- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:12, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
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Step aerobics
Step aerobics
- ... that step aerobics attracted 11.4 million people in 1995? Hartford Courant wrote in 1999: "Begun in 1989, step aerobics peaked at 11.4 million participants in 1995 before declining, according to the National Sporting Goods Association in Mount Prospect, Ill."
- ALT1:... that step aerobics started with Gin Miller stepping on a milk crate? The book Applying Music in Exercise and Sport says, "American Gin Miller... was advised by an orthopedic doctor to step up and down on a milk crate to strengthen the muscles supporting the knee."
- ALT2:... that fitness instructor Kathy Smith's first encounter with step aerobics made her think it was "the most cutting-edge workout"? Kathy Smith webpage says "I left the class with a rush of endorphins, and thought to myself, 'This is the most cutting-edge workout I’ve ever seen.'”
- ALT3:... that step aerobics was first sold as Bench Blast by Gin Miller and Connie Collins Williams in 1988? Laura Fisher wrote in American Health, "Miller quickly founded a step company, Bench Blast, with Connie Williams, another Atlanta-based fitness instructor."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hooks Island
- Comment: Topic was a redirect for three years. Rewritten from scratch.
Converted from a redirect by Binksternet (talk). Self-nominated at 16:51, 21 September 2020 (UTC).
@Binksternet: As this is a health topic, it falls under WP:MEDRS, and the sourcing requirements are much stricter than most other articles. Most of the article is purely historical in nature and the sourcing is fine for those topics, but health-related statements especially in the "Characteristics" section need to be sourced to review articles in peer-reviewed journals, or guidance from public health agencies and professional organizations. This section will need substantial work to comply with core policies and guidelines. I think this is a worthy topic, and if you don't feel comfortable trying to improve the article I can try to recruit someone from WP:MED to help. John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) 02:07, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- John, I'm not adept at MEDRS, so I'll start a discussion at Talk:Step aerobics to see what we can do. I welcome any adepts who can find suitable sources – I keep finding primary studies. I'm sure we could work this out immediately by pruning the challenged parts, but it will be better to incur some delay and get adequate referencing. Binksternet (talk) 17:33, 22 September 2020 (UTC)
- John, I trimmed the article's problematic parts to get it through DYK. I agree that it's a "worthy topic" for MEDRS but it will be sufficient to discuss such additions first on the talk page. Binksternet (talk) 22:03, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
Okay, it's new and long enough, within policy (now that the text avoids health effects), Earwig finds no copyvios, QPQ done, hook facts check out, images properly licensed. Good to go! John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) 23:12, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
