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Skip the escalator and take the stairs in the shopping mall
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Location: Blogs Health Alert |
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| Posted by: Naseem S. Miller |
Sunday, November 18, 2007 |
 It’s not rocket science: You know taking the stairs is better for your health than standing still on the escalator. But you still opt for the escalator, don’t you?
A group of researchers wondered if you do so, because you simply don’t notice the stairs.
So they ran an experiment to see if they can encourage you, dear shopper, to climb the steps instead.
They put up colorful signs along the steps of a staircase, and over six weeks use of the stairway next to an escalator more than doubled, reported the Associated Press. In other words, instead of 4 percent of people taking the stairs, 10 percent did so.
The results of the findings were published in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
"If we can persuade more people to take the stairs, then we might really have something in the war against obesity," one of the researchers told the AP.
So, this holiday/shopping season, if you happened to go to a mall with staircases, try to climb up the path of more resistance. It’s good for your heart and at the end of the day, you’ll feel good about yourself.
If you have other tips to make holiday shopping healthier, let us know. |
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Re: Skip the escalator and take the stairs in the shopping mall |
By bawb on
Monday, November 19, 2007 |
| Appears as if peole can read but cannot act without direction. |
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