I received a note from a 68-year-old reader who is exercising regularly - treadmill walking, cycling on a stationary bike, line dancing and taking a yoga class. Even so, she still has difficulty ...

First, incorporate stair-specific exercises into your workout routine to train your body for the stimulus. Exercises such as ...

New research published in the journal Menopause found that climbing stairs helps lower blood pressure and strengthens leg muscles in postmenopausal women. The study findings were particularly relevant ...

When the awe-inspiring documentary Free Solo came out last year, climbing got even hotter, and the internet obsessed about the film's subject Alex Honnold and his “ripped” hands. If yours are more ...

Skipping is an excellent way to get your heart rate up quickly. It helps improve circulation and increases the efficiency of ...

Chris Bailey has been working on this route for a year, without success. But this day, he said, could be the one when he makes it to the top of the climbing wall at Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Bailey, ...

The move: A mountain climber movement with added resistance for extra muscular activation. Muscles involved: Shoulders and arms, core, hip flexors and hip extensors. Difficulty: Intermediate to ...

As a relatively new climber, I look up and think, There's no way I'm getting up this. The limestone arches overhead in swirls of gray and rusty brown. Look closely, though, and it is carved and pitted ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky I’m hanging onto the side of a towering 200-foot cliff wall and a professional ...