PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

[sallyseachange]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

...when i start climbing everest, i'll probably be counting the ones done in succession AND the one's to take laundry from one story to the other.

I think that when I start on Everest, I'll count it every time I take a single step from road up to pavement (sidewalk)!

[jimmie 48]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

i will have to sal!!! if i don't, it'll take me 2 years to reach the summit!

[boonie stomper]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

I think that when I start on Everest, I'll count it every time I take a single step from road up to pavement (sidewalk)!

Me and my devious mind... I just pictured a miniature staircase built out of all my DS's LEGO blocks, lets see... if I placed it at the curb, then stepped up over it, would it then be a flight instead??

Jimmie 48, I see your point. You don't necessarily strengthen your heart when you workout your skeletal muscles; you need to get your heart rate up and keep it there awhile to do that. There was an article, here:

Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Fitness and Health e-Zine
November 26, 2006
Use Different Types of Exercise for Fitness and Muscle Strength
You can't train for heart muscle fitness and skeletal
muscle strength with the same exercises. To strengthen your
heart muscle, you must exercise vigorously enough to speed up
your heart rate and keep it elevated for a while. To strengthen
your skeletal muscles, you need to exercise against increasing
resistance in short, hard bouts.
To make your heart muscle stronger, you need to
exercise vigorously enough to make your heart pump more
blood. The formula for heart-lung fitness is to exercise intensely
enough to raise your heart rate at least 20 beats a minute above
your resting rate at least three times a week. If you can't
exercise continuously for thirty minutes, work until you feel tired,
rest, then repeat the cycle, and gradually build up your
endurance. The longer and harder you exercise, the more blood
you circulate and the stronger your heart will become.
To strengthen your skeletal muscles, you need to
exercise against increasing resistance by lifting weights, pushing
against strength-training machines, or moving against gravity
(such as jogging or cycling up hills). The greater the resistance
without causing injury, the greater the gain in strength. However,
when you exercise against resistance, your muscles fatigue very
rapidly. If you exercise against resistance for more than 50
continuous seconds, you increase your risk of tearing your
muscles.
A good program to strengthen both your heart and your
skeletal muscles would include cycling, swimming or jogging on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and using strength
machines on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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[sallyseachange]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Sings to Jimmie.... We've got all the time in the world.....

[13_jane]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Hi

What a brilliant challenge!!

I've always wondered how people know how many steps it is up these mountains - now I know!! hehe

Would it be ok for me to join in the fun with you all??? I've already printed the sheets off and they're stuck on my garage wall next to my stair master machine!! hehe

jane x

[jimmie 48]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

jane!
of course you can join us!

this is a join anytime challenge and we are always happy to have someone doing the torture with us!

let us know when you finish up a climb so we can celebrate with you!!!

[sweetgirl2]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Kristi - yaaay on another building completed.

heyy, noway are you guys doing the challenge wrong!!! why?? It's climbing stairs.

ohhhhh I just get fanatical and want to get it all done in a burst of energy and I haven't even finished my 3rd building yet hehehe I have been doing my back stairs after dark lol (that sounds wrong! lol) It's way cooler in the night air and no one sees me except me

welcome welcome welcome jane! yaaay another stair climbing buddy

[Shilorunamok]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Welcome Jane!! It's always nice to have another climber! Have you decided which building/mountain you are doing 1st??

[13_jane]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Hi

I went on my machine last night and did 320 flights of stairs, so I think I'll be best to start on a mountain. I do an hour on my machine - and I really worked hard last night!!!

I think I'll start with Mont Blanc in France!! so 320 done another 1708 to go!! hehe!

Happy climbing everyone

jane x

[sweetgirl2]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Jane!!!
holy moly
ok, so that's so excellent!

between you & jimmie telling me about how many she has done in one go - I'm thinking I better be doing some more, and soon hehe

[jimmie 48]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

sweetgirl, you are so silly! lol
you must look funny walking up the stairs, back and forth, outside after dark. lolol
but hey as long as your having fun, who cares!!!

great work jane!!!

jack is doing well. he gets in at least 4 or 5 flights a day at work. this is a new month and some of my challenges are ended so i will be getting back in the groove of getting some flights done now.... i hope.

[sweetgirl2]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

I agree jimmie lol just 106F is a bit warm to do it in the day

[13_jane]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Wow - 106f - I dont think we've ever had it that hot here in the UK!!

I've just done my stepping in the garage - its getting a bit chilly in there, I might have to turn the heaters on!! hehe

Managed 160 flights tonight - so thats 480 so far!!

Have a great weekend everyone
jane xxx

[sweetgirl2]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

Jane you rock!

I've completed the Clifton Suspension Bridge now.
Onwards & upwards to Big Ben.
Lots of the buildings are in England !!

[jimmie 48]

Re: PLEDGING FLIGHTS *** A Stair Climb Challenge

good work sweetgirl and jane!

i'll mark clifton done for you sweetgirl!
jane i feel your cold!!!! i think that is one reason i don't want to do much. i know i'll warm up but the time in between is soooo cold! and it's going to get colder!!!!