Kenneth H. Cooper

Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Fitness is a journey, not a destination; you must continue for the rest of your life.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

We are involved in youth testing internationally. We want to try to prove without a shadow of a doubt the relationship between…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

If you look at body fat, it seems to increase with age, even though your weight does not. That's a physiological fact…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Over the years, Ive covered 22,000 miles.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

[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

Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Exercise is a journey, not a destination. It must be continued for the rest of your life. We do not stop exercising…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet, proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit, control of alcohol, stress management and…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

I used to think that it didn't make any difference how far you ran if you had a good, strong musculoskeletal system…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

It's easier and more cost effective to maintain good health, than to regain it once it's lost.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

According to the Gallup Poll, 24 percent of American adults exercised regularly in 1961, and 50 percent after 1968. The peak was…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Over the years, I've covered 22,000 miles.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Exercise can't counteract the damage being done to your body while you continue to smoke. What exercise can do is help you…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

I think investments in general related to the exercise industry are going to be good for a long time.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Since then, I have not missed five consecutive days in getting some type of aerobic exercise, mostly jogging.

— Kenneth H. Cooper

Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my…

— Kenneth H. Cooper

So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.

— Kenneth H. Cooper