Growing Healthier As You Grow Older [Podcast Series]
[:56] Dr. Bantham introduces her guest, Dr. Kenneth Cooper
Dr. Kenneth Cooper is the Father of Aerobics.
He is also the author of Grow Healthier as You Grow Older.
[1:16] Inspiration for writing Growing Healthier as You Grow Older
“Because my big goal, and the last part of this book, my big goal was to bridge the gap between faddism and scientific legitimacy in exercise and the practice of medicine. Now the results are too impressive to be ignored.”
[6:15] Changing the way the world is practicing medicine
“But those are the eight things that we recommend to be Cooperized. If I get people Cooperized, that's one of my big goals in this book, is to Cooperize the world. We could change the way that medicine is practiced in the future. That happens, and my legacy is secure, because I wanted to change the way the world is practicing medicine.”
[15:41] Bridging the gap between faddism and scientific legitimacy
“That was a breakthrough right then and there, bridging that gap between faddism and scientific legitimacy. Because before the article was published, it was just an afterthought to talk about the role of exercise and practice of medicine. But we found a large group of people we followed for some eight years, and found, if they moved up one block on the fitness scale, measured by the treadmill time, very poor to poor, even one block, that they had a six year increase in longevity…”
[19:21] Partnering to make aerobics safe for women
“I was surprised when I opened the letter [from Jane Fonda] and found out, well, Dr. Cooper, you have been in the business a lot longer than I have. I've made mistakes. You’ve made mistakes. Why don't we work together so we make it safe for women?”
[23:55] Role modeling physical activity
“The parents have to set the example.”
[28:16] Feeling better as a motivation to exercise
“Well, in my many presentations over the years, I’ve frequently asked people, what motivates you to continue to exercise? The vast majority say one thing, it makes me, what?, it makes me feel better, that's number one.”
