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Take it easy on the stairs

If you often try to get to the top as quickly as possible, then you better stop. If you walk slowly and step by step, you will burn more calories.

How many calories do you burn?
If you walk five flights of stairs five times a week, you will burn 302 kilocalories if you use each step. If you use two steps per step, there are only 260.

Statement
One of the reasons that you burn more calories when you walk slowly is that you are on the road longer. But it probably also contributes to the fact that your muscles contract in a different way while walking slowly.

Stairs more often
It has been proven before that regular stair climbing can improve your fitness. Maybe a good resolution for next year?