EIMC at University of Guelph-Humber and Humber College,
Well, here's a question to solidify the benefits of taking the stairs over the elevator/ escalator - HOW MANY QUANTIFIABLE…
Well, here's a question to solidify the benefits of taking the stairs over the elevator/ escalator - HOW MANY QUANTIFIABLE…
#SWAPITDONTSTOPIT 1:47 Stair climbing - the secret to getting fit is to use every opportunity to be active. If you’re looking…
I'm glad they have settled this question.
TL;DR: two steps at a time saves energy per staircase
I knew it!!!! http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0051213
Climbing stairs two at a time has a higher rate of energy expenditure, but a lower total energy output than climbing stairs one…
"Two step climbing invokes a higher rate of energy expenditure; however, one step climbing is energetically more expensive in…
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0051213 fellow scientist of mine: so, the conclusion is…
Damn. I've been habitually walking up stairs two at a time for a decade because I assumed the cumulative energy expendature was…
I knew I was doing something right!
Here's a question for you: In general, do you climb stairs one or two steps at a time? Personally, I'm a two-at-a-time.
The gifts of modern scientific studies...
I have always wondered about this! I knew two steps at a time was less energy total!
Science: Answering the important questions http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0051213
But what about THREE steps at a time? http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0051213
Climbing stairs two at a time has a higher rate of energy expenditure, but a lower total energy output than climbing stairs one…
My strategy in the annual Stair Climb race I do has always been to take them 2 at a time, rather than hit every stair. I felt…
by Lewis G. Halsey, David A. R. Watkins, Brendan M. Duggan Stairway climbing provides a ubiquitous and inconspicuous method of…