This campaign was created by the WG Health, Safety and Wellbeing in order to give people the incentive to take the stairs instead of the elevator.
If you've seen our campaign and are not convinced yet? Here's more trivia:
- Stair climbing requires 8-9 times more energy expenditure than sitting and burns about 7 times more calories than taking a lift.
- You burn about 0.17 calories for every step you climb, so you burn roughly a calorie and a half for every 10 upward steps.
- For buildings with five floors or less, it’s nearly always quicker to take the stairs.
- Studies show office workers save up to 15 minutes a day by taking the stairs.
- As well as guarding against heart disease, diabetes, stroke and some cancers, stair climbing releases endorphins that produce feelings of wellbeing.
- A Harvard Alumni Study found that men who average at least eight flights a day enjoy a 33% lower mortality rate than men who are sedentary — and that’s even better than the 22% lower death rate men earned by walking 1.3 miles a day.
- Stair climbing cuts carbon emissions. By ditching the lift in a typical office you will save between 0.3 and 0.6 Kg of Co2 a day.
- It’s a myth that climbing stairs two at a time burns more calories. More energy is expended over time by taking things slowly.
- Going down stairs burns fewer calories but works and tones different muscles and joints.
- It’s also good for balance and coordination.
