{"id":460,"date":"2018-02-22T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/?p=460"},"modified":"2018-02-22T12:00:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T12:00:01","slug":"climbing-worlds-tallest-buildings-burns-calories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfitnessfood.com\/climbing-worlds-tallest-buildings-burns-calories\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing the World\u2019s Tallest Buildings: Which Burns the Most Calories?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With 2018 well underway, it\u2019s around about the time that many people will be giving up on their new year\u2019s resolutions (if they\u2019ve made them!). But if one of your resolutions was to get fitter and healthier this year, don\u2019t give up just yet! You don\u2019t need an expensive gym membership or lots of fancy equipment \u2013 you can improve your fitness in the course of your day!<\/p>\n<p>Climbing stairs may not be the most intensive form of exercise as far as burning calories or fat goes, although it burns but it still has many benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>increased heartbeat means better blood flow through your body<\/li>\n<li>you\u2019ll release endorphins, so you\u2019ll feel great!<\/li>\n<li>it\u2019ll help lower your risk of diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis (among other things)<\/li>\n<li>improved cardiorespiratory fitness (linked to living longer)<\/li>\n<li>it\u2019s quick and it\u2019s free!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not only that, but it\u2019s also great for toning up those leg muscles. In fact, professional skiers and fashion models <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepjockey.com\/media-and-press\/stair-climbing-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">often use stair climbing as part of their fitness regimes<\/a> because of this \u2013 for different reasons, of course! And you can even burn calories going <em>down<\/em>stairs too. So it\u2019s a great way of working some exercise into your day without going out of your way.<\/p>\n<p>Shoe retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shoezone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shoe Zone<\/a> decided to take stair climbing to the extreme and find out how many calories you would burn if you climbed each of the world\u2019s tallest buildings and landmarks, from El Castillo at Chichenitza to Dubai\u2019s Burj Khalifa.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the results might surprise you. If you climbed the smallest building on the list, El Castillo, then you\u2019d only burn off 15.47 calories (equivalent of one nacho chip). If you climbed the Eiffel Tower, you\u2019d get a fantastic view of Paris, but you\u2019d only have burned off the equivalent of one slice of Cheddar cheese (119.68 calories). At the other end of the scale, if you climbed one of the Petronas Towers, you\u2019d burn off 368.9 calories. That\u2019s about the equivalent of a filled doughnut.<\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019re not suggesting you <em>actually<\/em> climb these right to the top (although some of them don\u2019t have elevators anyway, so you\u2019ve got no choice!), but if you\u2019re ever visiting any of these places, why not give the elevator a miss for a few floors and take the stairs? You\u2019ll feel better if you do!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shoezone.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Calories-Burned-Tallest-Buildings-sml-v2.png\" width=\"850\" height=\"11000\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 2018 well underway, it\u2019s around about the time that many people will be giving up on their new year\u2019s resolutions (if they\u2019ve made them!). But if one of your resolutions was to get fitter and healthier this year, don\u2019t give up just yet! 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