Climbing fifty steps a day reduces the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by up to 20%. A quarter of an hour spent walking the stairs equals approximately 250 calories burned. Thanks to this spontaneous activity, we also strengthen the muscles of the legs and buttocks, as well as our physical condition. On 24 April, we celebrate No Elevators Day.
Stairs instead of lift
Let’s move spontaneously
[1] Obesity and overweight; https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight
[2] Zimin Song, Wenxiu Wang, Yueying Li, Yimin Zhao, Zhenhuang Zhuang, Xue Dong, Wendi Xiao, Ninghao Huang, Ming Xu, Robert Clarke, Lu Qi, Tao Huang; Daily stair climbing, disease susceptibility, and risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A prospective cohort study; https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(23)05221-8/fulltext
[3] Matthew Solan; Master the stairs; https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/master-the-stairs
Zdrofit is a network of fitness clubs owned by Benefit Systems. The clubs promote healthy exercise in accordance with the philosophy that physical activity is available to everyone who wants to take care of their health, regardless of age, body shape and previous achievements. Currently, Polish residents can exercise in one hundred Zdrofit clubs. Most of them (58) are located in Warsaw, while others operate in Tricity, Szczecin, Kielce, Koszalin, and Toruń.
Benefit Systems has been operating on the Polish market for over two decades and is one of the leaders in providing non-financial benefits that support employee well-being. The company is the creator of the MultiSport Programme, which enables physical activity in sports facilities throughout the country. Its portfolio also includes the MyBenefit cafeteria platform and the MultiLife wellbeing programme. For several years now, the company’s sports offer has been developed on foreign markets, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Croatia. The Benefit Systems Group operates over 240 fitness clubs on four markets (in Poland it is responsible for the Zdrofit, Fitness Academy, My Fitness Place, Fabryka Formy, StepONE, Total Fitness, FitFabric and Saturn Fitness networks). An important area of Benefit Systems activities is the promotion of an active lifestyle at every stage of life, which is why the company implements initiatives supporting physical activity of children, adults, and seniors, also as part of the MultiSport Foundation. Since 2018, Benefit Systems has been part of the global B Corp initiative, bringing together companies operating and engaging in solving the most important social problems. More information can be found at benefitsystems.pl/en.