I was like that at 23, years later I know it was poor diet in a dorm and a stressful time. It did improve later when the diet improved. Best of health to you.
I just found this video after searching “best way to get used to going up stairs” and this blew my mind! I never realized there was a right way and a wrong way, thank you!
I have autism and a weird habit of walking on my toes due to minor sensory issues. This is very helpful to correct the habit when I’m trying to exercise, thank you.
I would love to see a video on how skipping stairs affects the muscle groups involved. Assuming your posture is correct and your feet are flat, what affect does skipping every other stair have on the mechanics of stair-climbing? I recognize it may not be relevant for physical therapy patients since they mostly will not be skipping steps but still an interesting question
Good to know. I have been running steps for nearly 30 years now, so I hope I was doing it right all that time! On the steps that I run, people practically always say they are stiff in their calves so it may be a common error.
Ive been doing it wrong.. luckily i found your video this time i have to do it correctly so my knees and quads dont burn.. thank u so much.. you have really been helpful.. hope its not too late for me
@@kaxar6954 Why Lol? He is right, isn't he? Or have you literally never encountered stairs that were way to narrow to do be able to put your whole foot on each individual stair.
No it isn’t and if it does, you have a massive skill issue. Actually you just have an issue and it’s not even skill. If you can’t do 3-4, then that’s more of a skill issue. If 2-3 year olds can take one step at a time, then you can take at least 2 steps at a time except actually more because as you get older, you also get stronger, so it’s not directly proportional to your height.
Is it the same way going down stairs? Edit: just found your video on going down stairs! Thank you. I have to go up and down stairs at least 14 times a day for my new job and was wondering why my ankles were so sore! This will help a ton!
Oh for - I've been using my whole foot but trying to keep my back ramrod straight up and down, with as little tilting as possible. Thank you for breaking this down simply.
Yeah I got some Hokas for walking and they threw my stride off and the outside of one of my knees felt jammed --I think Hokas are not for daily use , just for running--I think some people like me need a little pronation
Thanks for explaining but next time I wanted to zoom in on the foot to see it in action, how it goes up or down the stairs. What would also be helpful like to add in the video would be like a poster of using the correct & incorrect body movements 😉 👏🏻 thanks again for returning us to square #1 or basic knowledge. I hope you won't mind explaining how & when you learned the correct way to walk up & down the stairs, to find out if we share the same or similarly story. 😮
I’m very quad dominant and have a super hard time activating my glutes when I run up and down stairs while exercising. Wish I knew it was mainly just because my feet weren’t flat on the ground
So funny that there is actually a proper way to walk up the stairs. I searched for this because I just recently noticed that I’m more inclined to walking up stairs on my toes & every time I do, my knees pop 🤭 & when I use my full foot, they don’t. I guess I have to be more conscious about it. Thanks.
and how about the proper method for going up/down stairs... backwards? Yeah! Pretty much HAVE to use your toes heading up, and down as well. Thanks for any response, Doc.
I have walked stairs on tiptoe my entire life. I think this contributed to shortened achilles tendon and may be why i have such trouble bending at the ankle.
Hello Doc! Love your video! Was trying to do this form, *think airplane, be the airplane* but while running up. Quads are sore, That means I did it wrong, right? If so, was wondering if you can do a vid on how to run up the stairs for exercise, properly. Thanks for your content
49 years old remembering when I use to run 5 flights of stairs and not be winded now I just did 3 and I was out of breathe. How can I improve and better myself again?
I would want to ask your opinion on stairway cardio/hiit training. Im a Crossfit instructor and we have a big stairway near the Box(300 steps). Twice a week we go to the strairway to train. Ive noticed you explained that climbing stairs should be done with the full feet flat on the stairs. Im not a Dr. but ive got a masters in biomecanics. And im really sad i have been saying all my students for years to climb stairs with ''tippy toes'' since this will act as a shock absorber for the knee. Have i been doing this wrong for so many years? I mean, im almost completly sure that climbing down stairs has to be done with tippy toes. But my issue is the climbing up. Isnt it posible to keep a good posture using tippy toes while climbhing up¿
I always dash up the stairs 2 at a time. It annoys me when people are slow 😭 idk how people get tired after a few flights. My endurance is dreadful and I don’t find it hard. I guess it’s just because I’m kinda young but I genuinely don’t know
The problem for many people isn't muscular, it cardio insufficiency - running out of breath. i see some heavy panters going up stairs, especially older folk. Coming down can be dangerous because all of a sudden with the incline ratio reversed, some think they are twenty years younger with twinkle toes. Next thing they fall and twist an ankle if they are lucky. If they are unlucky they may kill themselves.
This is definitely a problem for many people! We are just focusing on the biomechanics and being efficient in this particular video. We are planning on doing a geriatric series though and this might be a topic we could speak on!
There is nowhere except the gym that has enough stairs to get me out of breath. The multi story has 72 and my heart rate only goes to 120 walking up them at 90/minute. The gym has 23 up to the top floor and then as many as I like on a climb mill.
This will help with my cpat lol I have been working on the stair master and 3 minutes of stairs with 75lbs sounded like a nightmare for my caves and quads.
in my opinion, you should use your calves when walking up and down the stairs bc it maintains calves' strength and ankle ROM. but when using them it should be in balance with other group muscles.
Halo, can u teach how to climb stair while holding toddler/babies? I'm having pain at left or right side of pelvic depends on which side I'm holding my toddler. Btw it 5th floor, and I holding my baby at 1 side while the other hand holding bag. Hope u can give advice. Thank you.
I didn't do sport for like more than a decade So can I start slowly ?I mean 30 min /day and progress when I see that I can do better ? Would it be effective ? I need to lose weight like urgently I must lose weight , Can I lose weight using the method of stairs ?
I've always loved to go hiking to the mountains, I had done it for at most 6 years. Time later I couldn't climb any mountain up because of knee pain, so I stop doing it for about 2 years. It is until now that I realized I didn't know how to climb up correctly, I would have love to know that there is a correct way to climb up
I wish you could hold the rails when climbing up or going down the stairs....appreciate what you are doing but you must emphasise holding the rails is first thing to do..i hope i am not wrong..
I recently watched a video on avoiding knee pain from leaning too far forward while climbing stairs. I really like you method of presentation. Would you mind addressing that issue to show both sides of posture to not burn quads and not put too much pressure on knees?
Wouldn't one get a good bit more posterior chain recruitment if they took 2 stairs at a time? It requires more hip flexion, hence more hip extension during push off/propulsion.
I see u go up the stairs with your back foot which I see is the left. My back foot is the right. Does it mean i have to go up and down the stairs with my back foot first which is the right?
@@RehabRevive awesome thank you. I had my spine confused about 10 years ago and it didn’t go well for me. Strange thing happened to me. I got up off the wrestling mat after showing a blast double and I felt something pop in the perineum. The next day my feet hurt and I lost almost all sensation in my genitals. A few days later, L5 S1 blew out. Anyway… Still don’t know what’s wrong with me, and my feet to hurt when I walk.
um, i have a habit of tiptoe up the stairs :< how do i fix it? Its been like this my whole life. I cant stop it, everytime i try it feels wrong and btw i dont tiptow like he do, i tiptoe the way u tiptoe while trying to stay quiet, yknow what i mean? Like the tipetoe walk but up the stairs.
My left leg is weaker than the right leg due to mild polio plus ligament tear injury. Lately I am finding difficulty in climbing the stairs specially I cannot put pressure on my left leg while climbing. I can only climb up with taking all the pressure on my right leg that too by taking some support. What can I do to climb up easily? Which exercises are there to strengthen my left leg?
Hi, I have a job where I go through stairs every night. It's a fast paced job. So I'm running up and down the stairs the whole time. Is this concept the same but can I utilize it while running? I have been doing this for about 6 months. And the back of my shin hurts so bad. I'm wondering maybe that's why.
I place my fingertips in the stairs and stand my tippy toes and just run up it like that. Going down stairs I jump. One time I messed up though and landed with my heels on the bottom stair. After that I just collapsed onto the floor.
I remember in primary school seeing how many stairs we could jump down. I jumped down a flight of 7, then Shane beat me with 10. I watched a guy on a skateboard do 25 but it looks like a good way to break something.
I’ve been walking on my tip toes my whole life. This explains my massive calves. 😂
Id love to have big calves
I have the same issue 🙈🙈
Like Arnold I guess
@🌟Plxiity🌟 let me guess.... Autism?
I'm also
I felt exhausted after going up flights of stairs even though I'm only 23 and this is exactly the reason why! Thanks for your help
You're so welcome!
I was like that at 23, years later I know it was poor diet in a dorm and a stressful time. It did improve later when the diet improved. Best of health to you.
I just found this video after searching “best way to get used to going up stairs” and this blew my mind! I never realized there was a right way and a wrong way, thank you!
There isn't. As long as you are pain free.
I've been climbing up stairs for my health. Thank you for making a good video.
I have autism and a weird habit of walking on my toes due to minor sensory issues. This is very helpful to correct the habit when I’m trying to exercise, thank you.
Training to be a firefighter, that stair climb drill for the physical agility test is a monster. Thank you!
Thank you for your bravery and hope the training is going well!
Thanx for your bravery
I would love to see a video on how skipping stairs affects the muscle groups involved. Assuming your posture is correct and your feet are flat, what affect does skipping every other stair have on the mechanics of stair-climbing? I recognize it may not be relevant for physical therapy patients since they mostly will not be skipping steps but still an interesting question
Do you have the answer now?:v
Good to know. I have been running steps for nearly 30 years now, so I hope I was doing it right all that time! On the steps that I run, people practically always say they are stiff in their calves so it may be a common error.
OMG THANK U THIS HELPED my toes doesn’t hurt anymore im not tried!!! THANKS FOR UR HELP!!!
Ive been doing it wrong.. luckily i found your video this time i have to do it correctly so my knees and quads dont burn.. thank u so much.. you have really been helpful.. hope its not too late for me
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Awesome sauce!! Thank you! This message corrected my mechanics when climbing stairs!! Whoot whoot!
Climbing stairs is something (almost) everyone does but almost nobody thinks "Am I doing it wrong?". Great video!
“use your whole foot” yeah well they should make bigger steps :/
Lol
@@kaxar6954 Why Lol? He is right, isn't he? Or have you literally never encountered stairs that were way to narrow to do be able to put your whole foot on each individual stair.
@@AlucardNoir ... Its never that serious
@@lenaaa06 except when you fall down the stairs because they're too narrow. It is that serious then, isn't it?
They were saying "lol" as an agreement to what they said. So no it isnt serious
Is taking two steps with each stride bad for your knees? I like doing that because it gives my butt a good workout
It does not affect my knees. But I would like to know too if it is harmful.
Well I do it too, and found my waist a little lean
Idk I think its better than climbing th regular way. Also its so draining like I've run a yard
Wait . . . do some people only go one step at a time on stairs?
No it isn’t and if it does, you have a massive skill issue. Actually you just have an issue and it’s not even skill. If you can’t do 3-4, then that’s more of a skill issue. If 2-3 year olds can take one step at a time, then you can take at least 2 steps at a time except actually more because as you get older, you also get stronger, so it’s not directly proportional to your height.
Is it the same way going down stairs?
Edit: just found your video on going down stairs! Thank you. I have to go up and down stairs at least 14 times a day for my new job and was wondering why my ankles were so sore! This will help a ton!
Oh for - I've been using my whole foot but trying to keep my back ramrod straight up and down, with as little tilting as possible. Thank you for breaking this down simply.
Yes basically walking flat-footed on stairs. I noticed reduced pain in my bad knees. Of course you don't want to walk like that level.
Yeah I got some Hokas for walking and they threw my stride off and the outside of one of my knees felt jammed --I think Hokas are not for daily use , just for running--I think some people like me need a little pronation
Thanks for explaining but next time I wanted to zoom in on the foot to see it in action, how it goes up or down the stairs. What would also be helpful like to add in the video would be like a poster of using the correct & incorrect body movements 😉 👏🏻 thanks again for returning us to square #1 or basic knowledge. I hope you won't mind explaining how & when you learned the correct way to walk up & down the stairs, to find out if we share the same or similarly story. 😮
Im experimenting with toe steps and heel steps. Thank you for this
I’m very quad dominant and have a super hard time activating my glutes when I run up and down stairs while exercising. Wish I knew it was mainly just because my feet weren’t flat on the ground
Knowing is half the battle
Going upstairs with all fours is the best. *M o n k e* version best version XD
So funny that there is actually a proper way to walk up the stairs. I searched for this because I just recently noticed that I’m more inclined to walking up stairs on my toes & every time I do, my knees pop 🤭 & when I use my full foot, they don’t. I guess I have to be more conscious about it. Thanks.
and how about the proper method for going up/down stairs... backwards? Yeah! Pretty much HAVE to use your toes heading up, and down as well. Thanks for any response, Doc.
But what if you want to workout your calves and quads as well? Can't you climb both ways switching from on to another? Is it harmful?
I have walked stairs on tiptoe my entire life. I think this contributed to shortened achilles tendon and may be why i have such trouble bending at the ankle.
If you do right then it won't hurt you but will help build better calves
Hello Doc! Love your video!
Was trying to do this form, *think airplane, be the airplane* but while running up. Quads are sore, That means I did it wrong, right?
If so, was wondering if you can do a vid on how to run up the stairs for exercise, properly. Thanks for your content
Perhaps you should also explain that the feet should NOT be pointing straight but rather at an angle to reduce stress on the knee.
So, pointing out I assume? I've always thought we should point them straight ahead. I will try pointing them out a little bit. 🙂
Toturial on how to walk upstairs
step 0
step 1
step 2
step 3
step 4
step 5
and so on
You win. Best comment I've seen so far!
Helpful, thank you!
You are amazing!!
For how many minutes is it ok to excercise daily climb up and down stairs?
Please guide
Thank you I never knew that. I will start trying that.
This is the explanation I needed. Thank you
Thanks for the information
49 years old remembering when I use to run 5 flights of stairs and not be winded now I just did 3 and I was out of breathe. How can I improve and better myself again?
Thank-you!
I would want to ask your opinion on stairway cardio/hiit training.
Im a Crossfit instructor and we have a big stairway near the Box(300 steps). Twice a week we go to the strairway to train.
Ive noticed you explained that climbing stairs should be done with the full feet flat on the stairs.
Im not a Dr. but ive got a masters in biomecanics. And im really sad i have been saying all my students for years to climb stairs with ''tippy toes'' since this will act as a shock absorber for the knee.
Have i been doing this wrong for so many years?
I mean, im almost completly sure that climbing down stairs has to be done with tippy toes. But my issue is the climbing up. Isnt it posible to keep a good posture using tippy toes while climbhing up¿
Thank you very much for this
Good. Please guide the use of railing while going up n down.
Effect on heart rate etc
I always dash up the stairs 2 at a time. It annoys me when people are slow 😭 idk how people get tired after a few flights. My endurance is dreadful and I don’t find it hard. I guess it’s just because I’m kinda young but I genuinely don’t know
The problem for many people isn't muscular, it cardio insufficiency - running out of breath. i see some heavy panters going up stairs, especially older folk. Coming down can be dangerous because all of a sudden with the incline ratio reversed, some think they are twenty years younger with twinkle toes. Next thing they fall and twist an ankle if they are lucky. If they are unlucky they may kill themselves.
This is definitely a problem for many people! We are just focusing on the biomechanics and being efficient in this particular video. We are planning on doing a geriatric series though and this might be a topic we could speak on!
@@RehabRevive Cool. I look forward to future videos.
There is nowhere except the gym that has enough stairs to get me out of breath. The multi story has 72 and my heart rate only goes to 120 walking up them at 90/minute.
The gym has 23 up to the top floor and then as many as I like on a climb mill.
Thank you Doc!
Welcome!
This will help with my cpat lol I have been working on the stair master and 3 minutes of stairs with 75lbs sounded like a nightmare for my caves and quads.
Thank you! That is something I was wondering about
Glad it was helpful!
I just do it
Thank you planing to walk stairs everyday to lose weight
I lived 19 wrong, i live in floor 4 without elevetor, thanks!!!
in my opinion, you should use your calves when walking up and down the stairs bc it maintains calves' strength and ankle ROM. but when using them it should be in balance with other group muscles.
also by using our heel ( not toes ) during stair steps
Halo, can u teach how to climb stair while holding toddler/babies? I'm having pain at left or right side of pelvic depends on which side I'm holding my toddler. Btw it 5th floor, and I holding my baby at 1 side while the other hand holding bag. Hope u can give advice. Thank you.
Can you show exercises to help me climb stairs? I can not alternate. Thank you
Great advice
Thanks
I didn't do sport for like more than a decade
So can I start slowly ?I mean 30 min /day and progress when I see that I can do better ?
Would it be effective ?
I need to lose weight like urgently I must lose weight ,
Can I lose weight using the method of stairs ?
I've always loved to go hiking to the mountains, I had done it for at most 6 years. Time later I couldn't climb any mountain up because of knee pain, so I stop doing it for about 2 years. It is until now that I realized I didn't know how to climb up correctly, I would have love to know that there is a correct way to climb up
Thank you 😊 Sir
I wish you could hold the rails when climbing up or going down the stairs....appreciate what you are doing but you must emphasise holding the rails is first thing to do..i hope i am not wrong..
Thanks for that info
I recently watched a video on avoiding knee pain from leaning too far forward while climbing stairs. I really like you method of presentation. Would you mind addressing that issue to show both sides of posture to not burn quads and not put too much pressure on knees?
I just watched same video --but this way feels better--also if he could address going down stairs
Wouldn't one get a good bit more posterior chain recruitment if they took 2 stairs at a time? It requires more hip flexion, hence more hip extension during push off/propulsion.
Yes
I don’t have any stairs at home to practice on!! How can I work around this? I’m 73 and have no trouble walking...but stairs are very hard for me.
Maybe if you have a step stool to practice the motion? Just make sure you have something to hold onto to prevent falling or slipping.
Thanks sir
I see u go up the stairs with your back foot which I see is the left. My back foot is the right. Does it mean i have to go up and down the stairs with my back foot first which is the right?
You should try the quadruped way of walking the staircase, it actually needs less energy to walk.
Thank you so much! Awesome!
You're welcome!
Thank you.
This only works if the stairs are broad enough to allow us to correctly climb them. Unfortunately, sometimes that isn't the case.
@@desmasic how quaint, you think the stairs are made for people with tiny feet. They're narrow because it's cheaper mate.
Thanks 👍🏽🙏🏽
wow this is so interesting thanks for helping me in my info homework : )
Helpful
Thx for this video
I have touched of claim stairs cause I have muscle inflammation very since I got sick from I have problems going upstairs or any lil stairs
My feet are longer than the individual steps on the staircases I climb in my apartment building. How do I place my feet when climbing up the steps?
And how should I approach going down the hill? Thank you so much in advance.
We have an awesome video for that because it is the same as walking down the stairs. Please check that one on our playlist
@@RehabRevive awesome thank you. I had my spine confused about 10 years ago and it didn’t go well for me. Strange thing happened to me. I got up off the wrestling mat after showing a blast double and I felt something pop in the perineum. The next day my feet hurt and I lost almost all sensation in my genitals. A few days later, L5 S1 blew out. Anyway… Still don’t know what’s wrong with me, and my feet to hurt when I walk.
Fused. Edit doesn’t work on my iPad.
um, i have a habit of tiptoe up the stairs :< how do i fix it? Its been like this my whole life. I cant stop it, everytime i try it feels wrong and btw i dont tiptow like he do, i tiptoe the way u tiptoe while trying to stay quiet, yknow what i mean? Like the tipetoe walk but up the stairs.
My left leg is weaker than the right leg due to mild polio plus ligament tear injury. Lately I am finding difficulty in climbing the stairs specially I cannot put pressure on my left leg while climbing. I can only climb up with taking all the pressure on my right leg that too by taking some support. What can I do to climb up easily? Which exercises are there to strengthen my left leg?
No knee pain occurs while climbing up.
This helped so much nice video man
Really helpful😍
Does the same thing applied to a hill?
thanks i found finally how to climb stairs . my whole life i was pulling up through railings 😂 (just a joke)
Good 👍 info
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks sir 🙏🌹
Hi, I have a job where I go through stairs every night. It's a fast paced job. So I'm running up and down the stairs the whole time. Is this concept the same but can I utilize it while running? I have been doing this for about 6 months. And the back of my shin hurts so bad. I'm wondering maybe that's why.
Yes
The stairs in my old terraced house are typical - they are not deep enough to fit a whole adult foot.
Unfortunately nost stairs are small and i cant wven fit my entire foot on it. Tiptoe necessary
same form for stairmaster?
You can try all you want, but you will never reach me.
omg lol so glad i understood this
Yeah i did 45 minutes climbing my home stairs and my calf were sore to tbe touch for 4days 😢😢😢
Early gang were you at
My feet are not as small as yours but I appreciate the information
I'm going to hike a 4km high mountain which has lots of stairs, desperately looking for less tiring ways to climb stairs ....
What about walking down?
Don't you worry! There's a video for that! ua-cam.com/video/YpLHb3LIGmA/v-deo.html
Thank youu
Yes, i searched this because i live in a two floor house
I place my fingertips in the stairs and stand my tippy toes and just run up it like that. Going down stairs I jump. One time I messed up though and landed with my heels on the bottom stair. After that I just collapsed onto the floor.
I remember in primary school seeing how many stairs we could jump down. I jumped down a flight of 7, then Shane beat me with 10.
I watched a guy on a skateboard do 25 but it looks like a good way to break something.
Gosh dang Shane and skater guy always trying to take people's stair jumping records.
Even with cp I'm having trouble walking
I was definitely walking up stairs wrong. They should make the steps bigger
I get bored as fuck sometimes and think I'm gonna look up how to walk up stairs and then figure out I'm even doing that wrong 🤷♀️
So you re telling me that __i have a muscle on my butt__
Yes we do have and that muscle cause some people static nerve pain
Yes. It is infact one of the strongest muscles on the human body.
now im up and i dont know how to get down
We have a separate video for that! More likes ahead
*runs to find stairs to try it out*