Tip 15 – Stairs, Avoid Going Down to Go Up

For easier stair climbing, avoid going down in order to go up.

Going up stairs Diagram

Avoid bringing your whole body down in order to reach the next higher step. Instead, just keep driving the bent leg toward the step and you will go up.

This is the second tip that addresses the problem of doing something in order to do something.  In this case, going down in order to go up while climbing stairs.  Check out the Walking Exercise Video (video 3 of 3) for another perspective on this idea.  Notice in the video that I do not bend my standing leg to help my moving leg reach the floor.  The moving leg can reach the floor all by itself.

More on Not Doing to Do

Video: Climbing Stairs

Avoid Taking Your Feet off the Floor

Rise More Easily from a Chair

 

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