stair-stepper

noun

stair-step·per ˈster-ˈste-pər

variants or stair stepper

: an exercise apparatus that simulates the act of climbing stairs : stair-climber

Whether you walk, run, bike, or use the elliptical trainer or stair-stepper, try this formula for introducing intervals into your routine.—

Food & Fitness Advisor

To get in shape, Abbey works out five times a week on a stair stepper that she can lean on, as opposed to a treadmill …—

Sharon Cotliar

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The hilly landscape provides plenty of opportunities to get the heart rate up and strengthen leg muscles without needing a treadmill or mechanical stair-stepper. —

Raeleen D'agostino Mautner, Contributor, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 While families who staggered every sibling can get away with single strollers, those with stair-steppers will have multiple small children with tired little legs that can’t keep up. —

Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 25 July 2023 Bailey, 36, had been training for months: spending one to three hours a day, six days a week, on the stair-stepper gaining a minimum of 3,000 feet each day, lifting weights, engaging in high-intensity workouts, cycling, hiking and running. —

Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023