Q:I have noticed a large improvement in my fitness. I and my spouse began to do stair climbing the week after Christmas. I have improved a lot since that time, not a lot of time, but enough to show improvements. I had at first lost 6lbs then gained 7 lbs! then after couple weeks more, I began to realize I did not lean on the banisters and I was faster, then, I dropped 1/2inch! yey! : )
Now, I have added more loops to my training and feel empowered, though I had initially gained some lbs, I am sure that it was muscle, as I noted immediately after that, that my body was burning off the sugar much quicker than usual.
I plan on working to do cross training-- that is, doing some mileage on bicycle riding on days I don't do the stairs.
Any Thoughts?
Pat
A) Pat, this is really amazing, especially since you have only really been stairclimbing for just over six weeks! WOW!
Cycling would be a great tool to crosstrain for stairclimbing. Why? Because cycling can be used to an easy recovery day in order to avoid overtraining. You can also use it to increase your over leg strength by doing hill repeats on a bike, or pedaling over very hilly terrain. Cycling is a lower impact activity therefore it makes sense to add this into your routine.
A caveat is to make sure that you put in rest days so that your body doesnt overtrain. Try this weekly routine:
Monday - stairs
Tursday - bike
Wednesday REST
Thursday - stairs
Friday - bike
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - long ride
Make sure to rest at least once a week or if your really training hard, put in two rest days per week.
You will find that your body over time will tell you how much rest to take per week. The key is to really listen to your body and make sure that you are really optimizing your training with your recovery systems.
Good luck and I look forward to hearing more of your success stories!
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