Looking to level up your home gym? A vertical climber could be your next fitness essential. These machines simulate a rock-climbing motion, engaging all major muscle groups for a full-body workout.

Other cardio machines can add variety to and enhance your training without the joint-pounding that comes with running—specifically, the stair climber machine. Available in many big-box gyms ...

While it is tempting to take the lift or escalator rather than use the stairs, even scaling just a few flights a day could ...

There are actually two types of stair climbing machines you might find in a gym, Chris Barucci, a physical therapist and certified strength and condition specialist at the Boston University ...

Other cardio machines can add variety to and enhance your training without the joint-pounding that comes with running—specifically, the stair climber machine. Available in many big-box gyms ...

In 2022, fitness influencer Camilla Akbas said using a stair climbing machine while keeping her hands off the handlebar gave her abs in eight weeks. It can work because by not using your hands for ...

That's called working out. Now we can go back to the original question: What does the work-energy principle say about stairs versus a stair-climbing machine? Well, we already did the physics of ...