An Exercise Craze That Doesn't Break the Bank!

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The Latest Low-Cost Exercise Craze Is Stair Climbing If you want to stay healthy on a budget try the latest low-cost exercise craze: stair climbing.  According to USA Today, a growing number of people are avoiding the gym and heading to the tallest building they can find to run, walk or hobble up as many stairs as they can. They’re seeing some serious results. Lindsy Goss is a 38 year old mom who’s hooked on  stair climbing. She and her girlfriends meet twice a week to climb the stairs at a local high-rise. They’re getting ready for a charity climb, up the 103 floors of the Willis Tower in Chicago.   She says her overall strength and endurance has improved dramatically, and she’s dropped at least one dress size. The benefits aren’t just physical. She says climbing with her friends gives her a chance to de-stress and do something social that doesn’t revolve around food or shopping. Fitness experts are saying stair climbing as a great way to get fit without dropping a lot of cash. According to the American Council on Exercise, climbing stairs is the best way to strengthen your legs and glutes and it’s a fantastic cardio-vascular workout; it burns more calories than walking OR jogging! However, just like the gym you have to keep going to see any benefit. Barbara Bushman is an exercise physiologist at Missouri State University. She says you have to do cardio at least three to five days a week – every week - before  it’ll do you any good!  If you really get into stair climbing, there are marathons you can enter too. Just go toTowerRunning.com for a list of marathons all over the world.