Walking up and down the stairs does not burn calories like running does

Your body's biggest muscles are all in your legs, and running benefits all of them: your inner and outer thighs, your gluteus maximus, get ready to turn some heads with your backside!, quads, hamstrings, and calves. It's like a dozen leg workouts in one. And besides Climbing stairs is a healthier option for you as compared to elevators and escalators because it keeps your body moving. But walking up and down the stairs does not burn calories; running does. Running up and down stairs increasing your heart rate and pumps more blood to all parts of your body. This induces high-calorie burn as compared to the number of calories you burn when you do the same on a flat surface.

posted Tuesday April 17th