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homemade step
- Thread starter debpeluso
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jgoycoolea
Cathlete
My Reebok step is about 12 in. X 28 in. It was hard to measure because the edges are a bit rounded and don't really count as stepping space. It can be as low or high as you want it. Most people seem to use 6 inches I think.
Be very careful if you construct one. It may be difficult to get it so that it doesn't tip over under the many different stepping circumstances. It would have to be level and well balanced. And you don't want it to crack either. And the surface probably won't have much give. Seems like a tricky job.
By the time you buy materials, it may be just as cheap to try and find one at a "Play it Again Sports" or in a Pennysaver. Lots of people buy stuff and just never use it, so they resell it. Not that it is bad anymore.
Good luck. Jeanne
Be very careful if you construct one. It may be difficult to get it so that it doesn't tip over under the many different stepping circumstances. It would have to be level and well balanced. And you don't want it to crack either. And the surface probably won't have much give. Seems like a tricky job.
By the time you buy materials, it may be just as cheap to try and find one at a "Play it Again Sports" or in a Pennysaver. Lots of people buy stuff and just never use it, so they resell it. Not that it is bad anymore.
Good luck. Jeanne
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Lizzie
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The full sized Reebok Step is about 36 inches long and can be adjusted from 6" to 8" to 10" in height. I would highly recommend at least the 36 inches in length if you are going to take on Cathe's videos.
I got my Reebok Step for $80.00. It seems a lot, but it's been worth every penny to me. BUT if you know what you're doing, have the right tools and you do it right you might just be able to do it pretty cheap. This is assuming that you build a step with a fixed height, not adjustable. Pine is cheap and if you don't have a saw it is cheap to have them cut it for you. I definitely think you would find it much less that 80 dollars.
I got my Reebok Step for $80.00. It seems a lot, but it's been worth every penny to me. BUT if you know what you're doing, have the right tools and you do it right you might just be able to do it pretty cheap. This is assuming that you build a step with a fixed height, not adjustable. Pine is cheap and if you don't have a saw it is cheap to have them cut it for you. I definitely think you would find it much less that 80 dollars.
My husband made my full-size step from an unused counter top so it is quite thick and very sturdy. I use it for stepping and as a weight bench. It is 36 inches long, 6 inches high, 13 inches wide and the counter top is 1 1/2 inches thick. He angled the "legs" so it is wider at the bottom and is not tippy. I love it! I've never slipped on it and never tipped either.
The only downside is that it isn't adjustable - I have to do everything at 6 inches. Not a huge deal but I would like to be able to do I-Max at 4 inches.
In order to do weights at an incline (ie - chest press) I prop it up on my 8 inch FIRM short box (also constructed by DH) since I can't add extra risers and it works well.
The only downside is that it isn't adjustable - I have to do everything at 6 inches. Not a huge deal but I would like to be able to do I-Max at 4 inches.
In order to do weights at an incline (ie - chest press) I prop it up on my 8 inch FIRM short box (also constructed by DH) since I can't add extra risers and it works well.
Hi:
I used a home made step for several years before finding one second hand for $7 at my local recycling centre: was I psyched or what?!?!?!
But there is a difference. My wooden one, did sometimes tip, I had to be very careful about placing my feet and weight. It also pounded the knees and ankles more. The plastic step if far more forgiving especially for Cathe power moves. I would never go back to the wooden step again.
If you can save up or get one used (the person who used mine before nailed it together at 8 inches, but it's still perfect in every other way!!!!) you will never be sorry. Put an ad in your local classifieds: people always start exercise programs and up to 60% give them up, so there is equipment out there rotting in someone's garage. If they see your ad, they may just call you and bingo!
Clare
I used a home made step for several years before finding one second hand for $7 at my local recycling centre: was I psyched or what?!?!?!
But there is a difference. My wooden one, did sometimes tip, I had to be very careful about placing my feet and weight. It also pounded the knees and ankles more. The plastic step if far more forgiving especially for Cathe power moves. I would never go back to the wooden step again.
If you can save up or get one used (the person who used mine before nailed it together at 8 inches, but it's still perfect in every other way!!!!) you will never be sorry. Put an ad in your local classifieds: people always start exercise programs and up to 60% give them up, so there is equipment out there rotting in someone's garage. If they see your ad, they may just call you and bingo!
Clare