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How many calories burned for a 176lb man running up and down stairs for 10mins?

mohamadou7
mohamadou7 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Its not on the exercises list for myfitnesspal

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  • bigsicklittlesick
    bigsicklittlesick Posts: 55 Member
    http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/WalkRunMETs.html

    This may help.
  • bigsicklittlesick
    bigsicklittlesick Posts: 55 Member
    I think indoor stairs have roughly a 65% grade--from what a google search said. :)
  • funchords
    funchords Posts: 413 Member
    Aerobics, step, with 6-8 inch step is your closest MFP match ...

    It's a METs 8.5 activity --- running upstairs is a METs 15.0 activity, walking downstairs is a METs 3.0 activity. They don't exactly average but this is a good safe choice between them.
  • bigsicklittlesick
    bigsicklittlesick Posts: 55 Member
    Yes, don't forget to account for the going down part. So 5 minutes of up and 5 minutes of down. :)
  • andysport1
    andysport1 Posts: 592 Member
    Oh man 10 mins, next time do 5 mins warm up stretching, 5 minutes easy exercise, 15 on the stairs 10 min cool down with some stretching = hey presto you've just done a 1/2hour session and burnt loads more cals :-)



  • GothyFaery
    GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
    edited December 2015
    MFP has Running (jogging), up stairs

    Edit:
    There's also "Walking, upstairs" and "Moving household items, boxes, upstairs"
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