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Well it won’t take you to heaven, but a stationary stair climber can take you to your optimum weight and fitness goals, and you don’t even have to go outside. For a low-impact, high-energy workout, you can’t beat 20 minutes to a half-hour on a stair climber. You can start out mellow and change your settings, so by the end of your workout you’re running up a hill, right in your living room while you catch up on your TiVo. They’ve been staples of the exercise equipment world for decades because they’re reliable and functional, and they can give you as mellow or as killer a workout as you’re in the mood for. Stair climbers, like elliptical trainers and stationary bikes, are designed to have low impact on the knees, making them a good choice for people with arthritis, or for overweight folks whose joints can’t take a lot of weight for long periods of time. In fact, depending on the models, many elliptical trainers function as stair climber machines; they’re similarly low-impact, with large pedals that move up and down at the speed and resistance levels you set for yourself. Fitness Expo’s most basic models, the LifeCore LC985VG and …
