Steps are remarkably useful things. Without them, we'd be a nation of bungalow dwellers and we'd never be able to reach anything in the top cupboards. Which would be awful, as that's where I keep the biscuits. Steps can also be used for aerobic purposes and whilst that's a lot less fun than using them to access biccies, it does make you feel slightly less guilty when you get stuck into the Jaffa Cakes (speaking of which, incidentally, I managed to scoff 12 on the trot yesterday. It's one of the few moments when I've managed to be simultaneously proud and ashamed of myself). ~*~What does it look like?~*~ A big step. Honestly, there's a ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes, all you need from a piece of equipment is something basic and easy to use. Luckily, Rucanor have realised this when creating this step and it does what it says on the proverbial tin. The step is designed to be used in conjunction with exercise, the theory being that vertical motions as well as horizontal ones will increase calorie burning as well as giving your legs a much better work out and making your heart work more to get the oxygen down to your burning legs. Of course, you could just use your bottom step at home in many ways, but this does have its limits, as this step isn't just for standing on and then stepping off, forwards and ...  Read the complete review

You may have read from some of my previous reviews that I have been trying really hard to keep fit at home. I have been working towards keeping my weight down and I actually have really enjoyed some of the fitness that I have been trying out at home. One of the latest pieces of equipment that I have been trying out is the Rucanor Aerobic step. I used to attend a step class and really enjoyed it so decided that with the purchase of a step and a keep fit DVD I could get back into that routine. After doing some research I ended up with the above named model, the Rucanor aerobic step. I did not want to spend a great deal of money on the product just in case ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to losing fat, you're going to have to change your diet but also burn off those excess calories with a bit of cardio exercise. Steps are not expensive compared to cross-trainers or treadmills and they are actually pretty hard work. They are quite tedious to use but a 20 minute to half an hour session on these could certainly burn between 200-400 calories depending on your body. These steps are built really well and don't come at too expensive a price compared to some other well-known makes. I recently purchased them from Amazon after wanting to have some kind of simple cardio machine at home. You may think that you could just use your stair case ...  Read the complete review

This Rucanor Aerobic Step is a pretty basic model in a very functional predominantly black colour with some grey detail on the step itself and the two support legs. Despite the basic simple design it is just as effective as any of the more pricey models however my one criticism is that even with the two booster blocks to increase the height of the step it is still not high enough and it could do with a few more inches just to provide more variety in the way that you can work out on it and to vary the muscle groups being worked. I find that I do need to use it in conjunction with hand held weights and ankle weights to get a really effective workout as these ...  Read the complete review