The benefit of running STAIRS?

What are they? Leg stuff mostly i'm guessing.
I used to go to the gym daily, and now, i don't.
I toned up after baby one, at home, just working out til 3am every day,
Baby 2 i hit the gym
But now with two sets of stairs in my house,
and feeling what they've done to my legs so far just from daily whatevers,
i'm wondering if i can put 'em to good use?

be the dork running up 'n down her own stairs?  

anyone do this?

lol, i go to the gym and still try to use the stairs! i read about a lady losing 50 lbs after birth just by holding her baby while running up and down. Idk if i'm up for all of that, but i may add some small weights eventually.

Quoting melindapple:" lol, i go to the gym and still try to use the stairs! i read about a lady losing 50 lbs after birth just ... [snip!] ... just by holding her baby while running up and down. Idk if i'm up for all of that, but i may add some small weights eventually."

oh awesome!! we just moved here a few weeks ago, and i hadn't been working out prior to it, and i woke up and was just like, 'damn, my legs are KILLING me" like i had just been at the gym the day before..then realized it was just going up 'n down the stairs! and now i'm excited about utilizing the stairs  

Quoting KNZ.:" What are they? Leg stuff mostly i'm guessing. I used to go to the gym daily, and now, i don't. I toned ... [snip!] ... whatevers, i'm wondering if i can put 'em to good use? be the dork running up 'n down her own stairs?   anyone do this?"

I do that, but worse I'm the dork doing that on the stairs infront of my house, lol.

I think it's legs and butt, but it also raises the heart rate. Everything you'd get from a stair master basically.

Quoting she nan igans:" I do that, but worse I'm the dork doing that on the stairs infront of my house, lol. I think it's legs ... [snip!] ... house, lol. I think it's legs and butt, but it also raises the heart rate. Everything you'd get from a stair master basically."

haha!   i think about it and i just know my daughter is 1) gonna try to follow me up 'n down at first, confused. then 2) just stare at me like i'm nuts  

My legs and butt would love a great work out!

Quoting KNZ.:" haha!   i think about it and i just know my daughter is 1) gonna try to follow me up 'n down at first, ... [snip!] ... me up 'n down at first, confused. then 2) just stare at me like i'm nuts   My legs and butt would love a great work out!"

haha. I do it when the kids are sleeping, but the neighbors look at me like I'm nuts. I really like the work out! It's surprisingly hard once you start doing it a lot.

Quoting she nan igans:" haha. I do it when the kids are sleeping, but the neighbors look at me like I'm nuts. I really like the work out! It's surprisingly hard once you start doing it a lot."

   

and i don't doubt that at all! i get whiney at the end of the day when i'm on the 3rd floor and realize i've left something downstairs and my legs just don't wanna do 2 sets of stairs, haha. but i definitely wanna keep things as toned as possible throughout this pregnancy so i'm not kicking myself in a few months after i have the baby  

Quoting she nan igans:" I do that, but worse I'm the dork doing that on the stairs infront of my house, lol. I think it's legs ... [snip!] ... house, lol. I think it's legs and butt, but it also raises the heart rate. Everything you'd get from a stair master basically."

you have guts, i don't think i'd do it outside. There is this lady that works out outside though, with soup cans and stuff. it's kind of awkward when taking the garbage out. lol

Shoot, I'd go for it! I go to the gym at our apartments and hop on the eliptical (sp?) I could crush a walnut with my buttcheeks I bet.

After a while, it's nothing...You'll be so use to those stairs it won't even phase you anymore  

Quoting Tavi:" Shoot, I'd go for it! I go to the gym at our apartments and hop on the eliptical (sp?) I could crush ... [snip!] ... with my buttcheeks I bet. After a while, it's nothing...You'll be so use to those stairs it won't even phase you anymore   "

haha nice  
and i loved the elliptical at my old gym. we have this high tech exercise bike in the guest room here too. but ugh, yes! i really want my legs/butt to be as toned as possible so i'm not wrecked after baby 3's arrival  

Quoting KNZ.:" haha nice   and i loved the elliptical at my old gym. we have this high tech exercise bike in the ... [snip!] ... room here too. but ugh, yes! i really want my legs/butt to be as toned as possible so i'm not wrecked after baby 3's arrival  "

Yea, I hear ya. Smart thinking...at least you care about exercising and staying in shape. That's good! Me....I just shoveled all the food down my face. Which is why I'm at the gym now.   You look like you're in pretty good shape anyway. I'm sure you won't have to work too hard  

Quoting Tavi:" Yea, I hear ya. Smart thinking...at least you care about exercising and staying in shape. That's good! ... [snip!] ... why I'm at the gym now.   You look like you're in pretty good shape anyway. I'm sure you won't have to work too hard   "

Oh i do the food thing too  
Im naturally small so what sucks is like, i don't carry annny extra weight well, haha.
know what i mean? Some people get curvy and pull it off...i get like, fat arms