{"id":3241,"date":"2011-01-03T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=3241"},"modified":"2011-01-03T09:14:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T14:14:18","slug":"take-the-stairs-make-music-have-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/take-the-stairs-make-music-have-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the Stairs the Fun Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"350\" height=\"221\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2lXh2n0aPyw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"350\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2lXh2n0aPyw?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object>\n<\/p>\n<p>It seems the only incentive people really need to take the stairs instead of an escalator was proven in Stockholm, Sweden, and that incentive is FUN! To learn all of the details and fun-facts behind this awesome fitness\u00a0experiment , <a href=\"http:\/\/shereality.com\/the-fun-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out this complete feature.<\/a> What do you do to make physical activity throughout your day\u00a0more fun?<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3242\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kj-vogelious-flickr.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3242\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3242\" title=\"kj vogelious flickr\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kj-vogelious-flickr-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: KJ. 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