Running up the stairs at work: Does it help? page

[fra0039]

Hey, since I unfortunately have to sit in front of a pc most of my day, I have started doing a "mini sprint workout" once or twice a day: I just go up the stairs (3 floors) very fast.

Does this somehow count as a "sprint" or is it just wasted time (well, it is still fun so not a total waste!). If so, would it be too much to do it twice a day (I normally train at the gym about 3 times a week, trying to include also "sprints", eg burpees)

Thanks!

[FredFornicola]

You stated it was fun, and right there says it's worth it. Since exercise stimulates more than muscle, it's great that your brain is getting the added benefit.

[iniQuity]

Yeah it's not a waste of time, and if you try to beat your own time eventually it can be a sprint.

thought: take a water-jug from around the water cooler area and use that as resistance, those 3 floors will be a lot tougher and you should be much more winded (be creative, if there's no water, think of anything else that's sort of heavy, a 50lb sandbag is around $4 at home depot, just don't drop it or you could be in for one hell of a clean up)

[fra0039]

Yeah it's not a waste of time, and if you try to beat your own time eventually it can be a sprint.

thought: take a water-jug from around the water cooler area and use that as resistance, those 3 floors will be a lot tougher and you should be much more winded (be creative, if there's no water, think of anything else that's sort of heavy, a 50lb sandbag is around $4 at home depot, just don't drop it or you could be in for one hell of a clean up)

good idea, unfortunately we do not have water-jugs around but sometimes I just carry my pc-bag full of stuff :-)

[fra0039]

You stated it was fun, and right there says it's worth it. Since exercise stimulates more than muscle, it's great that your brain is getting the added benefit.

actually i enjoy so much running up the stairs that every time i see stairs I will just run them up. Hope it does not sound too weird lol
Last night I was running up the underground stairs at 1am on my way back home :-)

[TheDarkMistress]

Sprinting up 4 flights of stairs once or twice a day was the only exercise I did all winter before hiking the Grand Canyon (to the river and back) in April. Not so smart, but it was enough exercise that I had no difficulty completing the hike.

[Leida]

I run up and down the staircase or jump one or two steps up and down by the bus-stop while I am waiting for the bus with whatever I am draging along in my backpack that day (laptop, books, excersise gear). Beats standing with the rest of the people staring into space. I do not like using staircase in the office building because it is freaking me out, and I never can figure out what floor is a cross-over floor, and where the exits are located, and mainly - the eneterances!

In the office I comandeer meeting rooms during the lunch break (just set a 'private appointment') for a longer workout; the quiet room or the phone rooms to do a quick stretch or just fall down and do a few sets of push-ups. One gotta adjust to the environment!

[IcarianVX]

good idea, unfortunately we do not have water-jugs around but sometimes I just carry my pc-bag full of stuff :-)

I used to race up the stairs at work with our receptionist on my back. She weighed like 90lbs tho.

[belinda]

I work a desk job too, but fit in a bit of exercise while I'm there: wall pushups, squats, walking the parking garage at lunch, stairs, walking at the treadmill desk, and pull-ups under the boardroom table.

[Darwin17]

Stair sprints are awesome....keep it up!