With workout gyms closed due to business shutdowns over the COVID-19 emergency, there are many ways we can stay physically fit while at home. One of those ways is to climb stairs.
The American Council on Exercise calculates that, for a basic stair-climbing workout, a 130-pound person can expect to burn about 235 calories in a half-hour climbing workout. If you have the stamina, that means that you'll get close to the 500-calorie mark in a full hour.
An article on livestrong.com says a 155-pound person uses an average of 285 calories per half-hour of climbing stairs. For a person who is 200 pounds, the calories burned figure jumps to about 365 calories per 30 minutes. A person can burn up to three times more calories climbing stairs than walking. In fact, you'll use about 50 percent more energy climbing stairs than you would walking briskly, walking up a steep hill or lifting weights.
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