Doing stairs?

[Bellastrega]

Hi everyone

I am new and this board looks great. I have lurked for a while. Everyone is so nice and inviting. First question...

I walk in the mornings before breakfast for cardio. I have just healed 3 stress fractures in my foot so I can't do much more, but I have decided to try stairs at the end of my walking sessions.

Is running stairs anabolic or aerobic? Thanks...B

 

[Sassy69]

If you are able to run stairs on your foot, I'm not sure what you "can't" do?? I mean running stairs or what we used to call "running stadiums" in high school track, is great exercise. The step up / down motion is good ham / quad / glute work. You can make it aerobic or anaerobic depending on how fast you are going. You can make it interval training as well if you run up & walk down. Or if you carry weights you can make it more of an lifting exercise as well.

To me it seems fairly hi-impact tho... ? How hard is that on your foot?

 

[*Bunny*]

^^^ what she said



Welcome

 

[Bellastrega]

I should have explained further. I plan to walk "walk fast" first to see how my foot reacts then build on speed if I can. Thanks for your response.

 

[PaganPunkstress]

I love running stairs,
it really is great cardio
and it tones the butt and legs always great for any woman!