Stair climbers, one of the most popular fitness machines at gyms, can be purchased for home use. Stair climbing became popular from athletes who began running stadium steps to increase their heart rate capacities and needed a low-impact exercise. Inventors soon realized they could capture the benefits of stadium stair climbing in a machine. Today, stair climbers for home use can cost from $50 to $4,000.
Instructions
1. Determine how often you will be using your new stair machine and how much you want to spend. This will help you discuss with the salesperson which machine you will be purchasing.
2. Purchase used stair climbers from your local classified section in your newspaper or local weekly or Craigslist. Many people advertise their used and unused stair climbers in the classifieds. Check the paper right after the holidays. Sometimes people receive climbers as gifts but don't want them, so they sell them for cash in the papers.
3. Visit a used sports equipment store like Play it Again Sam for used stair climbers. They sell everything from used footballs to hockey equipment to cardio machines.
4. Visit your local gym to see if the owner plans to replace older stair climber machines with newer ones. You may be able to get a deal on a used climber.
5. Purchase a new stair climber from one of the home shopping networks like QVC or the Home Shopping Network.
6. Visit the Fitness Blowout website to find brand-name stair climbers like Stairmaster, Cybex and LifeFitness. The site offers brand-new gym-quality machines for a discount.
7. Visit Treadclimber to purchase a Bowflex treadclimber. Bowflex offers monthly payments so you don't have to pay for the climber up front. It also offers free shipping on certain models.
8. Go to the Dick's Sporting Goods website to purchase a new stair climber.
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