2 - Determine how many STEPS PER LAP you will walk or run and make note. Starting from the bottom stair, count every stair as you walk to the top. Show
Example 1: How many times do I need to walk or run up the stairs in my office to get 1000 feet of elevation gain?1 - Click "ft" under ELEVATION GAINED and type 1000 in the box 2 - In the STEP HEIGHT box type in the measurement 3 - In the STEPS PER LAP box type in the number 4 - Your answer will appear in the # OF LAPS box Example 2: How many flights of stairs equal a mile?1 - Click "mi" under ELEVATION GAINED and type 1 in the box 2 - In the STEP HEIGHT box type in the measurement 3 - In the STEPS PER LAP box type in the number 4 - Your answer will appear in the # OF LAPS box Example 3: My itinerary says on Day 3 I will hike a total Elevation Gain of 800 meters. How many times do I need to climb the high school stadium steps?1 - Click "m" under ELEVATION GAINED and type 800 in the box 2 - In the STEP HEIGHT box type in the measurement 3 - In the STEPS PER LAP box type in the number 4 - Your answer will appear in the # OF LAPS box Example 4: I am walking up and down stairs in my home 20 times per day. How many feet do I climb every day?1 - In the STEP HEIGHT box type in the measurement 2 - In the # OF LAPS box type the number 20 3 - In the STEPS PER LAP box type the number of steps you climb 4 - The answer will be in the ELEVATION GAINED box Example 5: How many flights of stairs is a good workout?Find any staircase, whether it's in your house or the local high school stadium; it should be anywhere from 15 to 100+ stairs. You will track ELEVATION GAINED to gauge your progress. The workout should be challenging, but doable. Over the weeks and months you can increase the amount of elevation gain. For example, you might achieve 500 ft of elevation gain, then increase to 1000+ ft after a couple of months. Be aware at some point you will plateau and stop improving. That does not mean you should stop. Continue to maintain your stair climbing routine by toggling between long and slow stair workouts, as well as short and fast workouts. 1 - In the STEP HEIGHT box type the measurement 2 - In the # OF LAPS box type the number you achieve in each workout 3 - In the STEPS PER LAP box type the number of steps you climb 4 - The answer will be in the ELEVATION GAINED box. Use this number as your reference and try to beat it every 1-4 weeks. DefinitionsSTEP HEIGHT = the height of each stair in inches (in) or centimeters (cm). # OF LAPS = the amount of times you climb to the top and walk back to the starting point. STEPS PER LAP = the number of stairs you climb. Count all the stairs from the bottom (wherever you will start your workout) to the top where you will turn around and head back down. ELEVATION GAINED = the calculation of height [feet (ft), meters (m), miles (mi), kilometers (km)] you would climb on a hike if the treadmill were a hill or mountain trail. 1 LAP = climb to the top of a staircase and back down. Note: many people use the term "flights of stairs" instead of "# OF LAPS," though both mean the same thing. That many people avoid the stairs in favour of a less strenuous option like pushing the button for the elevator is a clear indication of the effort it requires. Author of the article: Jill Barker • Special to Montreal GazettePublished Oct 20, 2019 • Last updated Sep 25, 2020 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. Article contentWhen it comes to stair climbing, there’s no denying that the 1,776 steps in the CN Tower present a mighty tall challenge. Thankfully, most workplaces don’t expect their employees to hike 144 flights every morning, even if taking the stairs is encouraged. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentSo how many flights does it takes for stair climbing to qualify as a workout? Most workplace health programs highlight the benefits of the long game, urging employees to opt for the stairs on a regular basis, even if it’s just one flight. If the goal is improved health and longevity, the Harvard Alumni Health study reported that climbing 10-19 flights a week (two to four flights per day) reduces mortality risk. And a host of other studies have proved that consistently choosing to take the stairs can improve cardiovascular fitness, balance, gait, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and weight loss. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or How many flights does it take for stair-climbing to qualify as a workout? Back to video
From a strictly physiological standpoint, there’s a lot going on when using the stairs — especially compared with the effort associated with taking the elevator or escalator. Most of the muscles in the lower body are called into action both going up and down the stairs. As for the heart, it’s working hard enough on the ascent to qualify as a vigorous intensity workout, while going downstairs is considered a moderate intensity activity. Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Article contentStory continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentBut that’s not news to anyone who’s climbed more than a couple of flights at a time. Heavy legs and breathlessness set in early. And if that’s not proof enough of its workout potential, that so many people avoid the stairs in favour of a less strenuous option — like pushing the button for the elevator — is a clear indication of the effort it requires. Yet for those who make a conscious decision to travel from floor to floor on their own steam, the payoff is worth it. Recommended from Editorial
What’s the goal for anyone hoping to realize the health and fitness benefits of taking the stairs? An overview of the research suggests that 30-160 minutes of vigorous stair climbing a week for eight to 12 weeks will boost cardiovascular fitness. But in keeping with the trend toward shorter, more intense workouts, a research team from McMaster University recruited 24 university students to perform a series of short, fast stair intervals. The students climbed three flights of stairs (60 steps) three times a day with one to four hours recovery between bouts — a protocol they followed three days a week for six weeks. With instructions to climb the stairs one step at a time as quickly as possible, using the railings as needed, the stair climbers realized a five-per-cent boost in aerobic fitness. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentAnother stair-climbing study, also performed by a McMaster University research team, involved two sets of subjects. One group performed 20-second bouts of stair climbing (about three to four storeys) three times, with two minutes recovery between each interval. The second group performed 60-second bouts of repeatedly ascending and descending either one or two flights of stairs, three times with 60 seconds recovery between intervals. The two groups performed their workouts three days a week for six weeks. The 20-second and 60-second interval workouts resulted in similar heart rate response and fitness gains, though the study subjects preferred the repeated bouts of 20 seconds of stair climbing over the 60-second intervals of continually climbing up and down one or two flights. They claimed to find the quick changes in direction destabilizing. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentThe McMaster studies add to the fitness options for people looking for another simple, accessible, time efficient workout to help achieve their weekly fitness goals. But to be clear, we’re not talking about the type of stair climbing you do while dressed in business casual. These 10-minute workouts demand a level of intensity that brings on a sweat. But it’s not just the potential to improve health and fitness that makes stair climbing such a great workout option. Climbing the stairs is a functional day-to-day task that requires balance and agility, both of which deteriorate as the decades add up. The ability to go up and down stairs quickly and with confidence is a task worthy of preserving. Use a set of stairs at home or at the office that will sustain a climb for a minimum of 20 seconds (about 60 steps) or a single/double flight of stairs that can accommodate quick changes in direction. Then use the stairs on those days when time isn’t on your side. A quick warmup, followed by three x 20 seconds or three x 60 seconds of stair climbing with a short recovery (one to two minutes) between bouts is a great stand-in for more traditional workouts. And when you think you’ve mastered the stairs at work or at home, there’s always the CN Tower. Share this article in your social network
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How many steps is 110 flights on StairMaster?They climb 110 flights (or 2,200 steps), which symbolizes the heroic as-cent that FDNY firefighters took on Sept. 11, 2001.
How many steps is a flight stair climber?For example, a 2013 article in The Wall Street Journal quotes a professor in the department of kinesiology, recreation and sport studies at the University of Tennessee as saying that “climbing a flight of stairs—roughly 10 steps—is equivalent to taking 38 steps on level ground.” With 2,000 steps to a mile, you'd need ...
How long does it take to climb 110 flights of stairs on StairMaster?They climbed the 110 flights of stairs on the stair climber this year. "To put it in (perspective), it's just over two miles if you were to walk it," Rhode said. It took them just over 30 minutes to complete the climb.
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