Walk the Stairs at Work Challenge Thread

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

This thread is a challenge to all nurses to make this simple change, to start walking the stairs at your workplace instead of using the elevator. This is to improve your health and fitness.

If you think, oh no, it's too much effort, I work hard enough as it is, then think again. You'll have more energy if you become more fit. You'll feel better, not worse.

Try it for a week, just commit to definitely doing this for one week and take it from there. After that week, see if maybe you'll want to do it for another week, or maybe for a month.

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Specializes in critical care: trauma/oncology/burns.

:up: Hello Firestarter!

The Military has been encouraging people to "Walk Up One, Down Two" for a while

People think "How can I continue an exercise routine while at work?" and the simple answer is: if one can take the stairs two or three at a time that is a perfect way to incorporate lunges into your work-day!

athena

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Specializes in PICU/NICU.

I'm in- this includes the parking garage too!

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i always, ALWAYS used to take the stairs.

now that my 35yr smoking habit has taken its toll, i get too sob now.

but once my 3 remaining packs are gone, i am quitting once and for all.

then i plan to work on rehabbing my lungs and endurance.

fs, this is a great idea!

leslie

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I always take the stairs when I'm in a building with stairs. My hospital is one story - no stairs.

However, our home has stairs to the basement (where the washer/dryer and wood stove are) and stairs up to the second story where the kids rooms are (of course all 3 of my older kids are gone and my youngest is downstairs on the main floor with us).

This is a great idea - and the truth is many times I beat the elevator up anyway.

steph

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Specializes in PACU, ED.

I'm in, I always take the stairs but I usually don't push it when I'm on them. I'm going to start charging up them now.

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I'm in, I always take the stairs but I usually don't push it when I'm on them. I'm going to start charging up them now.

I forgot - there are stairs to my classroom . . . . and I do charge up them. :up: Thanks for reminding me.

steph

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I'm TOTALLY in!! I've gotten lazy since there's an elevator in our building...what a great idea for a thread!!

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

My nursing home is a single-story building, but like Steph, I live in a house with some really wicked stairs---they have a steep rise and a short run. Until I lost a little weight, they hurt my knees too bad to use them except when absolutely necessary, but now I try to go up and down a little more often, and I've started using the lowest step for calf stretches and toning (I have some issues with balance).

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Specializes in ER and Home Health.

On my lunch break I will drink a can of V8, then I will run up and down the stairwell at work for a little exercise. Refreshes me greatly and I am ready to go back to work. My hospital is 9 stories high. Wonderful workout.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.
On my lunch break I will drink a can of V8, then I will run up and down the stairwell at work for a little exercise. Refreshes me greatly and I am ready to go back to work. My hospital is 9 stories high. Wonderful workout.

Great! Lucky you, nine stories!!! :up:

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Specializes in Med Surg, ER, OR.

We have 4 floors and 5 including the basement at my hospital and i take the stairs as often as i can. i wish i could throw some pts on my back and do stairs, but that will be for another day. I also park as far from the entrance as i can so i can even add to the workout regime. i find it hard to force myself to stay into a work out regime but tying it into my work day, makes things much easier.

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