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. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
Fitness is a journey, not a destination; you must continue for the rest of your life. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
We are involved in youth testing internationally. We want to try to prove without a shadow of a doubt the relationship between physical fitness… — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
If you look at body fat, it seems to increase with age, even though your weight does not. That's a physiological fact of aging,… — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
[Walking's] overwhelming advantage is that it can be done by anyone, anytime, anywhere-and it doesn't even look like exercise. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
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… — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
Exercise is a journey, not a destination. It must be continued for the rest of your life. We do not stop exercising because we… — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image
There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet, proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit, control of alcohol, stress management and periodic exams. — Kenneth H. Cooper Copy Share Image