A popular health trend over the past several years has been walking at least 10,000 steps a day, which many say can do wonders for your heart. Definitely, it's great cardio, especially for people who may not have the time to go to the gym or do any more strenuous exercise. But researchers now say that there's a simpler alternative to walking 10,000 steps, and might be just as effective if not more than aerobics. That would be climbing up more than five flights of stairs or around 50 steps a day.
If you have ever tried walking up ten floors of your office building, you'll know how tiring it gets. Before you even reach your floor, you'll already be gasping for air. But the study has shown that people who regularly climbed five to ten flights of stairs were at least 3% less likely to develop atherosclerosis. Of course, there may have been other factors that contributed to their health such as diet, sleep, and other lifestyle habits. But incorporating exercise, even simple ones, into your daily routine definitely aided in reducing the likelihood of developing such diseases.
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