Green Tip with Benifit

Take the stairs instead of the elevator

It's the calorie-burning way to avoid unnecessary energy use. You may also avoid awkward silences (or worse, accidental groping), children who press the buttons for all the floors, and horrible music.

The resulting added benifit... buns of steel. Climbing stairs burns up to 10 times more calories than standing in an elevator. Depending on type, capacity and usage, an elevator's yearly energy use can equal that of 7 homes.