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Better Than the Elevator. The website HealthStatus notes a person who weighs 160 pounds burns about nine calories during a minute of walking up a set of stairs. During the same activity, a 210-pound person burns about 12 calories. If climbing a flight of stairs takes you about 30 seconds, expect to burn half the above calories. While this calorie burn might seem low, standing in the elevator for a minute burns about one and two calories, respectively, for the two people.
During a 113-minute walk at 4 mph, a 180-pound person burns about 793 calories, which is significantly more than bicycling. The increased calorie burn of walking is due to the longer amount of time it takes you to travel the distance.