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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 ...
In fact, even women who spent as little as 1.2 to 1.6 minutes on stair-climbing or elbow-grease chores a day saw their risks lower by 30%. But men didn’t see the same benefits.
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.
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.
A new study found taking just 50 stairs a day can improve your physical health. Climbing 50 stairs a day may stave off heart disease — while living near a park or lake can keep you mentally well.
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