Kenneth H. Cooper Quotes
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.
Topics
Age, Aging
Cigarette Smoking
Diet
Heart Attacks
Risk Factors
Smoking Cessation
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Risk
Exercise Limitations
Exercise Regimen
Health Guidelines
Healthy Eating
Heart Health
Lifestyle Choices
Preventative Care
Preventive Measures
Smoking Risks
Weight Management
Lifestyle Factors
Diet Importance
Citations
Cooper, Kenneth H. The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being. Bantam Books, 1982.
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Kenneth H. Cooper is a doctor of medicine and former Air Force Colonel from Oklahoma, who pioneered the benefits of doing aerobic exercise for maintaining and improving health. 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 (ISBN 0-553-26874-0), published ten years later.