Climbing stairs has significant benefits for the cardiovascular and muscles of patients with heart disease

A research team from McMaster University conducted a study on patients with heart disease.

"Short, vigorous stair climbing and traditional moderate-intensity exercise have changed health status, which is a key predictor of death after a cardiac event," said article author Maureen MacDonald

"We have proven that climbing stairs is a safe, effective and feasible option for cardiac rehabilitation, which is especially important during epidemics because many people do not choose to exercise in the gym

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Researchers worked closely with the Heart Health and Rehabilitation Center of Hamilton General Hospital to develop an exercise program that does not require special equipment or monitoring, and can be easily performed in the laboratory outdoors

Patients with coronary heart disease who had undergone heart surgery were randomly assigned to traditional moderate-intensity exercise or strenuous stair climbing: three rounds and six sections of 12 stairs, separated by the recovery period of walking.

They also report that the muscles have improved significantly

"Compared with age-matched healthy controls, these patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting or stenting have muscle damage," Stuart Phillips explained

In the past, there were few special studies on the effect of exercise on the muscles of patients with heart disease

"Even in a short period of time, whether it is medium-intensity, continuous training, or high-intensity climbing stairs, the muscles have beneficial adaptations after heart surgery, and the improvement is obvious

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