How to Get a Leg Workout Just by Lifting Steps
Friends, we’re back to challenge you with some more ladder exercises . Last week we worked on the upper body, doing push-ups from the stairs ; Today’s focus is lower body workout.
Any exercise that you can do on the steps of aerobics, you can do on the stairs: step up, step down, play to music. But if you want a faster, more energetic leg workout, try these movements, which work the same muscles as squats and lunges:
- Double Ladder Lunge: Climb the ladder two at a time. Nice and slow. If it’s too easy, do it three at a time.
- Reverse Double Lunge: Go down the stairs two at a time. This is going in the opposite direction (you go back up the stairs). Relax the first time, as this is one of those “eccentric contraction” movements that may cause you pain tomorrow morning.
- Side lunge from a double ladder: the same, but with a step to the side.
Consider holding the handrail for safety in any of these movements (but be careful not to accidentally use it to support your weight). Perform each exercise over one or two flights, resting a minute or as needed between sets.