Kenneth H. Cooper Quotes

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• So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.
• 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…
• Exercise is a journey, not a destination. It must be continued for the rest of your life. We do not stop exercising because we grow…
• Since then, I have not missed five consecutive days in getting some type of aerobic exercise, mostly jogging.
• Over the years, Ive covered 22,000 miles.
• It's easier and more cost effective to maintain good health, than to regain it once it's lost.
• I don't criticize weight training - as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.
• I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.
• Aerobic dancing is already adjusting to injury problems and will probably phase out to some extent.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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, they…
• I think investments in general related to the exercise industry are going to be good for a long time.
• 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…
• 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,…
• After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.
• You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.
• Fitness is a journey, not a destination; you must continue for the rest of your life.
• There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet, proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit, control of alcohol, stress management and periodic exams.
• The reason I exercise is for the quality of life I enjoy.

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