Kenneth H. Cooper Quotes

[Walking’s] overwhelming advantage is that it can be done by anyone, anytime, anywhere-and it doesn’t even look like exercise.

Over the years, Ive covered 22,000 miles.

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 old – we grow old because we stop exercising.

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 say. Heck it is. It is an adaptive effect of aging.

There are six components of wellness: proper weight and diet, proper exercise, breaking the smoking habit, control of alcohol, stress management and periodic exams.

Exercise can’t counteract the damage being done to your body while you continue to smoke. What exercise can do is help you kick the habit.

So I’ve broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.

Fitness is a journey, not a destination; you must continue for the rest of your life.

You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.

It’s easier and more cost effective to maintain good health, than to regain it once it’s lost.

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 cardiovascular problems.

I don’t criticize weight training – as long as it is not a substitute for aerobic training.