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How to climb stairs correctly to lose weight
The correct way to climb stairs

1. Warm up before climbing stairs.

People often think that climbing stairs is so simple that you don't need to warm up. This is a wrong idea. Climbing stairs is very simple, but it requires close cooperation between joints and muscles. If you climb high-rise stairs without warming up, you may pull yourself up carelessly. Therefore, you can use the stairs to warm up before climbing the stairs. The specific method is: put the left leg on the second or third level, push the right leg to the ground, hold the left knee with both hands, then put the body center of gravity on the left leg and press down. Repeat 8~ 10 on the other leg.

2. Climb the stairs in the right posture

The correct posture of climbing stairs will enhance our weight loss effect. First of all, warm up properly before climbing stairs, otherwise it will easily cause muscle strain. Lean forward slightly when going upstairs, and swing your arms back and forth with your body when striding. At the same time, your steps should be light and not too heavy, so as not to hurt your joints and ligaments. To get the best slimming effect, you must stick to a certain frequency. Too fast and too slow is not appropriate.

Stretch after climbing stairs

Remember to stretch and relax after climbing the stairs. Especially the thighs and calves.

Stretching method: thigh stretching is to put your feet on a high table, leg press. 5 minutes for each leg; Stretch your calf, step on the stairs with two toes, and do a tiptoe movement, that is, raise your heel. Hold on for a few seconds, and you will obviously feel the tension in your calf. After that, press the heel down for five seconds. These two movements are continuous, and you will obviously feel the stretching of calf muscles. Two actions are completed continuously, 20 toes and 20 presses.

Pay attention to breathing

Climbing the stairs is not fast, keep a proper constant speed. During the process, keep breathing smoothly. Besides, don't climb the stairs while talking on the phone. It's easy for you to breathe hard, and you'll feel very tired after climbing the stairs.