Re: Walking downhill/uphill interesting exercise research

[Guest guest]

Question: Can walking up and down stairs be considered as walking up and down

hill?

Laurie in Sarasota

[Guest guest]

Laurie,

Depending on the length of time walking up and down stairs, there

might be a parallel. But walking up steps and down steps uses

different muscles than if you are walking say around the neigborhood

or on a track. This would be a good question to ask your physical

therapist. Or perhaps contact the authors of the study.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Laurie,

They use different muscles. I was walking uphill on a treadmill and kept

tearing my tendons and ligaments. However, at my job I worked on the third

floor and walked up and down steps all day and did fine.

Jen