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Secret # 11: Take the Stairs
Do you take the elevator because you are short on time, or
because you don’t feel like climbing stairs? We are living in an
age when easy seems to be our first and most accepted choice.
After all, wouldn’t some people find it strange if you took the stairs?
Perhaps, but it is worth it. To get more exercise into your day, take
the stairs over the elevator whenever you can.
According to a new study, doctors
who took the stairs in a six-floor
hospital instead of the elevator
actually saved 15 minutes a day.
The doctors who participated in
the study climbed one flight of
stairs in 13 seconds, versus the 37
seconds it took others to get there in the elevator. So, this puts the
“no time” excuse to bed once and for all.
Stair-climbing is a vigorous physical activity that increases muscle
mass, improves cardiovascular fitness, and helps reduce blood
pressure. There are practicality limits, of course. Obviously, if you
work in a building with 50 floors and your office is at the top, you
may want to just walk the first few floors and take the elevator the
rest of the way.
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