Climbing stairs as fast as possible could be an effective way for older adults to strengthen their legs, a study suggests. It builds on past research showing that a staircase can be an effective ...

Climbing stairs is not only good your muscle and bone health, it also can work wonders for your heart. The process of climbing up engages multiple muscle groups, including the legs and core.

"Stairmaster workouts involve exercising on a stair-climbing machine that mimics the motion of continuously walking up a ...

"Overall, it is a fact that stair-climbing gets you fit faster and ... Even going down stairs you burn roughly five times more, the muscles being worked to slow the body’s descent.

Additionally, while there is always more work to do, we’ve made progress ... and coordination and strengthens major muscles. Daily stair-climbing may help lower mortality risk.