As a cardio vascular excercise, how does running up and down stairs compare to jogging or jumping rope?
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Running stairs is very hard on your knees, especially coming down.  Hard to keep your heart healthy when you're recovering from knee surgery.  I'd use a stepmaster machine if you're really into stairs.\n\nJumping rope and cross-country skiing are considered the best conditioning sports since they use the most muscles.  Jumping rope is also the #1 choice for boxers and they have to be in great shape.  If you like group classes, aerobics, kickboxing and tae bo are great conditioners.
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Not sure about the equality of cycling vs running.  I don't run, I only cycle. Either way you get your heart rate up and keep it there for awhile is good.
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For cardiovascular exercises you can walk, run, swim, bike, hike, do yoga and/or pilates, any aerobics class, elliptical, stairmaster, canoeing\n\nHope this helps.\nwww.jifitness.com
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for me, jogging begins at 4 mph.\n\nwhen walking, both feet remain in contact with the running surface.\n\njogging on the balls of your feet is better for you.  Also, let your feet touch the surface under your body, not in front of you.\n\nAlso, strike the ground quickly and allow your heal to raise up high towards your butt.\n\nFinally, rather than twist and turn, hold you head up high and keep you shoulders level with the running surface.\n\nI like jogging while watching the morning/evening news on tv.
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Well we can say that if we want to exersice or want to loose our weight than stair climbing is better as it requires more energy or if we don't want to loose energy then walking is better as when we wlak in stairs then we work against the graviy because of which we loose our energy fast because of which we'll feel hungry faster!!!\nSource-SAMMM
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the best way is to walk uphill.... or run..you lose it on ur butt and thighes because u are workign out your leggs..\n\nrunning and walking will also improve your cardio vascular system...  and increase metabolism.. plus it also burns the weight on ur tummy.. \n\nso running and walking do everything for u....
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I do not like the running machines at all but I am a huge fan of the elipitical. They both are great for cardio and you should use the machine that you like best because that way you will enjoy going to the gym. You can do various workouts on the cross trainer that you cant do on the running machine and these can give you an awesome cardio workout to burn that fat!
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run up and down stairs on your tip toes to exercise your calfs to be able to jump higher
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you could run less, and do a different form of exercise.. but most cardio will work your calves.. i guess try not to be on your toes too much when you run.. use the balls of your feet.
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run... actually... treadmill workout: do incline walk for an hour... make sure the incline is all the way to the highest (for the gym i go to 15 is the highest incline) and use 3.5 - 4.0 speed.   then stairmaster and randomize it.  don't do bikes cuz it doesn't do anything.  SO every other day, do stairmaster and the other days, incline walk.  make sure you get one day off though.  good luck!
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up. but you use more muscles going down
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All cardio means is that you are raising your heart rate to a certain level and maintain it for a prolonged period of time, you don't need to run, bike or row to achieve this elevated heart rate. Circuit training is just as effective. In case you don't know what I mean... you can do push ups, situps, crunches, back hyper extensions (supermans), and body weight squats. If you do these back to back for 30 minutes you could push yourself further then you ever have before. I suggest you use the 'Stack of Cards' method. Sounds lame but it works, this is the gist; get a stack of cards if you pull a black five do 5 situps if a red face card to 10 push ups, pull again and if you get a black ace you do 15 situps, do all of this without a rest and you'll be hyperventillating.
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Gravity.\n\nAlso you have changed the terms of the original proposition.\nIn addition to simply going from point A to B and back, you have added LIFTING (applying additional force) to go UP the stairs. Going down the stairs your legs support your weight, as they always do (subject to a bit more force, perhaps), but when you go UP the stairs, your muscles have to raise your body weight, and pull it up.
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There are different types of pysical training or exercise... Walking and then Running is called interval training, which is supposed to get your heart rate to an ideal-fat-burning zone and is very effective for quick workouts. You should do this type of training, however in 5 minute intervals. 5 walking, 5 running. Walking a lap may take too much time and lower your heart rate too low. \nRunning every lap is also good exercise. This kind of cardio-vascular training is  great for your heart, building endurance, etc.  Running is typically a better exercise for those who want to actually- fast jog- for longer workouts.. Doing this you should jog for 40 minutes or longer.
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Out of the two, I would much rather prefer to run because it is a cardiovascular exercises that promotes a healthy heart and a well state of being. Lifting weights on the other hand does nothing to enhance your longevity and is in no way meant to be a cardio workout. Running helps you lose weight as opposed to weight lifting and running allows you to be more efficient in your oxygen output.
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Walking down stairs is definately easier than walking on level ground because gravity is sort of helping you move. Now, walking down stairs is better for your health than taking the lift because you are moving. This means that you are burning more calories than someone standing in the lift. Keep on walking and stay on the move. You will see the benefits of it.\n\nJ
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The calories burned is determined by the distrance traveled.  For ex., it may take you 20 minutes to walk a mile and only 10 to run it, but you'll burn the same amount of calories.  Running just gets the job done faster.  Running is hard on your joints, but it is also excellent for your cardiovascualar health.  My advice to you is walk and gradually build some running into your routine to avoid injury.  Sprinting is an anaerobic work out.  It doesn't burn calories so much as it builds muscle, but muscle tone and definition are good, it that's a goal of yours.