Stairs/Steps Question

Bca_Ncol
Bca_Ncol Posts: 48
in Fitness and Exercise
QUESTION - A co-worker & I go up and down the stairs at work for a work day workout. MFP only has two activities in exercises related to "Stairs". A stair master (ergometer) & aerobic steps. Now if I do 5 minutes of up & down 5 flights of stairs I feel like I burn more than the 58 calories burned for the aerobic steps but dont know if it's quite up to the 150 for the stair master. Who do I track this? Thoughts?

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  • DimplesInProgress
    DimplesInProgress Posts: 149 Member
    I think you are probably close to the stair master... But you can always buy a heart rate monitor to wear. You can get them for as cheap as $30 and see how many calories you burn through the day and on the stairs.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Agreed, 58 calories sounds more accurate to me too.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Are you running or walking the stairs?

    Ten minutes would be better. At five, you are barely getting warmed up.
  • epfenick
    epfenick Posts: 112 Member
    When I was getting fit for my wedding 6 years ago, I walked up 13 floors of stairs in the morning, down at lunch, up after lunch and then down at the end of the day. I got to be in VERY good shape with this. It can pay off, but you need to do enough of it to add up (probably more than 5 minutes.) Don't be afraid to go up and down several times. As for counting the exercise in MFP, look under WALKING, UPSTAIRS. It counts as approximately 10 calories per minute.

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