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Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 274-279 , November 2009

Feasibility and acceptability of stepping exercise for cardiovascular fitness in women

Anne F. Fish, PhD, RN
- College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 314 516 7077, +1 314 531 2909 (home); fax: +1 314 516 7082.
Sharon K. Christman, RN, PhD
- Department of Nursing, Cedarville University Cedarville, OH 45314, USA
David J. Frid, MD
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Director, Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology and Medical Director, Center for Wellness and Prevention, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43016, USA
- Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43016, USA
- Center for Wellness and Prevention, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43016, USA
Barbara A. Smith, PhD, RN, FACSM, FAAN
- School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM
- American Council on Exercise, San Diego, CA 92123, USA

Received 13 June 2007 ,Revised 1 January 2008 ,Accepted 22 March 2008.

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