I couldn’t leave my building today so I resorted to stair climbing (I live on the 10th floor).

FWIW I still prefer running outdoors (wind, fresh air, birds, other runners and yogis…), but apparently stair climbing is more effective to burn calories, even more if you take 2 steps at a time.

If you do both, is there any proportion that works best for you? like 2 days running and one day stair climbing? alternating days?

Any drawback doing too much stair climbing?

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Any drawback doing too much stair climbing?

    If you do it before running, your muscles can be over-stressed at the start of a run, increasing risk of impact injuries. So make sure to give yourself recovery time after stairs before you do a hard run again.

    Done in this way, you can build up your support muscles which will actually decrease the risk of running injuries.

  • Sundial@lemm.ee
    4·
    4 hours ago

    I use the stair machine regularly after a workout. Not all the time, but often. It’s very exhausting. I have a fitness watch and my heart rate is in the 170s for the majority of it.

    I find it really helped my leg muscles develop better. Especially my thighs and the muscles connecting to the knee.