Stair Climbing Outcomes in Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise

This study will evaluate the effect of brief, intermittent stair climbing exercise on key cardiovascular and metabolic markers of health in individuals completing a cardiac rehabilitation program. Participants of this study will be placed into one of two exercise groups: one group will perform the standard exercise protocol currently being used by the Cardiac Health and Rehabilitation Centre at Hamilton General Hospital and the second group will perform a variation of interval exercise training, high intensity interval stair climbing.