I work on the ground floor at Augustine House and I have a tendency to favour the lift. I have even been known to take the lift to a meeting on the first floor, which I am not proud of! There are three lifts in Augustine House so it\u2019s very easy to get into bad habits.<\/p>\n
I have a desk based job and don\u2019t get much exercise apart from walking the dog, so I recently decided to start making an effort to use the stairs instead of the lift as a form of daily exercise.<\/p>\n
Taking the stairs, rather than the lift,\u00a0has become part of my daily routine. I also use it as an excuse to get a break from my computer for five minutes. So I climb the 72 steps (6 flights) right to the top of the third floor. I do it in one go and then go back down again without stopping!<\/p>\n
I admit by the time I get to the third floor I am usually a bit out of breath, it gets your heart beating fast and you can feel the ache in your thighs but this makes you feel like you\u2019re actually doing some good. I have a quick look at how Petros Court is coming along and then back down the stairs again.<\/p>\n
I still use the lift occasionally to carry my cup of tea to a meeting or when I am having a lazy day. On average I walk the stairs twice a day but if I am feeling particularly energetic I manage to do it more and I feel that it helps improve my fitness, even if it is just a little bit.<\/p>\n
I will be moving jobs to Rochester House in a few weeks so I am going miss my daily exercise with the Augustine House stairs, which I have become quite attached to. I am hoping to get into the habit of walking the stairs there as well.<\/p>\n
Mary Howland
\nStudent Residences Officer
\nAccommodation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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