A mini stepper is like the pint-size spawn of a StairMaster and an elliptical machine — it simulates stair climbing, but your feet don’t leave the two pedals.

Fitness experts recommend mini steppers as a useful tool for people who spend a lot of time sitting and want to move more without going to the gym. CNN values your feedback 1.

humonia/Getty Images. Scroll through GymTok, and you can’t miss the newest darling of at-home fitness equipment: the mini-stepper. Looking like a love child between an elliptical and a ...

A mini stepper is like the pint-size spawn of a StairMaster and an elliptical machine — it simulates stair climbing, but your feet don’t leave the two pedals.

In a fortuitous twist of fate, I accidentally searched “mini elliptical” instead of “mini stepper” when looking for a replacement. That’s how I came to own the Stamina InMotion E1000 ...

The Niceday Stair Stepper and the Sportsroyals Stair Stepper, the two steppers that are most common on TikTok, have a weight limit of 300 and 330 pounds, respectively.

Whether you’re taking a work call at home or watching TV, hopping on a mini-stepper while you’re at it can add a little low-impact cardio to your day when you otherwise might have been lounging.

Mini steppers use two pedals to move up and down in a continuous motion that resembles climbing a flight of stairs. “It’s a hybrid between a stair stepper and an elliptical because it has an ...