Kenneth H. Cooper
Kenneth H. Cooper
Kenneth H. Cooperis a doctor of medicine and former Air Force Colonel from Oklahoma, who introduced the concept of aerobics. He is the author of the 1968 book Aerobics, which emphasized a point system for improving the cardiovascular system. The popular mass market version was The New Aerobics, published a few years later. His points system is also the basis of the 10,000 steps per day method of maintaining adequate fitness by walking...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
CountryUnited States of America
american-soldier examples exercising heart people rate
I've got many examples of people who have been exercising for 15 years and who are now 70, and their heart rate is the same as when they were 50.
american-soldier calories consume kids percent possible weight worst
The worst possible thing for weight is to consume 60 to 75 percent of your calories after 6 at night, which is what our kids are doing.
dancing phases adjusting
Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent.
years miles covered
Over the years, Ive covered 22,000 miles.
cost good-health easier
It's easier and more cost effective to maintain good health, than to regain it once it's lost.
long training weight
I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.
illness
I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.
doubt trying shadow
We are involved in youth testing internationally. We want to try to prove without a shadow of a doubt the relationship between physical fitness and health, not just physical fitness and ability to perform.
heart exercise years
Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55.
strong thinking differences
I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system and no underlying cardiovascular problems.
fitness balance moderation
So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.
exercise thinking long
I think investments in general related to the exercise industry are going to be good for a long time.
lasts adults september
According to the Gallup Poll, 24 percent of American adults exercised regularly in 1961, and 50 percent after 1968. The peak was 59 percent in 1984, dropping off to 51 percent last September.
running improvement week
Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you pass 15 miles, you do not see much further improvement.