I know people who pay a lot of money monthly to institutions where they go after work to stand on machines that simulate climbing stairs! Whoever in the past had the crazy idea to invent these machines! Brilliant! Hats off! Imagine the thought process of this inventor: "Hmm,... I will now build a machine that simulates climbing stairs and will charge money for its use!" And imagine his pitch at the bank or to investors. I would have loved to be there. Ha, I can even imagine how my grandmother would have reacted if I had been allowed to tell her about it. But let's not digress too far. After all, we want to climb Mount Everest. Often, these aforementioned people spend the whole day in powerful, multi-story office complexes with a large number of staircases and steps.
Old Hat
It would be a great habit to use the stairs there too, and not the elevator! Oh Robin, that's such an old story to drum up! Everyone has heard that already. Please come up with something else.
One Cigarette Won't Give You Cancer Either
But no! Absolutely not! Taking one staircase at work doesn't count! I have to really work up a sweat for it to make a difference! These are the reactions you have to expect. My response: "One cigarette won't give you cancer either. You have to work for it through many cigarettes."
Investment
Let's look at how we can save money. We set aside a small amount every month so that eventually in the future we have a whole bunch of money. You can look at climbing stairs the same way. At the end of the week, month, and year, it will add up.
Each individual step is a small investment in your health.
If you climb 4-5 floors of about four meters in height every day, that's 20 meters per day. If you multiply that by 365 days, you will have reached 7,300 meters. So well beyond Mount Kilimanjaro, which at 5,895 meters is slightly below Mount Everest. Therefore, we would only need to increase our "training plan" by one to two floors per day to have climbed Mount Everest with 8,848 meters by the end of the year.
Health Benefits
The person who decides to take these stairs daily will have many health benefits just from this habit compared to someone who categorically refuses. They will have stronger muscles, improved respiratory system, a more efficient cardiovascular system, significantly better circulation - especially in the legs - and much more. But the best thing about taking the stairs at work as a habit is the following.
You get paid for it!
Whether you take the elevator or the stairs, you will do both during your working hours. In the end, like a professional athlete. You get paid for exercising. Or you can have your boss pay for your Mount Everest climb.
"There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end the choice you make, makes you." (Philip B. Bliss)
The mountain is calling.
Your ROBIN
