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Walking up and down the stairs in your house many times a day is good exercise and there is proof. (Original Post) Stuart G Nov 2023 OP
Makes sense. Just be sure to hold the railing to avoid falls. No special outfits, or membership FailureToCommunicate Nov 2023 #1
no wonder those upstrairs/downstairs servants were so healthy nt msongs Nov 2023 #2
going up hill is ok ,,,, sort of. going down hill is the pits for me . balance . etc. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #3
If you are going to experiment with this. Prairie_Seagull Oct 11 #4

FailureToCommunicate

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1. Makes sense. Just be sure to hold the railing to avoid falls. No special outfits, or membership
Sun Nov 12, 2023, 12:38 PM
Nov 2023

required either!

Prairie_Seagull

(3,703 posts)
4. If you are going to experiment with this.
Fri Oct 11, 2024, 09:51 PM
Oct 11

Make damn sure you are not wearing socks on carpeted stairs. Surprised I did not break my freaking neck.

Uphill good, downhill bad for me too. One way you suck some air. The other could cause serious injury or worse. Take trekking poles not necessarily for the uphill but for the down. IMO

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