Anyone run stairs for cardio?

[MasterKiller]

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[cerebus]

Heck why do I need to actually run them when I can just watch that and raise my heart rate? :D

[goju]

nope never have

running stairs is good way to slip and break your **** in my opinion:D

[SteveLau]

I have done that before for aerobic purpose. So part of it is going downstairs. But since I have learnt that going downstairs (to a lesser degree is going upstairs) is a sure way to grind our knees to dust, I exclude from my exercise program. So the only time I do it is part of my daily life going here and there between building floors.


Regards,

KC
Hong Kong

[PHILBERT]

Taking a summer class at the college. My class is on the 7th floor, and I hate elevators.

[David Jamieson]

Taking a summer class at the college. My class is on the 7th floor, and I am afraid of elevators and godzilla.

there, fixed that for you.

[SevenStar]

wow, they almost bobble in sync....


but yeah, I used to run stairs.

[PHILBERT]

there, fixed that for you.

I actually get motion sickness in elevators so I don't like to ride them except at the mall because they are open windowed.

[Lee Chiang Po]

Running or walking stairs is bad on your knees and hips. Also bad on saline implants. Walking briskly on uneven surfaces, like trail walking, is best. No impact, no knee strain, and you are continually maintaining balance.
Ever seen a chick with implants on her hands and knees? Looks like 2 plastic shopping bags with a cantelope in each.

[Mr Punch]

LCP, so would you say hill walking or fell running are bad for you too? I don't agree... same as anything else, it's all about your form, your posture.

There's no way that walking up stairs is bad for you, full stop.

[Faruq]

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Thanks so much for posting this key training video. I'll be studying it assiduously for the next 8 - 10 hours.

[Lee Chiang Po]

LCP, so would you say hill walking or fell running are bad for you too? I don't agree... same as anything else, it's all about your form, your posture.

There's no way that walking up stairs is bad for you, full stop.

It would also depend on your weight as well. You know, people evolved over a very long time. They only ran when necessary. No concrete, no stairways, only uneven terrain. Disagreeing is fine, but it still does not make you right.
Occasionally walking up a flight of stairs will obviously not harm you, but running or even walking stairs aggressively as a physical training is simply not good for you.

[GeneChing]

I ran a lot of stairs when I was an NCAA fencer and when I was training at Shaolin. I hated running stairs. I'm glad I'm older now and can just sit back and watch. ;)

[David Jamieson]

I actually get motion sickness in elevators so I don't like to ride them except at the mall because they are open windowed.

inner ear issue or core musculature?
Do you know?

Core contraction can help a lot in cases of motion sickness, but if it's inner ear, well a specialist can help perhaps.

[PHILBERT]

inner ear issue or core musculature?
Do you know?

Core contraction can help a lot in cases of motion sickness, but if it's inner ear, well a specialist can help perhaps.

No idea. It is actually more complicated than what I originally stated, as I made that message from my cell phone and didn't want to write it in detail.

The main problem I have is how it starts and stops, that is what I don't like. It isn't like I am getting dizzy, or I am going to puke. I just do not care for the feeling, it makes my stomach feel weird for a brief moment.

The elevator at the mall is very, very slow. So slow, that, if you shut the door and pressed the button, from the moment the elevator starts to stops, it takes longer than if I walked up the steps at an average walking speed. The reason I think is due to the sheer size of the elevator (it can hold probably 30 people easily) they are much slower. You don't feel the elevator start or stop due to how slow it is.

It is just that I don't care for the feeling of an elevator when it goes from the 1st floor to the 7th floor in 10 seconds then stops.