Should You Take the Stairs at Work? (For Weight Loss) | Two Minute Papers #47

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Let's find out the answer to ever occurring question - if you are aiming for weight loss, should you take the stairs at work? How many calories do you burn by running up a few flights of stairs? There are so many rumors floating around, let's see what the researchers say!

Scientists set up a controlled experiment where over a hundred subjects climbed 11 stories of staircases, ascending a total of 27 meters vertically. Their oxygen consumption and heart rate was measured, and most importantly for us, the amount of caloric cost of this undertaking. Hint: it is not so great for weight loss, but the oxygen and heart rate responses make it is a wonderful way to refresh your body and keep is healthy. Keep climbing! :)

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The paper "Heart rate, oxygen uptake, and energy cost of
ascending and descending the stairs" is available here:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11432301_Heart_rate_oxygen_uptake_and_energy_cost_of_ascending_and_descending_the_stairs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11932581

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