Randy Martin has lost 31 pounds in seven months on an exercise routine that leaves the Stairmaster standing in a corner. Martin, 37, Atlanta, climb stairs in a fitness studio and recently joined more than 200 others who climbed 1,379 stairs in the 55-story BentlyForbes-Bank of America Plaza building. "It builds a lot of strength in your legs, and stamina," said Martin in an Associated Press interview. "And my girlfriend notices." Similar skyscraper stair climbs have popped up in Chicago, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Toronto, Miami, San Francisco and New York.
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Stair climber reaches new heights
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Randy Martin has lost 31 pounds in seven months on an exercise routine that leaves the Stairmaster standing in a corner. Martin, 37, Atlanta, climb stairs in a fitness studio and recently joined more than 200 others who climbed 1,379 stairs in the 55-story BentlyForbes-Bank of America Plaza building. "It builds a lot of strength in your legs, and stamina," said Martin in an Associated Press interview. "And my girlfriend notices." Similar skyscraper stair climbs have popped up in Chicago, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Toronto, Miami, San Francisco and New York. http://www.newstrib.com/display.asp?Article=6CEC06308921961E61B3B4DF1F892D467C8562C7F15AE823