Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Save Time and Tone Your Behind

Slim down while adding precious minutes to your day

Stairs or elevator? To save time and boost fitness, climb rather than ride--it shaves off 20 seconds per flight, report University of South Carolina at Aiken researchers who clocked office workers traveling from floor to floor. Plus, stair-climbing burns 100 calories every 11 minutes--as many as jogging--while toning hamstrings, quads, and glutes (the muscles of the hips and thighs), making it one of the best butt firmers around. Not bad for a workday workout.

11: the minutes per day of stair-climbing proven to improve heart health

From Prevention.com

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