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Kenneth H. Cooper (born March 4, 1931 ... and his book Aerobics was published in 1968, [3] [4] which emphasized a point system for improving the cardiovascular system.
The cooper test which was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use is a physical fitness test. [1] [2] [3] In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Pacing is important, as the participant will not cover a maximal distance if they begin with a pace too close to an all out sprint.
Jacki Sorensen (born Jacqueline Faye Mills; December 10, 1942) is the American originator of aerobic dancing, popularly known as aerobics.Inspired by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's 1968 book on aerobic exercise, she created for women an aerobic dance routine to music in 1969 in Puerto Rico, teaching U.S. Air Force wives. [2]
Dr. Kenneth Cooper pioneered the concept of aerobics in the 1960s. Still hard at work encouraging fitness, the expert shares thoughts on health in the 21st century.
In 1968, he published Aerobics, which included exercise programs using running, walking, swimming and bicycling. At the time the book was published there was increasing awareness of the need for increased exercise due to widespread weakness and inactivity. Cooper published a mass-market version The New Aerobics in 1979. [1] [2]
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Aerobic exercise has long been a popular approach to achieving weight loss and physical fitness, often taking a commercial form. In the 1970s, Judi Sheppard Missett helped create the market for commercial aerobics with her Jazzercise program, [55] at the same time as Jacki Sorensen was expanding her system of aerobic dancing. [56]
Submaximal performance testing is a way of estimating either VO 2 max or "aerobic fitness" in sports medicine.The test protocols do not reach the maximum of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.