Kenneth Cooper Biography

When Kenneth H. Cooper M.D. M.P.H. published his first bestseller Aerobics in 1968 he introduced a new word and a new concept to America. Millions of people started exercising motivated by his preventive medicine research persuasive public appearances and a series of inspiring books. In short a young Air Force physician who had once been a track star in his native Oklahoma had started a worldwide fitness revolution.Born in Oklahoma City on March 4 1931 Ken Cooper was the son of a dentist father and a mother who always cheered him on at track meets and other athletic competitions. Choosing medicine over missionary work his other calling he received a B.S. degree in 1952 from University of Oklahoma and an M.D. degree in 1956 from University of Oklahoma School of Medicine. His master of public health degree was earned from Harvard School of Public Health in 1962 while still an Air Force flight surgeon stationed in Texas.
During his 13 years of military service Dr. Cooper served as director of the Aerospace Medical Laboratory in San Antonio and worked with the National Aeronautics Space Administration in conditioning America's astronauts for space. He developed the 12-minute fitness test and the Aerobics Point System which today are used by the Army Navy Secret Service several foreign military organizations many U.S. and foreign corporations and more than 2500 universities and public schools. In 1966 he received certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine an indication of the direction he was headed. Two years after the publication of Aerobics (Bantam 1968) Lieutenant Colonel Cooper resigned from the U.S. Air Force to explore the relationship between exercise and health and longevity full time.

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