Benefits of Stair Climbing
Overall mental health
When you exercise, your body releases ‘feel good’ chemicals (endorphins) that help improve
your mood.
May lessen the effects of asthma
Helps strengthen lungs and bronchi
Helps prevent high blood pressure and increases good cholesterol
Your arteries expand and contract while running helping the arteries to stay fit, which then
helps to maintain helps to maintain healthy blood pressure
Immune system support
Physical activity boosts your immune system, so you suffer less from minor illnesses.
Weight loss
Stair climbing burns an average of 10 calories per minute.
Climbing just two flights of stairs everyday could result in a loss of 6 lbs per year.
Physical Strength
Stair climbing builds lower body strength in addition to strengthening your tendons and
ligaments.
Improved joint strength and stability
By increasing the strength of your ligaments and tendons you increase joint strength and
reduce your risk of injuries to your ankles, hips and knees.
Increase bone density
Your body sends essential minerals to bones to strengthen them when stressed. As activity
stresses your bones, these additional minerals help to increase your bone density overtime
Reduce effects of diabetes
Helps reduce diabetic resistance to insulin and maintain a healthy blood sugar level.