Physical Activity

Literally, lack of physical activity will affect waist size. According to National Institute of Health (NIH, 2015), physical activity means the body movement that involves working on muscle group and it require more energy than resting. Running, dancing, walking, yoga, swimming and gardening are few examples. Also, physical activity refers to movement that will help enhance health.

The best way to keep the lung and heart healthy is to be physically active because it helps strengthen the heart muscle by improving the ability to pump blood to the lungs and throughout the body. Also, one have to follow healthy diet and away from smoking (NIH, 2015)

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Stair climbing is a good ways to stay active and it contributes to the daily workout which helps strengthen bones and muscles (William, 2014). Dr. Harvey Simon, associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School says that “walking up stairs is one of the best-kept secrets in preventive medicines” (StepJockey, 2016). Studies has shown that climbing just 8 flights of stairs a day will lowers average early mortality risk by 33%. Also, 7 minutes of stair climbing daily can halve the risk of heart attack for 10 years. Besides, 2 minutes of extra climbing daily is enough to stop average middle age weight gain.

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Climbing the stairs will help burn two to three times the calories than walking on a flat surface. By every step of ascending climbing, it helps burns approximately 0.17 calories. Where else for descending, it helps burns approximately 0.05 calories (StepJockey, 2016). Do not overlook on the small amount of calories burnt because a case study by Step Jockey has shown that how effective and astonish that small steps add up over time.