There is little wonder why steppers still comprise a large part of cardio rooms in gyms. They are an excellent way to exercise your entire body. If you are looking for that one piece of cardio equipment in your home that you will consistently use and benefit from, the Star Trac Pro Stepper StairClimber can't be beat.

If you are not a runner, but want to mimic the effects of running on your body, steppers directly target your glutes, quads, and hamstrings. Unlike running on the street or on a treadmill, there is no impact or stress to your joints with steppers. This is an injury-free way to strengthen and tone your legs while elevating your heart rate for a complete cardiovascular workout.

By changing your pace, resistance, and type of workout program you want on the stepper, you will keep your body challenged every time you step on. The vertical design of the stepper requires you to keep your core engaged throughout the entire duration of your workout in order to ensure proper form and body alignment.

By altering your resistance, you can determine what kind of workout you want that day. Low resistance will allow you to maintain a high speed/race day pace which will keep your heart rate elevated anaerobically and give emphasis to building your cardiovascular endurance. As you increase your resistance, your speed will slow down and your heart rate will decrease, but your lower body muscles will be heavily targeted. Both types of workouts are necessary not only to prevent boredom in your exercise routine, but to keep your muscles guessing every time you step onto the stepper.

This is an efficient way to break a sweat, burn calories, and sculpt your body at the same time. If you are doing this exercise correctly, you will accomplish all of your fitness goals on this machine in a half hour. You should breathing heavily and thankful that your workout is over if you gave it your all on the stepper. Come bikini season, you will have the butt you want by stepping on a regular basis.