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Doing Stairs

Climbing stairs is great for burning fat!  Find out how to burn more calories by adding stairs to your day.

  • Climbing the stairs can burn off around 65 calories in 15 minutes according to the Mayo Clinic.
  • It also engages and strengthens your largest muscle groups in your body
  • Climbing stairs does raise your heart rate which helps burn more calories.
  • It helps build endurance
  • It improves mental health and overall heart health

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercising-does-taking-the-stairs-count/faq-20306110

 

TIP:  Walking down the stairs burns more calories than walking on a flat surface.  Find those stairs at work, in hospitals, clinics, stores, malls, churches, museums, etc. and use them!

Published on May 22, 2023