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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.
Walking down stairs. 1  If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 4 calories per minute. 2  If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 5 calories per minute. 3  If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 6 calories per minute. 4  If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 7 calories per minute.