Climb The Stairs A Few Extra Times Today
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You know that one stairway that gets you from point A to point B multiple times a day? It’s your heart’s newest friend.
Evidence shows that stair climbing is a great way to protect and improve your cardiovascular fitness. For example, the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise reports that 3 separate 10-minute sessions that include bursts of intense stair climbing each week improved participants’ ability to supply oxygen to their muscles during exercise.
Today, add a few extra laps when you use the stairs. If you’re going down to your basement to do the laundry, climb up and down the stairs 3-4 extra times. If you’re going upstairs to take a shower, go up, come back down, then repeat 3-4 more times. Aim for a total of 10 minutes of stair climbing today.
This is the perfect activity when you’re crunched for time and only have a few minutes to spare. When you add up all your extra stair climbing from the day, you’ll have enough to benefit your heart.
Challenge a nurse you know to do this with you today! Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share this and invite them to join Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation!
How is week two of the challenge going for you? Share with us in our challenge update thread here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram and tag us with #healthynurse.
Missed day 8? Catch up here. Join us on day 10.
Evidence shows that stair climbing is a great way to protect and improve your cardiovascular fitness. For example, the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise reports that 3 separate 10-minute sessions that include bursts of intense stair climbing each week improved participants’ ability to supply oxygen to their muscles during exercise.
Today, add a few extra laps when you use the stairs. If you’re going down to your basement to do the laundry, climb up and down the stairs 3-4 extra times. If you’re going upstairs to take a shower, go up, come back down, then repeat 3-4 more times. Aim for a total of 10 minutes of stair climbing today.
This is the perfect activity when you’re crunched for time and only have a few minutes to spare. When you add up all your extra stair climbing from the day, you’ll have enough to benefit your heart.
Challenge a nurse you know to do this with you today! Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share this and invite them to join Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation!
How is week two of the challenge going for you? Share with us in our challenge update thread here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram and tag us with #healthynurse.
Missed day 8? Catch up here. Join us on day 10.
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