Any building over one story tall has a built-in piece of exercise equipment.? If you use the stairs for two minutes a day, you burn enough calories to prevent gaining a pound a year. Such a deal!
UsetheStairs.com sells? a set of 70 stickers to put on stairs to show how many calories are burned with each step.? The set of stickers is enough for five floors.? "We chose five floors for our standard set based on the fact that anyone who climbs more than 5 floors of stairs probably doesn't need our stickers."? This is a great workplace fitness idea.
Studies have shown that messages on the stair risers increased usage of stairs.
While my friends who are in rehab and geriatric medicine encouraged us to buy a single-story house to prepare for old age in a wheelchair, we bought a 2-story house and consider the stairs a workout tool to help prevent needing the wheelchair.
Thinking of taking the elevator?? Think again and take the stairs.
Photo © Duncan Murtagh
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