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Kenneth H. Cooper

Auteur de Aerobics

36+ oeuvres 1,023 utilisateurs 6 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H. is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and the Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Cooper is president and founder of the Cooper Aerobic Center.

Œuvres de Kenneth H. Cooper

Aerobics (1968) 134 exemplaires
The New Aerobics (1970) 133 exemplaires
Antioxidant Revolution (1994) 61 exemplaires
It's Better to Believe (1995) 52 exemplaires
The Aerobics Way (1978) 52 exemplaires
Aerobics for Women (1982) 44 exemplaires
Advanced Nutritional Therapies (1996) 29 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1931-03-04
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Professions
physician
author
Organisations
United States Air Force

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Critiques

I found this some fifty years ago to be a welcome and practical guide to self-directed exercise for non-athletes and non-jocks. Surprised at the lack of reviews of what was, at the time, an ubiquitous book that sparked the jogging revolution.
 
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sfj2 | Jan 13, 2024 |
This is the book that started me on the road to physical fitness. I think I got the book new in 1977, and the first entries in my running log begin in 1979. Forty-one years and 33000 miles later I am still here at 79 and in reasonably good shape, although I am only walking now, not running.

The author was an Air Force medical doctor, The book describes a program of testing for aerobic fitness and determined that one needs to earn 30 points a week to maintain fitness. Tables for various activities indicate the point value of those activities, Length and intensity of the activity determine the number of points earned. The quickest way to earn points was by running: an 8 minute mile would earn 5 points, so 6 runs would get you 30 points. Other exercises were cycling, walking, swimming and basketball.
I have kept a simple log for 41 years, At first I kept track of my times, but that got stressful and discouraging, so after about a year or two, I stopped timing myself and just kept the date and the distance. At my peak, I was running about 1300 miles a year (best year 1700 miles). I was not fast, I ran in only a few races and usually ran by myself. But the book started a lifelong habit, so it was probably one of the most useful books I ever bought.
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Mapguy314 | Jun 6, 2020 |
An evaluation of research about the connection between exercise and heart attack.
 
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CenterPointMN | Jun 13, 2018 |
The book is authored by Kenneth Cooper M.D. and his son Tyler Cooper M.D. Ken Cooper being the originator of the aerobic concept of health training from the 1960's. The focus of this book is for those getting up in years and looking for a way to extend health in these years when so many face declines that impact the quality of their lives. On balance good material for doing something to change this, however I found many pages devoted to what I considered filler and I was expecting more on the concrete mechanics of a program which I found lacking.… (plus d'informations)
 
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knightlight777 | Nov 11, 2015 |

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Œuvres
36
Aussi par
1
Membres
1,023
Popularité
#25,181
Évaluation
3.9
Critiques
6
ISBN
100
Langues
7

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