A Sweaty Stair Workout That Takes Just 20 Minutes

“Going up steps is definitely more stressful on the body,” certified exercise physiologist DeAnne Davis Brooks, Ed.D, C.S.C.S., an associate professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and USATF Level 1-track coach, tells SELF. “It’s higher intensity than walking on level ground.”