from European Society of Cardiology scientific sessions
How is your heart health? There are a lot of variables in that question, but an easy way to find out is climbing stairs. Researchers in Spain shared their study with the European Society of Cardiology scientific congress. In the study of people with known or suspected coronary artery disease, author and cardiologist Dr. Jesus Peteiro concludes if it takes more than ninety seconds to climb four flights of stairs—that’s about sixty stairs—your heart health is suboptimal, and it would be a good idea to consult a doctor. Patients in this study were already being monitored by doctors, so a safer idea would be to consult your doctor BEFORE trying the stairs test on your own.