{"id":802895,"date":"2026-08-04T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802895\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:40:11","slug":"this-30-step-makes-my-home-workouts-more-fun-and-challenging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802895\/","title":{"rendered":"This $30 Step Makes My Home Workouts More Fun and Challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s unfortunate that the Tone Fitness step is rated to accommodate only up to 200 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Also, though it feels secure underfoot, the step\u2019s nonskid feet can, in fact, glide around on slick floors with certain moves, I\u2019ve found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To prevent the step from slipping beneath my feet, such as when I have one foot propped up on it behind or in front of me in a split squat on my vinyl floor, I position it on a grippy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/reviews\/best-yoga-mats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">yoga mat<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While I wouldn\u2019t have encountered this issue with a heavier, bulkier, and pricier commercial-grade model \u2014 The Step, for one, makes a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/affiliate\/v1\/Lifeline\/83278\/242322\/4\/link\/0ac3397de9b143ae838381633da323b5\/\" class=\"styled-link\" data-affiliate-link=\"true\" data-payload-expected=\"false\" rel=\"noreferrer sponsored nofollow noopener\" data-vars-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/affiliate\/v1\/Lifeline\/83278\/242322\/4\/link\/0ac3397de9b143ae838381633da323b5\/\" data-vars-store=\"Lifeline\" data-gtm-element=\"product_link_impression\" data-link-type=\"link\" data-merchant=\"Lifeline\" data-pid=\"83278\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/wirecutter\/out\/affiliate\/v1\/Lifeline\/83278\/242322\/4\/link\/0ac3397de9b143ae838381633da323b5\/\" data-gtm-context=\"chapter_but-it-has-a-low-weight-limit-and-you-may-want-to-put-a-mat-underneath\">popular fitness step<\/a> that costs four times as much and can support 350 pounds \u2014 I appreciate how seamlessly the compact Tone Fitness step fits into my space and supports the many ways I\u2019ve modified my own workouts over time.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its compact build and portability, my step will never see the darkness of my closet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This article was edited by Tracy Vence and Kalee Thompson.<\/p>\n<p>Further reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s unfortunate that the Tone Fitness step is rated to accommodate only up to 200 pounds. Also, though&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":["post-802895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}