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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.
If you weigh 130 pounds, you can expect to burn about 413 calories per hour of stair walking. A 160-pound person will burn even more, at around 508 calories per hour. If you weigh 190 pounds, you can expect to burn in the area of 606 calories per hour. Running Up Stairs. Running up stairs is a significantly more difficult way to climb them, and it burns a lot more calories than merely walking up stairs.