Stair Master?

Where do you think they got the concept of the stair master machine from anyway? Stairs. That's right, stairs are a great workout for the legs and heart muscles. Take a comfortable pair of tennis shoes to work and instead of taking the elevator take the stairs. If your office is on the 90th floor, get off on the 80th floor and go up the stairs the rest of the way. Here's something I used to do: At lunchtime, go up and down the stairwell for a quick cardio infusion after lunch. It will help burn off your lunch (you know, the healthy one you just had) and start your body in metabolic burn cycle. It will also prevent that 'sluggard' state of mind when trying to get back to work and fight falling asleep. Stairs at home, stairs at the mall, wherever stairs are don't just stare at them. EVERY TIME you raise your heart rate, you re burning more calories.