Fast walking pace may help decrease mortality risk by almost 20%, according to a study on low-income and Black participants.

Another reason why it affects you so strongly is because walking up stairs uses your fast-twitch muscles, which are used for explosive movements, and muscles like your glutes that you may not ...

Think climbing stairs, walking, doing squats or dancing. The term is thought to have been first used in 2007 by cardiologist Dr. Howard Hartley, who was then associate professor of medicine at ...

I can walk up the stairs without being short of breath, and carrying the laundry baskets is not a problem,” she says. Her health markers have improved, too.

Stair climbers are “great for functional exercise that can improve strength for everyday living like walking up stairs in your home or anywhere in public,” Rachel Carlson, certified strength ...