I, on the other hand, was dying from running up a flight of stairs. At the time, in 2018, I considered myself pretty fit for a 37-year-old: I’d run the London marathon in 2009 and five half ...

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Even if you can run a 5K with ease ... There are a lot of different parts working together to move you up the stairs.

This includes disciplines like mountain running above 2,000 meters (about ... Research shows you burn about 20 times more calories going up stairs than walking on flat ground.

When walking on a treadmill, people typically hit the tread in a "heel-to-toe pattern" and work the hamstring muscles on the back of the thigh, he explains. Whereas on a stair climber, "the pressure ...

This includes disciplines like mountain running above 2,000 meters (about ... Research shows you burn about 20 times more calories going up stairs than walking on flat ground.