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Every weekday before sunrise, a large crowd gathers in front of the Gross Court Athletic Club in Woodland, Calif., and waits eagerly for the doors to open at 5:30. What's the attraction? An aerobics class conducted by Jane Fonda? No, these health buffs are standing in line for a chance to climb stairs. Well, not real stairs. The club features those ubiquitous machines that enable people to simulate the healthful huffing and puffing of clambering up steps...
Stair climbing is the fastest-growing form of aerobic exercise in the U.S., according to American Sports Data. An estimated 4 million people, from young professionals to energetic grandparents, have joined the climbing generation, an increase of more than 40% since the end of 1988. In many health clubs, stair-climbing machines are more popular than stationary bicycles, and they threaten to make treadmills a thing of the past...
...growing vogue for stair climbing has been made possible by the development of new and better machines. They come in a dozen different models, including several home versions, that are easier to use and much more widely available than earlier devices. Over the past year, many health clubs have doubled the number of machines for their members. Even so, supply has badly trailed demand. In some places club managers strictly enforce time limits to keep people from fighting over the machines. Those tired of the health-club hassle can buy home machines for much less than...
StairMaster's success has inspired competitors, among them Bally, the maker of arcade games and slot machines. In June Bally subsidiary Life Fitness put out its Lifestep model for health clubs. It has large, easy-to-move pedals and an advanced computer screen that tells users how many calories they are burning at any given moment. The price: $3,395, in contrast to $2,195 for the StairMaster...
...However, the university usually had sources that were in the field or on the parish level--in the community health clinics, together with the Green Cross [the Salvadoran equivalent of the Red Cross]. But it was always later proven that the figures reported by the UCA were always accurate," says Mullaney...