quite the same.

I never really knew about portable step machines – my only experience coming from the big ones you see in the gym (these are the machines I prefer to avoid).  However, the portable step machines are excellent and give just as good a workout in the comfort of your own home.

In fact there seem to be 2 favourites that the group have been looking at the Xiser commercial portable stepper (much stronger than many other models) – they can even share this one as it is so sturdy and it even is good for up to 400lb.

The other one they love is something called an elliptical trainer which gives a better workout still as it mimics activities such as skiing, cycling as well as stepping.  Now there’s an idea!

The idea of buying some portable gym equipment is a great idea as these items really are portable and very easy to store as they fold down into something that will easily slide under your bed or into a cupboard – even under the desk for the Xiser model.  You can use them whilst watching TV and never need to leave the house – in fact there is no real objection that anyone can come up with not to get and use one of these to get fitter over the cold dark winter months is there?