What are the benefits of climbing stairs?

Many office workers neglect to take care of their bodies due to their busy work, and rarely exercise. This will lead to a decrease in immunity. Sometimes they are prone to catching a cold when the weather changes slightly. If they exercise more, they can improve their physical fitness. Many people will use the time after get off work to climb stairs for exercise. Let's learn about the benefits of climbing stairs more often.

What are the benefits of climbing stairs?

1. When climbing stairs, the range of motion of the limbs, such as lifting legs, taking steps, and swinging hands, is larger than that of exercising on the ground, which helps to increase the strength of muscles and ligaments.

2. When climbing stairs, the body needs to lean forward slightly, and the foot and ankle joints need to exert more force than when supporting on flat ground. This is important for strengthening the strength and flexibility of the calves, feet, and ankle joints. Studies have shown that falls in the elderly are related to insufficient support and flexibility of the foot and ankle joints.

3. When climbing stairs, your breathing rate and pulse rate will speed up, which is excellent for enhancing human breathing and strengthening the functions of the heart and vascular system.

However, climbing stairs also has some disadvantages, so not everyone is suitable for using stairs for fitness. For example, climbing stairs has a greater impact on the cardiovascular system, so it is not suitable for patients with hypertension and heart disease. Those with hypertension and coronary heart disease who live on high floors should be careful not to climb more than 4 floors in a row, even if they go in and out on a daily basis. They can take a short break on the second or third floor before continuing to climb, which is beneficial to protect the heart.

In addition, climbing stairs causes great wear and tear on the knees, so people with osteoarthritis or other knee joint diseases should not choose climbing stairs for fitness.

In short, stair climbing is a relatively intense form of aerobic exercise. Exercisers should be in good health and be fully prepared for exercise, and determine the amount of stair climbing based on their physical condition and strength. Specific stair climbing fitness methods will be introduced next week.

The above is an introduction to the benefits of climbing stairs more often. After understanding it, we know that climbing stairs can greatly improve immunity and lose weight, and it can also greatly improve lung capacity. However, it is worth noting that people with knee joint diseases should not do stair climbing exercises.