Because the health department launches the StepJockey and invites you to walk up the stairs

That’s why the health department launches the StepJockey and invites you to walk up the stairs.

“The world is made up of stairs, there are those who go down and there are those who go up” says a saying. And the stairs will be the subject of this study. Yes, the very ones that we all meet daily and that we try, more or less to bypass, in favor of lifts and freight elevators. Do you want to arrive at your destination well rested, rather than sweaty and short of breath? Instead, since appearances are often deceiving, much better to work a little. Now let’s see why the health department launches the StepJockey and invites you to take the stairs on foot.

The “StepJockey”

Some time ago in the United Kingdom a project was launched to raise awareness among citizens about the practice of walking stairs. So if you came across a panel with a stylized human figure on it, struggling with a couple of steps and a red heart, it was the “StepJockey” logo. What is it about? Of a project that started in London, with the specific aim of raising awareness among the population of the countless benefits associated with the practice of climbing stairs on foot. A message with which the areas near public stairways and stairways were covered.

Stairs and exercise

Behind the “StepJockey” is a work financed by the British Department of Health. The basic idea is this: to keep fit, it takes very little. “Stay fit, burn calories, tone your legs, protect your heart, save time”. This is the streak of benefits that follow one another on the progress advertising of the London campaign. And in fact, there are many beneficial effects that climbing stairs brings with it.

In fact, when we talk about physical activity that is healthy for the human body, we do not necessarily mean a sporting practice, as already seen in another our study. So knowing and valuing the healthy movements that we find ourselves making every day is absolutely to be encouraged. Also because with a minimum and constant effort, you can get great benefits, however, even at no cost.

The benefits on a body level

Once the idea of ​​always jumping on the first lift is archived and the good old practice of climbing stairs resurrected, let’s see why this effort must be made. Except for particular personal situations that advise against climbing stairs, these are generally the benefits that can be appreciated. First of all, at the level of the cardiovascular system, but also to lose weight. It seems that the project team has estimated that climbing stairs would burn more calories per minute than in jogging.

And in any case, even taking the stairs in the direction of the descent could be healthier than a run. So whether you go down or up, let’s see from now on to take advantage of any stairway we come across. With the foresight, however, not to weigh ourselves down with weights that unbalance posture and spine. That’s why the health department launches the StepJockey and invites you to walk up the stairs.