It’s no wonder that stair workouts are a coach fave – they make for exceptional conditioning. And the beauty is that you don’t need sky-high flights or bleachers to net their magic. “You’d be surprised by the high-intensity training you can get on a flight of stairs,” says Hannah Davis, a strength and conditioning coach and the creator of Body by Hannah online fitness programs. “You can add a challenge to almost any move you do on flat ground, improving your power, cardio capacity, and agility,” she says. Simply bounding up steps is a hit of plyometrics, which burns an unreal 484 calories in half an hour, while the tiered levels let you go super low for things like single-leg squats (since your raised leg can go down below your…
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Shape Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2018