No pricey gym membership required.
Fortunately, there are plenty of easy alternatives to equipment-heavy at-home workouts.
(Rockysound track optional.)
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For best results, pair withstretching exercisesafter to keep your muscles loose and ready for the next workout.
Repeat three more times.
Next, run up the stairs, then walk down.
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Repeat three more times.
(A) Lift your right knee to your chest, then quickly step back to the starting position.
Quickly step back up, left knee to chest, and return to the starting position.
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Do 12 reps, then do 12 more on the other side.
Pressing down on your palms, lift your buttocks a bit off the step.
Extend your legs, resting your heels on the floor.
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(B) Slowly lower your rear by bending your arms at 90 degrees.
Press back up to the starting position.
This is one rep; do 10.
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Now run up the stairs, then walk down.
Do 10 more dips.
Skater Steps
Stand on the floor facing the stairs.
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(A) Place your left foot on the far-left end of the second step.
(B) Bring your left knee to your left shoulder, then return your foot to the floor.
Alternate legs, bringing your right knee to your right shoulder, then returning your foot to the floor.
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That’s one rep. Do 12 without pausing.
(You’ll feel as if you’re running in place.)
If you use stairs instead of a machine, walk leisurely for several minutes before and after your workout.
In short, dont overdo it.
Instead, increase the intensity gradually over several weeks or months.
Aerobic exercise relies on oxygen to produce energy.
This bang out of workout is generally longer in duration and moderate in intensity.
Stair exercises are usually aerobic (with a few exceptions).
These exercises involve short, intense bursts of activity fueled by the energy within your muscles.
Several more vigorous stair exercises are anaerobic.
Stair exercises can potentially target your entire body.
Health Benefits of Doing a Stair Workout
Scaling a flight of stairs can do so much good.
Read on to learn more about the benefits.
