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The NOHRD StepBox is a bench-height wooden fitness box that keeps a whole training kit under a padded lid, measuring 121 x 57 x 45.5 cm (47.6 x 22.4 x 17.9 in.) and weighing 80 kg (176 lb) with everything stowed. Its two side panels are wood-veneered plywood on solid wood frames, and they detach from the carcass to become a pair of step platforms at a 30 cm (11.8 in.) step-up height. The upholstered top is a workout bench in artificial leather, a seat when the box is furniture, and the lid over the storage compartments the rest of the time. Maximum user weight is 150 kg (331 lb), and the box ships in one package with no assembly, so the only job on delivery day is deciding which wall it sits against.
Three pairs of NOHRD SwingBells travel inside it, one pair each at 2, 4 and 6 kg, hung on interior hooks where you can see the whole set the moment the lid comes up. Four resistance tubes in varying tensions sit beneath the upholstered lids with their handles, a jump rope stores at the short end, and a full-length cork mat measuring 180 x 60 x 0.4 cm (70.9 x 23.6 x 0.2 in.) rolls into the second side compartment. One box therefore holds a step platform, a bench, free weights, cable-style resistance, a skipping surface and a floor mat inside 121 cm of furniture, which is the whole argument for buying one object instead of six separate ones.
The carcass is real wood-veneered panel, not solid timber, finished in NOHrD's own hard wax oil, with stainless steel pins and sleeves at the attachment points that take the panels on and off. Six finishes run the range, opening with the black-stained veneered Shadow and climbing through Oak, Vintage, Club and Cherry to Walnut at the top. Every box is built by hand in Germany and carries NOHrD's one-year warranty from the date of shipment, which goes to two years on components and wooden components when you register the box inside that first year.
The hardware
Three parts of the StepBox move: the two side panels lift off to become step platforms, the upholstered top swings up to become a bench or a lid, and the interior compartments give the kit somewhere to live between sessions. Everything else is a solid 80 kg carcass that stays exactly where you put it on the floor.
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The side panels are wood-veneered plywood built onto solid wood frames, and they come away from the carcass on stainless steel pins and sleeves. Off the box they are a matched pair of step platforms at a 30 cm (11.8 in.) step-up height, which is the standard working height for step-up strength work and step aerobics. Back on the box they are the outer skin, so the room sees a wooden chest where it would otherwise see a pair of plyo steps leaning in a corner.
30 cm rise
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The top is upholstered in artificial leather over the full 121 x 57 cm (47.6 x 22.4 in.) lid area, at a 45.5 cm (17.9 in.) working height that puts it in the same band as a flat weight bench. Maximum user weight is 150 kg (331 lb), and that rating covers sitting, pressing and standing on it. The same surface is a seat in a home office and a lid over the kit, and it wipes down between the three jobs.
45.5 cm high
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The SwingBells on the interior hooks are hand-stitched leather over iron granules, in the same shape NOHrD builds for its own SwingBells tower and board. Those are the bells NOHrD sells as a set in their own right, so the free weights in the box are not a generic filler pair thrown in to make up a kit. Everything else stows beneath the upholstered lids and in the side compartments, so nothing lives on the floor between sessions and the room goes back to being a room.
2, 4 and 6 kg
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The carcass is real wood veneer over panel and not solid timber, and NOHrD is straight about that: the Shadow version is a black-stained, real wood-veneered chipboard, and the other five finishes are their species in veneer. The surface treatment is NOHrD's signature hard wax oil, which is an oiled finish you can re-oil by hand where a lacquer would have to be stripped. Attachment points are stainless steel, so the parts that take load repeatedly are not running in wood.
Hard wax oil
Ownership
The StepBox is bought as much for where it sits as for what is in it, so the figures that matter on delivery day are its footprint, its weight, its power draw and what you have to do to it before the first session. On all four counts it asks very little of the room it goes into.
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Assembly is none. The StepBox arrives in a single package complete with the kit inside it and is ready the moment it is in position.
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It is freestanding at 80 kg (176 lb), so it needs floor space and nothing else. No fixings, no load-bearing wall, no landlord conversation.
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There is no power connection and no cable on the StepBox. Put it anywhere in the room that a 121 x 57 cm piece of furniture fits.
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Low enough to read as a coffee table or an ottoman and tall enough to press from in a living room.
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Six veneers over one carcass, priced up from the Shadow entry to Walnut.
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A full-length 180 x 60 x 0.4 cm cork mat travels in the second side compartment, so floor work does not need a separate purchase.
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NOHrD builds the StepBox by hand at its German works, combining machined parts with hand finishing on the wood.
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One year from shipment as standard, and two years on components and wooden components if you register within that first year.
In detail
What ships inside
The included kit is fixed and it is the same in every finish. Three pairs of NOHRD SwingBells, at 2 kg, 4 kg and 6 kg, hang on interior hooks, and they are the hand-stitched leather bells NOHrD builds for its SwingBells sets and not a generic dumbbell. Four resistance tubes in varying tensions share the space under the upholstered lids along with their handles. A jump rope stores at the short end of the box, and the cork mat, 180 x 60 x 0.4 cm, rolls into the second side compartment. NOHrD sells a separate cork accessory package on top of that, holding a cork fascia roll, two cork yoga blocks, a yoga seat cushion and a stretch ball, for people who want the floor-work side of the box filled out further.
Panels and top
The top is the part that decides whether the StepBox works as furniture. It is upholstered in artificial leather across the full 121 x 57 cm lid, so it takes a person sitting on it at 45.5 cm off the floor, a person pressing from it during a session, and a cushion or a tray on it when nobody is training. Underneath, it is simply the lid, and lifting it is how you reach the SwingBells and the tubes. The two side panels work the same way at the ends of the box: on for storage, off for stepping, held by stainless steel pins and sleeves, so no tool has to be found first.
The wood
The finish is the decision this box really turns on, because the hardware inside it is identical across the range. Shadow is the black-stained veneered panel and the entry point on the ladder, and it is the one that disappears into a dark room. Oak is real oak, with the aged character finish of Vintage on the next rung. Cherry and Walnut are real cherry and real walnut veneer above them, and Walnut carries the largest upcharge of the six. All six wear NOHrD's hard wax oil, which means a scuff can be re-oiled by hand, and the NOHRD Care Set carries the wood care oil, lubricant, abrasive fleece and microfibre cloths for exactly that.
The range
NOHrD answers the whole-gym-in-one-object brief three times, and the three answers differ mainly in how much floor they take and whether they touch a wall. The StepBox is the low horizontal one, the StepTower stands the same idea upright in half a square metre, and the Wall Compact puts a cable machine and a ski trainer on the wall itself.
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Bench-height box at 121 x 57 x 45.5 cm holding three pairs of SwingBells, four tubes, a jump rope and a cork mat.
Upright cabinet at 141 cm tall on a 50 x 48 cm base, carrying four pairs of dumbbells and a cork floor kit.
Wall-mounted unit at 217 cm tall pairing the SlimBeam cable machine with a ski trainer and eight SwingBells.
Questions
Three pairs of NOHRD SwingBells at 2, 4 and 6 kg, four resistance tubes in varying tensions with their handles, a jump rope and a 180 x 60 x 0.4 cm cork mat. The two detachable step panels and the upholstered top are built into the box itself and are not extras. It all arrives in one package with the kit already stowed in the compartments.
150 kg, which is 331 lb. The maximum user weight applies to the padded top and to the side panels once they are down on the floor as steps. The box itself weighs 80 kg (176 lb) with the kit inside, which is part of why it stays put when you step onto it.
No. It is a freestanding box and it takes no anchors, no bolts and no load-bearing wall. It needs a flat 121 x 57 cm patch of floor and enough clear space around it to swing a jump rope and lay the cork mat out. Of the three NOHrD all-in-one units, only the Wall Compact is wall-mounted.
Shape and contents. The StepBox is horizontal and bench height at 121 x 57 x 45.5 cm, and the kit inside it is three pairs of SwingBells at 2, 4 and 6 kg plus tubes, a jump rope and a cork mat. The StepTower is upright at 141 cm tall on a 50 x 48 cm base, and it carries eight dumbbells from 2.5 to 10 kg, tubes, two cork yoga blocks, a cork fascia roll and a mat. Both are rated to a 150 kg user and both give a 30 cm step-up height. Pick the box if you want a bench and a low profile, and the tower if you want the heavier weight ladder and less floor taken.
Yes, that is what they are for. Each panel is wood-veneered plywood on a solid wood frame, and off the box the pair gives a 30 cm (11.8 in.) step-up height for step work and step-up strength sets. They reattach to the carcass on stainless steel pins and sleeves when you are finished, and the box is a closed wooden chest again.
None. The StepBox ships in one package, fully built, with the SwingBells, tubes, rope and mat already inside. The StepTower, by contrast, does need assembling after delivery. Plan for the 80 kg (176 lb) shipping weight and a second pair of hands to walk it into position.
Six, running from Shadow at the entry price to Walnut at the top. Shadow is a black-stained real wood-veneered panel, and the other five are their species in real wood veneer over panel and not solid timber. All six are finished in NOHrD's hard wax oil, and the hardware and contents inside the box are identical whichever you pick.
One year from the date of shipment, covering private and commercial use, with repair or replacement at NOHrD's works in Nordhorn or a nominated service centre. Registering the StepBox within that first year takes it to two years on all components and all wooden components. Spare parts carry ninety days. Normal wear and tear, modification and missed maintenance are excluded.
No. There is no power connection on the StepBox, no screen and no Bluetooth, so it can sit in the middle of a room with nothing trailing to a socket. The only unit in the NOHrD all-in-one group that needs a supply is the Wall Compact, which drives a touchscreen training system.
They are NOHrD's hand-stitched leather bells filled with iron granules, the same design sold on its own as the NOHRD Swing Bells set. The StepBox carries three pairs at 2, 4 and 6 kg. The standalone sets run to a fourth pair at 8 kg, so if you already own a set the box gives you a second one rather than an extension of the first.
Hard wax oil is an oiled finish, so a mark can be worked out and re-oiled, so it does not live on the surface for good. The NOHRD Care Set holds 100 ml of wood care oil, 100 ml of lubricant, an abrasive fleece and three microfibre cloths, and NOHrD supplies the same kit for its whole wooden range. The artificial leather top wipes clean with a damp cloth.
The box is 121 cm long, 57 cm deep and 45.5 cm tall (47.6 x 22.4 x 17.9 in.), so the widest thing you have to get through a door is 57 cm on its side, well inside a standard interior door. Weight is the harder part at 80 kg (176 lb) in a single package. Tell us at order if there are stairs or a tight turn and we will flag it on the delivery.
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