climbing stairs
Scaling indoor steps
Climbing stairs is the act of ascending a staircase by stepping from one level to the next.
The phrase often appears in fitness and health contexts, where it serves as a measure of physical capability or cardiovascular exercise: The doctor asked if I had trouble climbing stairs.
She takes the elevator because climbing stairs aggravates her knee.
- stepsSequential actions in process
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- ascendMove upward
- railingHorizontal safety bar
- bannisterStaircase railing system
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