FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIf I'm traveling up a flight of stairs, do I expend more or less energy taking two steps at a time?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareIf I'm traveling up a flight of stairs, do I expend more or less energy taking two steps at a time?FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoThe distance is the same, so that is the same work. But there is probably more effort in two steps at once just from how the muscles have to work. If your heart rate is higher even a little bit after getting to the top, then it’s more.
The distance is the same, so that is the same work. But there is probably more effort in two steps at once just from how the muscles have to work. If your heart rate is higher even a little bit after getting to the top, then it’s more.