Which is better, running up the stairs or jogging?

Many obese people want to lose weight, but neither diet pills nor dieting work. Finally, they can no longer bear it and try to lose weight through exercise. However, there are many types of exercise, such as running and climbing stairs, and it is not certain which one is more suitable for weight loss. In fact, each has its own advantages. Compared with running, running up the stairs can satisfy the amount of exercise in a short period of time, while the amount of exercise required for running is less than that for running up the stairs. This article introduces the comparison between stair climbing and running. Let’s take a look.

1. As for which is better, climbing stairs or running, first of all, let's compare them in terms of fitness effects. In fact, climbing stairs consumes more calories than running. Studies have shown that climbing stairs is 1.5 times more intense than ordinary jogging (usually calculated as a pace of 6 minutes/km), which means that climbing stairs for 40 minutes is equivalent to jogging for 1 hour. In today's fast-paced life, if you are a person who pays more attention to efficiency, climbing stairs will be more suitable for you. You can achieve the same fitness effect in a shorter time, saving time costs without weakening the effect.

2. As for the benefits to the body, which is better, climbing stairs or running? Studies have shown that it does not require long-term exercise. If you do short-term stair climbing training 5 days a week, your body can increase its maximum oxygen carrying capacity by 17%. Some people may be unfamiliar with the maximum oxygen carrying capacity. The maximum oxygen carrying capacity represents the amount of oxygen consumed when your body reaches its limit when you are performing high-intensity and long-term muscle exercise. This is a cardiovascular indicator. The higher the oxygen carrying capacity, the stronger your heart is, and the incidence of heart disease will be reduced accordingly. Running faster makes exercise easier for us. It is also beneficial to improving human cognition and physiological functions. The more focused the attention, the higher the intelligence.

3. But some people think that both climbing stairs and running will cause a certain degree of damage to our knees. In fact, most sports will cause wear and tear on the knees, such as running, cycling, ball games, etc. Wear and tear is inevitable when the knees are in motion. But the method to reduce knee injuries caused by climbing stairs is very simple, that is to use our hands. When climbing stairs, your hands are idle anyway, and relying on their strength, and with the help of natural tools, stair railings, you can reduce the force on your knees. Moreover, this method can also help us exercise the strength of our arms, which is killing two birds with one stone. In addition, it is best to do some warm-up exercises before stair climbing training. For example, doing 5 minutes of squats and jumping exercises can fully warm up the whole body before exercise, which can also help prevent joint injuries.

The last point that must be mentioned is that the required condition for climbing stairs is a long staircase, which is completely unaffected by wind, rain and sun. Girls who are afraid of getting tanned or getting rained on have no such concerns at all.