1.   After that would come workouts with heavy weights, a treadmill and a stair climber.

2.   Elsewhere in the club, members were waiting their turns to use the three elliptical transport machines, a hybrid of a stair climber and treadmill.

3.   Fashion-conscious women who spend hours on the stair climber or stationary bicycle likely will delight in spotlighting their well-toned thighs for evening at dinner dates and parties.

4.   For some, treadmills, stair climbers and stationary bikes have become far more attractive.

5.   Manufacturers of stair climbers, recumbent cycles and other types of cardiovascular machines are now considering the possibility of creating group programming centered around their equipment.

6.   On a recent Monday night at the New York Sports Club on Wall Street, a woman was turned around on the stair climber and stepping backward.

7.   While the dogs work up a drool, owners can sweat right along with them on a stair climber or exercise bike.