Stair climbing gets the heart pumping quickly, as anyone who’s ever skipped the elevator or escalator knows. That makes it an excellent low-impact exercise that’s as accessible as walking ...
That said, the StepMill is typically a more intense cardio workout than the stair stepper, Milton says. “The [StepMill] is more like climbing actual stairs…this activates more of your hip and ...
Meet the expert: Heather Milton, CSCS, is an exercise physiologist at NYU Langone’s Sports Performance Center. The aptly named stair stepper simulates the motion of climbing stairs. It’s ...
Conclusions: The study confirms that accumulating short bouts of stair climbing activity throughout the day can favourably alter important cardiovascular risk factors in previously sedentary young ...
Why does climbing stairs always feel so hard? Is getting out of breath on the way up a sign of poor fitness? And is it possible to get better? Here’s what they had to say. If you’ve ever been ...