Equipment Needed Variations Muscle Groups Guidelines Basic Workout Resources

Equipment:

• Stairmaster 4000 PT
• ClimbMax
• Stepmill 7000 PT
• Alpine Stairclimber
• Versa Climber
• Regular stairs

Variations:

• Stair stepper machine with side hand rails
• Stair stepper with hand rails above
• Stair stepper with rotating 8 inch stairs side hand rails
• Stair stepper with movable hand rails
• Regular floor stairs

Muscle Groups:

• Predominately the lower body muscles are worked, including quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteal muscles, hip flexors, and calves

Guidelines:

• Do not lean on handrails; maintain good posture and only use handrails for balance
• Stair climbing participants should place foot on entire pedal and push through the heel. Avoid rising on ball of the foot or toes and move the pedals in this fashion.
• Participants should make sure shoes are tied so as not to get shoe strings caught in the workings of the stair stepper.
• Steps should be 8-12 inches apart and not too shallow or too deep

Resources:

• Stairmaster 12421 Willows Road Suite 100 Kirkland, WA 98034 .(800) 635-2936
• Tectrix ClimbMax Irvine, California.....(800) 767-8082
• ANY health club or workout facility in your area
• ANY fitness equipment dealer in your area

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The Exercise and Physical Fitness Web Page is an ongoing project by graduate students in the Master of Science program in Exercise Science in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University. This project was created by J. Andrew Doyle, PhD, and was last modified on: October 10, 1997.