Should you climb stairs two steps at a time to save energy?

in #stemq5 years ago

steps
Credit: Pixabay

Here is my fun Monday morning question. :-)

How many of you have been wondering if climbing stairs two steps at a time saves you energy compare to one step at a time?

Sure the effort that you have to put into lifting your body twice the height upon each step is greater, but you need to repeat the process only half the time.

So, given a fixed given amount of time to climb up a number of steps, should you climb those two steps at a time or one step at a time to save energy?

Please support your answers with scientific arguments if possible.

StemQ Notice: This post was originally submitted on StemQ.io, a Q&A application for STEM subjects powered by the Steem blockchain.

Sort:  

Hi, @irelandscape!

You just got a 1.23% upvote from SteemPlus!
To get higher upvotes, earn more SteemPlus Points (SPP). On your Steemit wallet, check your SPP balance and click on "How to earn SPP?" to find out all the ways to earn.
If you're not using SteemPlus yet, please check our last posts in here to see the many ways in which SteemPlus can improve your Steem experience on Steemit and Busy.

Coin Marketplace

STEEM 0.35
TRX 0.12
JST 0.039
BTC 69796.92
ETH 3521.66
USDT 1.00
SBD 4.70