According to researchers from the Korean Journal of Sports Medicine , there is an exercise that, if done continuously for 5 minutes twice a day, causes you to lose 3.3 kg in three weeks. Of these, 2.5 kg are of body fat only.
But what exercise are we talking about?
It is called stair climbing and literally from English it means climbing stairs (quickly).

That is, it is an exercise that takes place simply by speeding up the stairs.
But don’t be afraid: if you don’t have stairs at home you can choose other ways to imitate the climb.
For example with a sturdy stool.

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STAIR CLIMBING: WHY CLIMBING THE STAIRS DOES YOU LOSE LOSS?

If you go up the stairs for 5 minutes without ever stopping and repeat the same exercise for another 5 minutes, always without stopping, at another time of the day, you can lose just over a kilo a week, according to the researchers’ study. The study involved only 4 adult participants, but 3 of 4 were sedentary women.

In three weeks, stair climbers for a total of 10 minutes a day lost 3.3 kg, of which 2.5 kg of body fat. Researchers were looking for a practical and inexpensive way to make inactive people lose weight.
In fact, stair climbing can be done in many ways.

OTHER WAYS TO DO STAIR CLIMBING

Stair climbing can be done, alternatively, by going up and down a stepper at home like this , effective, economical and not bulky (see also: how to lose weight with stepper and ministepper) .

Those who go to the gym can instead use a climber or a fitness ladder instead of the usual cardio with the treadmill or the elliptical, while those who have more space at home and want to train effectively can buy a climber here , which has the advantage of training. the whole body.