Climbing stairs as fast as possible could be an effective way for older adults to strengthen their legs, a study suggests. It builds on past research showing that a staircase can be an effective ...

A recent study reveals that adding just five extra minutes of intense exercise a day, like climbing stairs or walking uphill, ...

You can boost your health by indulging in “exercise snacks,” short bursts of activity that encompass almost any type of ...

Well, Duke University has put a number on the flights of stairs we should aim to climb a week for “a significantly lower risk ...

Get out your sponge, fill your bucket with car soap (not Fairy Liquid) and get stuck in. Okay, this is not one for the winter ...

Here’s why it’s such a difficult form of exercise, and how to get better. Picture the scene. You’ve challenged yourself to climb the stairs at the office, but three steps in and you’re ...

If you want to be able to climb stairs without getting out of breath, start walking up and down stairs a little more quickly than you normally would. “There’s always an exercise snack that can ...

Climbing five flights of stairs can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular ... just as you would with any exercise,” cardiologist and US’ University of Michigan Health-West chief medical ...

A simple exercise can reveal your heart health, and there are easy ways to improve it, a cardiologist said.