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Exercise and Fitness

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sun Nov 12, 2023, 10:57 AM Nov 2023

Walking up and down the stairs in your house many times a day is good exercise and there is proof.

Read the article at the link below:

http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/study-synopsis/london-transport-workers-study/

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Walking up and down the stairs in your house many times a day is good exercise and there is proof. (Original Post) Stuart G Nov 2023 OP

Makes sense. Just be sure to hold the railing to avoid falls. No special outfits, or membership FailureToCommunicate Nov 2023 #1

no wonder those upstrairs/downstairs servants were so healthy nt msongs Nov 2023 #2

going up hill is ok ,,,, sort of. going down hill is the pits for me . balance . etc. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #3

If you are going to experiment with this. Prairie_Seagull Oct 11 #4

FailureToCommunicate

(14,333 posts)

1. Makes sense. Just be sure to hold the railing to avoid falls. No special outfits, or membership

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2023, 12:38 PM

Nov 2023

required either!

msongs

(70,211 posts)

2. no wonder those upstrairs/downstairs servants were so healthy nt

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Sun Nov 12, 2023, 04:38 PM

Nov 2023

AllaN01Bear

(23,150 posts)

3. going up hill is ok ,,,, sort of. going down hill is the pits for me . balance . etc.

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Sun Nov 12, 2023, 06:46 PM

Nov 2023

Prairie_Seagull

(3,800 posts)

4. If you are going to experiment with this.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2024, 09:51 PM

Oct 11

Make damn sure you are not wearing socks on carpeted stairs. Surprised I did not break my freaking neck.

Uphill good, downhill bad for me too. One way you suck some air. The other could cause serious injury or worse. Take trekking poles not necessarily for the uphill but for the down. IMO

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