BWW Exclusive: Climb Some Stairs and Stay Fit with Mark Fisher Fitness Trainer Harold Gibbons!

By: May. 18, 2020
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Your fitness doesn't have to hit PAUSE while sheltering in place, so we're teaming up with Mark Fisher Fitness and Harodl Gibbons to offer you a bodyweight workout to get your fitness fix. Today we have a minimalist workout for some metabolic mayhem - all you need is a staircase!

If climbing stairs for cardio is new for you, start by simply walking up and down the stairs. Your heart rate will climb as you do, and the descent will be a chance for your heart rate to settle as your body recovers. For a more intense kick in the cardio butt, you can take the stairs two at a time, which makes the muscles of your legs and hips work harder. To up the ante even more, running up the stairs - probably two at a time - will require the most strength and elevate your heart rate the quickest.

Regardless of how you get to the top, I'm always a fan of walking down one at a time. 15 to 30 minutes of stair climbing at a sustainable pace should provide a great structured interval training effect.

For more online fitness shenanigans from the crew at @mffclubhouse, visit markfisherfitness.com/online.



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