Doing Stairs

[Mondo]

Hey, im tryna get right for the spring/summer so i know im going to have to do lots of cardio. Things is im more compfortable doing home workouts, i got a bench, weights, and stuff, but no treadmill. It's winter now and i think its too cold to go for a run , plus i might i get sick. My question is how effective is running up and down stairs? Is there anything else i can do that the equivelant to running for 20 minutes?

[Fendi_Mane]

I don't think that would be very effective. It takes an amount of intensity while doing cardio to lose weight and I would imagine it would be hard to keep intensity running some stairs in your house cuz ( probally aren't many). How about jumping rope for 20-30 minutes? That sh!t will get you right.

[Logic86]

I don't think that would be very effective. It takes an amount of intensity while doing cardio to lose weight.Not really but to the thread starter do you live in a house or a condo/apt? if you live in a condo/apt you can def get in shape quickly just by running from the 1st to the top floor

[Fendi_Mane]

Not really but to the thread starter do you live in a house or a condo/apt? if you live in a condo/apt you can def get in shape quickly just by running from the 1st to the top floor
No it does homie. Basically what you sayin is that nicca can walk his stair a few times every night (no intensity) and lose a significant/noticeable amount of weight. You SOHH niccas are ignorant when it comes to fitness. Threadstarter get a $3 jump rope and do HIT with it and I guarantee you will lose more weight than running some damn stairs.

[Logic86]

No it does homie. Basically what you sayin is that nicca can walk his stair a few times every night (no intensity) and lose a significant/noticeable amount of weight. You SOHH niccas are ignorant when it comes to fitness. Threadstarter get a $3 jump rope and do HIT with it and I guarantee you will lose more weight than running some damn stairs.
Who said anything about walking? Also the average apt/condo about 10 floors high so your trying to say by running from the 1st floor up that the thread starter won't see a difference and lose weight? lol come on

[Mondo]

Nah, i would of been doing them in the house. Running up and down full speed for 20 minutes. But i think i will jsut jump rope.

[Funk E. Otis]

Stairs will get you right quick, but it can be annoying if you just doin it in your house. When I was runnin track in HS we ran stairs more than anything else in practices/conditioning. It drains the hell outta u but it makes regular running feel easy.