These Stair Climber Machines Will Tone Your Glutes And Boost Your Heart Health

You've already purchased a set of dumbbells, a new yoga mat, and a million black leggings. This time, step up your at-home fitness game with a cardio machine that's great for your heart health and glutes: a stair climber.

These machines are also great for people looking for a low-impact, high-intensity workout says, Anna Victoria, CPT, founder of the Fit Body app. "For the longevity of someone's fitness journey, it's very low risk," she says. You don't have to worry about your joints and the long-term impact in the same way that you do with running or jumping exercises," she explains.

It's also a safe workout solution for expecting mamas. "Because my pregnancy was a little sensitive due to doing IVF, my doctor suggested low-impact exercise," Anna says. She chose the stair climber machine because it would give her the easy-on-the-joints sweat session she needed, while still challenging her body and working out her glutes (a non-negotiable for the trainer!).

Pro tip: Don't take any of its low-impact perks to mean that the stair climber workouts are easy. "Even if you're on a level two, your heart rate gets so high on the lowest speed," Victoria says. Here, we've rounded up the five best stair climber machines to get you sweating. The list includes Victoria's fave machine (of course!) plus four more of the top-rated ones reviewers swear by too.