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Choose actual stairs over a StairMaster. Most of the cardio and muscular benefits of stair climbing happen when going up; while walking down stairs improves coordination and control, it doesn’t ...
Experts say more study is needed to determine whether health benefits increase alongside frequency of stair climbing. Take the stairs — it could prolong your life.
New research shows climbing stairs is linked to improved heart health and a reduced risk of all-cause mortality. To incorporate more stair climbing into your day, take the stairs whenever possible.
Stair climbing has developed into the organized sport tower running.Every year several stair climbing races are held around the world with the competitors running up the stairs of some of the world's tallest buildings and towers (e.g., the Empire State Building, Gran Hotel Bali), or on outside stairs such as the Niesenbahn Stairway.
Yuri Yoshizumi won last year's women's division of the Stairclimbing World Championships in her native Osaka, Japan, a 285-meter (935 feet) climb — 1,610 stairs — that she finished in 10 minutes, 20.06 seconds. “Stair-climbing is an easy sport for beginners and the general public to get into,” Yoshizumi told the AP in an email.
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Climbing the stairs is considered “moderate exercise” because it burns about eight to 11 calories per minute. That said, exercising isn’t the be-all, end-all of improving your health.
For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail. A person gets onto the chair or platform and is lifted up or down the stairs by the chair which moves along the rail. Stair lifts are known variously as stairlifts, stair-lifts, chair lifts, stair gliders and by ...