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According to The University of New Mexicoâs Health Sciences Center research you burn 15 calories per 3 flights of stairs (average flight of stairs being 12 steps). That means for every stair you climb you burn 0.42 calories on average (based on 150 [68 kg] to 160 [72.5 kg] pound person. The more you weight the more calories you burn). As a comparison, walking only burns 0.2 calories per step, which means you need to make twice as many steps to burn the same amount of calories.
11 calories per minute climbing stairs at a fast speed. 11 calories per minute on a stairclimber or stair-treadmill; 19 calories per minute running up stairs. 4 calories per minute walking down stairs, about the same as walking on flat ground. 1.6 calories per minute standing on an escalator or in an elevator, one-third of the calories expended by taking the stairs at a slow pace. Over the course of a year, you might lose over half a pound if your only lifestyle change was taking the stairs for a minute a day. Stair climbing challenges more muscles than walking on level ground or standing. You use your gluteus maximus and hamstrings to climb stairs.