When it comes to healthy living, every step counts — literally.
Next time you’re faced with the choice of taking the elevator or the stairs, choose the latter.
It will burn some extra calories, strengthen leg muscles and give you a quick energy boost.
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Ten minutes of climbing stairs will burn around 100 calories for a 165-pound person, according to the American Council on Exercise. It burns even more calories than jogging.
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Studies have shown that climbing stairs qualifies as a vigorous physical activity, which contributes to greater heart health, via Verywell Health.
The benefits come from not only the extra steps, but also from the added incline.
“Compared to walking on a flat surface, climbing stairs requires people to raise their own body weight against the forces of gravity, putting extra stress on muscles and the cardio-respiratory system,” Kelly Jones, MS, RD, a performance dietitian and consultant in Philadelphia, told Fox News Digital in an email.
H/T Fox News (read more at FoxNews.com)
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