Does Climbing Stairs Regularly Have Bad Effects On The Knees?

Posted on Thu, 19 May 2016

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Question : Hello Doctor, i am 28 years old with a height of 5'8" and i weigh 87 Kgs.
My work type is sedentary, but recently i have started using stairs in my office instead of elevators.
I usually climbs up the stairs (7 Floors) twice and comes down the stairs (7 floor) twice in a day.
Now what i am worried about is, is it safe to use stairs as i have heard from many people that climbing stairs causes bad affects on knees.
Please guide my way forward shall i continue to use stairs or not. If not, then what should i do so as to reach optimum fitness level.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
climbs up the stairs is good exercise.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Climbs up the stairs is good exercise,but climbing 7 floor can have bad effect on knee.You can start with 3-4 floor first then gradually after a gap of one month you can add one floor.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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