If stair-climbing was an Olympic sport, Suzy Walsham would own a handful of gold medals. She’s won 10 races up New York’s Empire State Building — officially 1,576 stairs.

How many flights of stairs should I climb a week for a longer life? According to the institution, climbing 55 flights of stairs a week is associated with increased longevity.

Climbing stairs as fast as possible could be an effective way for older adults to strengthen their legs, a study suggests. It builds on past research showing that a staircase can be an effective ...

Climbing five flights of stairs can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 20% according to a recent study published in Atherosclerosis Journal. The study collected data from more than ...

Climb the stairs, lug the shopping, chase the kids: Incidental vigorous activity linked to lower cancer risks by Emmanuel Stamatakis and Matthew Ahmadi, The Conversation Editors' notes ...

Stair climbing “requires the use of more muscles as well as some balance and gross motor skills,” Dr. Nicolas Berger of the UK’s Teesside University told the Independent.

According to a 2021 study published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, researchers found that “Climbing more than five flights of stairs at home per day was associated with a ...

If stair-climbing was an Olympic sport, Suzy Walsham would own a handful of gold medals. She’s won 10 races up New York’s Empire State Building — officially 1,576 stairs.

In a nutshell: get moving in your daily routine Our study found 3 to 4 minutes of vigorous incidental activity each day is linked with decreased cancer risk. This is a very small amount of ...