Cardiologist Dr. Puneet Verma shared a simple 3-minute "step test" to assess cardiovascular fitness. Participants step up and down on a 12-inch platform for three minutes, completing 72 steps.

“Are you OK?” a medical school classmate asked when I snuck back into the lecture hall. I had just learned that I bombed arguably the most important test of my life. I was not OK. I was employing ...

The basic problem is to compare several treatments with a control in the standard unbalanced one-way layouts. Step-up tests were considered by Dunnett and Tamhane (1995, Biometrics 51, 217-227). In ...

Step aerobics is an up-tempo way to get your heart pumping and stay fit. Doing this choreographed cardio workout as part of a group exercise class can help build motivation and create a sense of ...